rbj69 Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 I have worked on this watch a few times now, and what we have is the famous milgaus with lightning bolt second hand , what i did to it is aged the dial (markers and dulled the finish a bit) , installed a highly domed edged tropic 16 genuine crystal, installed the almost famous michael young thicker bezel and bezel insert, i refinished the case and drilled lug holes to fit thicker pins and installed a rivet oyster on it to top it off, hope u like it , it was hard to take pics because of the glare off the domed crystal , it is really rounded around the edges sort of like a superdome tropic 39 , hopefull when the owner gets it on monday he can take us some more deserving pictures of it oh yeah i painted the second hand tip as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 One word: perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 I agree 100%; Perfect! Absolutely gorgeous. I think I want one. Hmmmmmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Damn thats nice Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Well done Joe. Looks great, but you just had to get that thumb in, didn't you? JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbj69 Posted April 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 just about everything was changed out on this watch definitly, just remeber all the ones that rare vintage i usually do r complete changes , we just use the case and maybe a dial here and there but the rest usually r custom made and or whatever i can come up with lol its a time consuming task but as u see well worth it , mostly after all said and done for most of the vintages they can run over a grand just because of the parts the initial watch price that u pay the dealer and my time /labor this is not for the guy that just settles that is for sure lol but if u think about it u r looking at a 20k watch that is soooo close for just above a grand , not a bad savings if u ask me lol parts r killer priced for a rep or genuine but i cant do anything about that u know thanks for your comments it makes me want to impress u guys and raise the standards even more , wowowowowo, whats cooking at rbj's inquiring minds want to know lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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