Tribal Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 (edited) My MBW 5513 arrived yesterday,so i've done some metallwork on it... Inner and outer CG's Drilled lugholes installed gen Tube and crown... Needs only the last finishing (polishing and reluming) Pictures only to show the progress... not ready yet,needs some polishing reluming etc... Edited July 27, 2007 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnBeever Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Very nice. Is the case tube mounted in the middle of the watch or closer to the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 what did I say before... That watch is growing on me badly ! Looks promising Tribal. One question though: is this an easy to find MBW ? Does it come from MBK ? Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 what did I say before... That watch is growing on me badly ! Looks promising Tribal. One question though: is this an easy to find MBW ? Does it come from MBK ? Cheers Stephane Thank you You have a mail and PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Trib -- Looks like the beginning of another classic in the making. You also have a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kollektor Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Wow. Very nice. Very tempting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Tribal - your casework looks great. She's going to be a real looker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$tingray Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Wow that sure is a lovely watch... Great work indeed Looking forward to more pics when job is finished. It could be the angle but It looks that the CG at right is little bit thicker... Have a nice weekend! /J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Very nice casework! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Wow that sure is a lovely watch... Great work indeed Looking forward to more pics when job is finished. It could be the angle but It looks that the CG at right is little bit thicker... Have a nice weekend! /J Its prob because the tube hole in the case wasnt centered between the guards when it was made. I have a few subs and they are all slightly off. I guess all you can do (without having a gap on the side of the crown) is to sand down the outside of the one crown guard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 looks real sweet man ! excellent work as always ... nothin beats a gen crown & tube .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcff Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 First post! but some of you guys are amazing !!! VCFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Thank you for your kind words.. For the CG's look on a gen one The watch is not done,needs some more work.. The pics shows only the progress,i post more when it's done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Tribal, your one is sure one great 3D!! Can you plese explane me what do you use to drill this area to the correct measure and shape? Do you drilled or sanded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 (edited) Great work D... just as usual. That CG's look very nice... but they are damn out of size - the right one is MUCH bigger than the left one, that is very bad, an easy giveaway!!! Seriously - even in many gens, CG's are often heavily different in size, but this one looks very nice... Very symmetric, and the difference some see is probably just created by the angle of the pic or by the crown not being screwed down evenly with teeth aligning. Hi O, The right side of the case is much thicker on the CG's from factory... This side must be shaped more from the outside... It's about 0,2 mm larger yet. So it's just the angle of the pic. But this pics are from the working progress not finished yet. They where only to show the work progress as i stated before.. Also the Tube is not installed properly... But i see you have sharp eyes my friend... By the way when you look at a gen case,the right CG is much bigger,thats the reason i think, they make it from factory totally wrong... Edited July 28, 2007 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 By the way when you look at a gen case,the right CG is much bigger,thats the reason i think, they make it from factory totally wrong... so that our favourite modders can work them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 If you like, this pictures are from my Get TT sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Tribal -- Your CGs look excellent. In fact, I pay particular attention to NOT make them exactly the same. About 1/3 of gen watches have uneven CGs and lugs (the lugs are often different widths, which is why some springbars stick out & some do not). Sometimes, they come this way from the factory, but, more often, especially in the case of vintage watches, it is due to successive polishings over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Lovely work as per usual, my friend. On a side note: The 5513 is the world's most perfectly balanced zen-like oddly symmetrical study in minimalism. It is an intellectual, philosophical and engineering marvel; and as such, it remains wholly perfect. Truly a timeless classic. Pick up an OEM 5513 before it's too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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