lazarini Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hello dear RWG members. Manny of you remeber the MBW 1680 i recived as a birthday gift, if not the topic can be seen here : http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=40261 Watch was purchased from felow member "manuel" and came with preinstaled genuine tropic 127 hen i recived it . So what then ... inspired by the posts of moded watches i approached Stephane with questions who can mod it for me without sending the watch outside the EU ... as this watch has a specialplace in my hart due to how i recived it i did not want to risk customs problems and loosing it ... Stephane gave me a couple of names and his feedback so the PMs were sent ... Tribal responded and soon enough we exchanged a bunch of mails resulting me sending the watch to him . Just as a note here i had no idea what has to be done ... the price scale ... and time to make the work. All my questions were answered to smallest details and we agreed on 2 sesion job . Session 1 : The Metal work Session 2 : The Visual work That way i coud also save up money bettwen the modds to be able to fund this adventure ... dates were set first part begining august , second part mid september ... After the watch was already recived and the work started , i rethinked my strategy and decided tu pull the funds towards completion on the first date. I must admit i thought it will be not possible as we just moved to new appartment and had some other expences that came unpredicted and at wrong time ... but we all know that if u really want something u can make it happen ... i had to say no to a few things in order to get this done but boy was it worth it ! During the whole process i recived not one but several updates from Tribal how he is progressing with the work ... and i dont mean ( hi i installed the crown kinda updates ) but pictorials of the work done so i coud literary se this baby transform on a week to week basics while it was worked on . This kinda "customer service" u wont get anywere im sure of Jada jada jada ... i hear a few of u moaning already ... oka ill stop and let the pics talk Tribalization Menu a la card : CG's reshaped in and outside Installed Gen Tube and crown Drilled Lugholes Reshaped satin and polished the case. Relumed the Dial installed Gen Insert fitted Gen Sprinbars Installed Gen.Endlinks 501B Once again i wanna thank my lovely GF , Manuel , Stephane and for most Tribal for reciving this watch and seeing it transform to what it is now ... .... a piece of heaven to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azerbyjam Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Laz, it look's like your luck has changed at last!! - the mods look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi Laz, I am very very happy to see you SO hAppy! (Happy should be pronounced as hYppo) We should all thank you so much for the enthusiasm and for the energy you spend in posting your experiences, whether bad or great (including with me). So, I do thank you, sincerely. I have nothing bad to say about modding reps except: make sure your beloved GF gets gifts, love, time and some food Yes, and some sex too, as we, men, are not the only ones liking that I mean what I say here: you are one of the "best" person I met on RWG. If I have contributed, just a little bit, to your Rolex addiction, I'm honoured to have done so. Nice to know you Laz, Warm regards, Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 (edited) Hi Laz, great that you like your watch Nice reading of your post and thank you for your kind words.... Edited August 20, 2007 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi Tribal, Once again, thanks for my 16610 Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratedzeus Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 That is what I am aiming at! Your watch looks great and you have a great story tell tell about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Very nice. Wear it well Laz. Of course Tribals work looks great. I seem to remember saying that more than once. Tribal you are doing somehthing different it seems. The area inside the crown looks to be drilled deeper. I did mine with a file to get the crown closer to the case, but your looks cleaner. Am I seeing things or did you drill the inside drown guards to set the crown closer to the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Nice work, Tribal. Enjoy your new watch Stephane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerolex Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Your watch looks great, I enjoyed the story of this watch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi All thx for ure comments and warm replyes ... @ freddy333 this baby is mine u misread the thread a bit but no harm done I wanna add a comment that i think Stephane wrote already in his 16610 mbw pictorial . People ask me "is it worth it" is the watch really so different ... i mean its hard to comment on this as it really depends of person in question , dont get me wrong the work that Tribal did is supreme and to me watch came back as completely somethin else then before but somone woud be quick to say that the watch aint so different after all . My answer is this : If u love the sub for what it is and ure stickler for perfectionism and wanna push the limits to get ure watch looking more autentic GO FOR IT ! If u have the extra cash rollin in ure pocket and can afford it u will be happy ... If not , then think about it a bit more in order not to regret the investment latter , but even if ull do u will not have hard time to resell ure piece , as this kinda watches are always on demand by true rolex vintage fan-boys thx again to all , kind regards Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Very nice. Wear it well Laz. Of course Tribals work looks great. I seem to remember saying that more than once. Tribal you are doing somehthing different it seems. The area inside the crown looks to be drilled deeper. I did mine with a file to get the crown closer to the case, but your looks cleaner. Am I seeing things or did you drill the inside drown guards to set the crown closer to the case? You are right i dril a countersink on the tubehole,so the Tube sits flush on the case, looks much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi All thx for ure comments and warm replyes ... @ freddy333 this baby is mine u misread the thread a bit but no harm done I wanna add a comment that i think Stephane wrote already in his 16610 mbw pictorial . People ask me "is it worth it" is the watch really so different ... i mean its hard to comment on this as it really depends of person in question , dont get me wrong the work that Tribal did is supreme and to me watch came back as completely somethin else then before but somone woud be quick to say that the watch aint so different after all . My answer is this : If u love the sub for what it is and ure stickler for perfectionism and wanna push the limits to get ure watch looking more autentic GO FOR IT ! If u have the extra cash rollin in ure pocket and can afford it u will be happy ... If not , then think about it a bit more in order not to regret the investment latter , but even if ull do u will not have hard time to resell ure piece , as this kinda watches are always on demand by true rolex vintage fan-boys thx again to all , kind regards Laz Or you learn something,take an old case experiment with it and make the Mods by yourself.... That's the way i've done it. So you have only costs for some gen Parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 man that watch gives me wood..... looks amazing. wear it well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 hey Laz, thats beautiful, very very nice watch yours! I have to get myself another watch like this, did you putted genuine twinlock crown? Please note I am referring to twin lock not trip lock.... Also did u changed datewheel? Congratulations! Nice work yours tribal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cableguy Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 what is the size of the tap for the tube on these models? i assume its the same 3mm tap for modern subs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted August 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Manuel , thx for the comments , tribal can answer the questions as i dont know . Regards Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Lovely story and great work done by Tribal, resulting in a fantastic piece, May you wear it well indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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