Tribal Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 (edited) Hello again, after i received Pt's ultimate Subi thought its a nice watch, but the date mag is a little poor. In fact of that i changed the hole movement with a spare one i had from a old CN Sub from Paul.... There is a another Dial and a better datewheel here.. I changed the datewheel and dial,because on CN Subs the date is a little offcenter.. After that i changed the Tube and Crown with Genuine ones... Thats the good news,the Tube fit without retapping And here is the result. I think looks very nice.... Thats the spare Eta 2836-2 movement... Hope you like it,comments are welcome Rg Tribal Edited May 18, 2006 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 How about the rehaut? which datewheel did you put? can this sub beat a modern mbw? Nice watch. the date mag is ok imo, actually they have weaker magnification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Did you do the guards or did they come like that from P.T, if they came from P.T. thats one of my creations I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Nice work, Tribal! Are you sure that movement came from "old CN Sub from Paul"? Looks like something that belongs in a poor man's gen Rollie Sub. BTW, will a gen insert fit the bezel without grinding the heck out of an otherwise excellent gen part? I'm still waiting on a 16610 with an accurate bezel. Regards, Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 (edited) How about the rehaut? which datewheel did you put? can this sub beat a modern mbw? Nice watch. the date mag is ok imo, actually they have weaker magnification Rehaut is not deep like mbw,but ok.... Datwheel was a spare one... Nothing can beat a MBW modern Sub,but the new mbw modern Sub(i have too) has to bold date... And a Gen Tube doesn't fit you must retapp it... Hope this helps... Rg tribal Edited May 18, 2006 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Nice work, Tribal! Are you sure that movement came from "old CN Sub from Paul"? Looks like something that belongs in a poor man's gen Rollie Sub. BTW, will a gen insert fit the bezel without grinding the heck out of an otherwise excellent gen part? I'm still waiting on a 16610 with an accurate bezel. Regards, Jet Yepp i have bought it before i found RWg 1+2.... I don`t know any modern Subs that fit a gen Insert,Mbws modern Sub don`t fit.... Rg tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Did you do the guards or did they come like that from P.T, if they came from P.T. thats one of my creations I believe No this ones comes from PT,no work on the CG`s... Rg Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trunk21 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Nice work for sure! Do-it-yourseflers rule... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Perfect sub is a franken sub. Thanks for the post tribal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangvert Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 I was wanting to upgrade my PT sub with a genuine tub and crown. Will they fit on an unmodified PT sub. Also, were is the best place to get the tube and crown. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodaddynukka Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 i think thats what tribal meant. crown and tube fit without retapping. I was wanting to upgrade my PT sub with a genuine tub and crown. Will they fit on an unmodified PT sub. Also, were is the best place to get the tube and crown. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 i think thats what tribal meant. crown and tube fit without retapping. Yepp RG Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bignasty Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Yepp RG Tribal Anyone know were to source gen tubes and crowns. I know someone was selling gen crowns a little while back but what good are they with out the proper tube? Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitimany Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 @Bignasty You can buy tubes from ebay, or if you are in EU (Uk) you can order tubes more easier from watch part store, dont have the link with me now, but I sure you can find the link in RWG. @tribal which tool did you used to screw the crown in, torx 8 or 9, or you own the real tool ? did you remove some metal to allow genuine crown to sit right on the case ? did you cut the stem, in mine it looks a little long to swap it without cutting 1-2mm? Best, Pedro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) @Bignasty You can buy tubes from ebay, or if you are in EU (Uk) you can order tubes more easier from watch part store, dont have the link with me now, but I sure you can find the link in RWG. @tribal which tool did you used to screw the crown in, torx 8 or 9, or you own the real tool ? did you remove some metal to allow genuine crown to sit right on the case ? did you cut the stem, in mine it looks a little long to swap it without cutting 1-2mm? Best, Pedro Hi, i used a swissfile to unscrew the tube... Yes i grinded the the tubehole a littlebit,so the tube sit flush on the case... The Stem must be cut its too long.... RG Tribal Edited May 30, 2006 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitimany Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) @Tribal Thank, last weeekend I changed the tube on my MBW 1680 but tube did not sit flush on the case and the stem was way too long. Next, weekend I will get back to this. Thanks again. I get my tubes from ebay, but tread part that goes in the case is short compared to genuine, from where do you get yours ? Edited May 30, 2006 by pitimany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermanx Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 The case is nice. Do you feel the date wheel is a better trade-off for the Fonts for Rolex (Im a novice but shouldnt the O be wider) and Oyster Perpetual Date being off (sorry, the font just jumps out at me.) I'm really looking at getting one of these premodded subs (either the pt or joshua) vs. a mbw (although again the bold m and date mag bug me). I'm actually very happy with the standard lv i got from joshua (good fonts/datemag/datewheel is white and sharp) just need a new bezel pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 @Tribal Thank, last weeekend I changed the tube on my MBW 1680 but tube did not sit flush on the case and the stem was way too long. Next, weekend I will get back to this. Thanks again. I get my tubes from ebay, but tread part that goes in the case is short compared to genuine, from where do you get yours ? Hello again, Generic Tubes thread part is a little bit shorter than the Gen ones... But Diameter and so on the same.... Take a 4,5 Drill to shape the casehole a little bit than the Tube sit flush on the Case... Hope this helps... RG Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Looks great! Where do u get a spare datewheel? I used to make my own with my printer.. but they are fuzzy, some are not so bad. Can they be purchased somewhere? Also, I had a sub, with the not so great date font, or pearl. I gota genuine insert and ground the hell out of it to get it to fit. Originally I had gone to a machine shop to make the bezel deep enough to just snap in, but the operator squeezed the bezel and it became out of round so it looked okay but would not turn. I fixed that with a bezel off and Invicta Sub. Later I purchased Tudor Sub hands, and that made the biggest difference. The Genuine one has extremely high quality hands that are "domed" like the hour and minute hand but also the seconds hand. Also the seconds hand does not look tubular in the genuine model. It looks like it is cut from a thin sheet of metal, so it is very sharp and has sharp edges. The reps' second hand just does not look as fine. I've seen pics of reps with hands that look like genuine. I don't know if I'm explaining myself well. LOL. Cheers! I want a sub again and yours looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammalone Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 GREAT JOB! Does anyone know the correct crown size for the modern sub, the rep crowns seem to be way too large. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekhunter Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Rehaut is not deep like mbw,but ok.... Datwheel was a spare one... Nothing can beat a MBW modern Sub,but the new mbw modern Sub(i have too) has to bold date... And a Gen Tube doesn't fit you must retapp it... Hope this helps... Rg tribal You did a kick ass job on this. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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