ubiquitous Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 (edited) Recently, I did a little work for a friend on his MBW. This watch started life as a COMEX 1665, and finished up as a DRSD. Here's a very quick and dirty of some easy mods following along the transformation of a watch from one look to another... Start: Close up of the bezel insert- Compare with the genuine replacement- Insert installed- Next we move on to the crystal- In this case, a genuine Tropic39 Superdome- Compare with a genuine flat Tropic39- And, finally a swap of the dial- Please don't mind the poor quality photo's- I told you it was going to be a quick and dirty Best regards, Randy Edited May 31, 2006 by ubiquitous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Thank you Randy!!!! You are a true gentleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvio Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Great job, Randy Those babies looks marvellous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehtolcad Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 excellent as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 (edited) Beautiful work, Randy! I suspect you will have one very happy friend. The T-39 superdome must be seen in the flesh to fully appreciate the beauty of the crystal installed. It totally transforms the 1665s specially if accompanied by the gen insert. IMO, the top two mods that can be performed on the MBWs. Cheers, Jet Edited May 31, 2006 by Jetsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 (edited) thats a nice DRSD... but I've already bought too many watches (and one very expensive cortebert movement for a vintage pam project!) within the last few weeks Edited May 31, 2006 by slay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miquel Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Very, very nice! Excellent work on an already good example! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridnwind Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Nice work, Ubi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olreon Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 hello, ubi, you got always nice watches ....if i only could put my fingers on a tropic 39. best wishes olreon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Very Sweet! Your posts are inspirational, Ubi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stac Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Bad pics? You gotta be kidding dude They are excellent! Fabulous post I look forward to your pictorals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted May 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Thanks, gang! You're all too kind This was a fun one to do, and an absolute pleasure to work with the owner on this small project! I typically tend to keep mod work to my own personal watches, but a small side job here and there keeps things interesting for me Cheers! Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitime Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 absolutely incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 but a small side job here and there keeps things interesting for me I can definitely vouch for Randy's customer service (speedy, great communication and very friendly.) Randy has hinted here that he may be open for business...which is great news for the board if he is. He has replaced inserts, a dial and an crystal for me...and the work looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Hi Ubi my friend, great work and great pics... Damm a nice watch do you have build,i like it a lot. RG Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvio Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Excellent Randy. I love the fact that the comex case looks a tad thicker, much like a gen SD case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Randy- Looks great (per usual). Did you do anything with the caseback? PS I just picked up the AP Foundation from Thomas with the better bracelet. Hmm! By the way I agree - 8, 0 and 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Randy- Looks great (per usual). Did you do anything with the caseback? Thanks W! Oddly enough, this one had the non-Comex caseback on it. Seemed strange to me... At any rate... I have your dial ready to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Yah baby! Watched Austin Powers with the kids. I'm off to bed. Catch up with you tomorrow. Just remember 8, 0, 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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