JoJo35 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 What can I say, I was completely awestruck when I took a look at what he sent me. I while ago, I sent my MBW 1665 up to The Zigmeister (I had originally bought this watch from Robi when he offered it up for sale, with the money going to help his friend in Croatia). The watch was already gorgeous when I got it, with drilled lugs, cg's modded, gen crown and tube, perfectly aged case back & case, and 2846 movmt) I couldn't help but strive for perfection, so I sourced a gen tropic 39 superdome, a gen 1570 mvmt with a silver date wheel, and a gen 93150 heavy oyster. The Zigmeister did the rest, and the results are simply fantastic. This watch is built as an early white letter, with superdome (correct, as I have seen gen white letters with it) and a factory straight font caseback (and it is true, back in the day if they had parts laying around, they used them up). Here's some amateur pics I just took. The watch looks right at home laying there next to my dry suit and aqua lung reg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greystash Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Well that looks beautiful JoJo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Looks great. This is my favorite parts, of course... RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskent69 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 The Zigmeister - was it hard to shoehorn the 1570 in there? It looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin300z Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Where did you get the datewheel with the flattop 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 absolutely amazing work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Beautiful work, Zig. Kevin300z - the 1570 Rolex movement comes with (or accepts) a gen datewheel. One of the reasons for using a gen movement is that you do not have to screw around with aftermarket datewheels and all of their associated problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Awesome work Ziggy. Looks great JoJo - wear it well like I know you will Last I saw that in NY it was a bunch of parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 that watch looks fantastic, certainly The Zigmeister did an awesome job. I need to get me a 1665 and install the 1570 that I have. I wonder how hard is to install it, does it require to modified the case. Maybe The Zigmeister can answer those question. Wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 JoJo- Congrats on the SD. It looks fabulous. Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Fantastic. Wear it well. I hate you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I hate you too ! But, it gives me hope. I have so many other dreams now for my own 1665 Thanks for sharing JoJo and congrats to you and Ziggy. Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Does the 1570 movement fit in it without modification? What about a 1570 into a mbw 1680 case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Amazing work I like it a lot.... Great pictures from this beauty.... The Zigmeister is an true artist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 JOJO, terrific 1665! This is as close as one can get unless you fork over $14K. I also remember this watch in pieces and handing it to The Zigmeister. Glad you settled on the T-39 superdome. I have it on my GW as well and would not have it any other way. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Yeah but does the mbw case fit the movement without modification? Thanks and wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Just out of curiosity, how much do all of the upgrades costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Just out of curiosity, how much do all of the upgrades costs? Here's a really rough estimate on just the parts: MBW 1665: about $300 gen crown & tube: $45 give or take a few bucks gen insert w/acrylic pearl: $150 springbars: $10 gen superdome: $200 to $300 gen movement: $1000 gen bracelet: $600 So, that brings us close to $2400, which of course does not include installation/casework etc. These prices will vary of course since most of it is used or NOS; however, as Jetsons mentioned earlier, it's still better than $14 grand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceberg1459 Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Amazing watch, i think you can consider as a genuine now. PS.Where do you dive?Star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethebest Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 A true piece of art! Compliments to you and master The Zigmeister Still nobody answered to Manuel's question about how the gen movmt fits into the MBW case ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Amazing watch, i think you can consider as a genuine now. PS.Where do you dive?Star? Thanks for the compliment on the watch. I have dove all over the world, although one of my favorite dives is the "devil's throat" in Cozumel.. heh heh.. 80 degree Fahrenheit water temps at 120' depth. Here's a link to where I dove last, definitely dry suit territory, with water temps at 120' depth in the low 40 degree Fahrenheit range: http://njscuba.net/sites/site_submarines_2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 A true piece of art! Compliments to you and master Ziggy Still nobody answered to Manuel's question about how the gen movmt fits into the MBW case ... There was a post several months ago about a protocol to modify the case that did not involve milling the inside on a metal lathe. Someone took a file and patiently and I suppose evenly filed the inside of the case to depth to accept a genuine movement. Ziggy commented in that thread that the only way he knew to modify a case in such a fashion was on a lathe which he does not have so my guess is that this case came to him ready to accept the genuine movement and had already been modified by the owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Love it , great post thx for sharing wear it well ! Laz :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) really nice...I saw on RWI that you have some RBJ modded Rolex as well...but this is the real deal, isn't it? The Zigmeister is really the master...all the work he does is simply amazing...no space left to any kind of mistake... enjoy your watch! Edited December 6, 2007 by dadog13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest watchbuff Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Nice watch! The movement is sweet. I would have held out for a gen case. But that's a great alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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