pfff Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 hi all, vintagewatchesmq is a website that sell dials and cases for vintage rolex. I discover this url in a thread of rwg a while ago ( cant find it again unfortunately ), put it in my bookmarks and forget about it.. until i decided to make a 5508 project ! The question is : has anyone ever buy something from this guy ? the dials seem to be exactly the same as j&w, and so the cases, but for a lower price : i send a mail concerning the 5508 case, and the guy sells it for 600euros ( compared to the 1500$= 1000euros for the j&w case ) so, i'd like to know if i can trust him or not thanks for your answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitimany Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I don't know who runs this website, but I have been to the store in Vietnam. They were very friendly and the products (dial and cases) were exceptional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 You mean these are the famous viet-cases and dials which are said to be better than MBW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfff Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 thanks pitimany, i think i'm gonna pull the trigger on the 5508 case soon seadweller4000 : yes it's exactly that, search for topics from "tmg" (member's name ) in the forum, he made some great watches with these cases and dials ( a tudor monte carlo recently ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 thanks pitimany, i think i'm gonna pull the trigger on the 5508 case soon seadweller4000 : yes it's exactly that, search for topics from "tmg" (member's name ) in the forum, he made some great watches with these cases and dials ( a tudor monte carlo recently ) Hi Pfff, I haven't purchased from them before but email responses are hit an miss, the pricing is sure better then J&W. You might also look at ND Trading for a case, and carries a lot of the same stock as MQ. NDT is located in the US, which is a big plus (for me in any event)! PM me if you have any questions. -TMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfff Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 sorry tmg, i didnt want to say that you bought from them, but from j&w ( my english is bad ) ! thank you for the link, i didnt know ndt was selling cases too, and for a good price. but this doesn't help me, i have too many projects in mind and dont know which one to start first, helppppp !! ( 5513 gilt dial, 5508, 5514.. ?? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 sorry tmg, i didnt want to say that you bought from them, but from j&w ( my english is bad ) ! thank you for the link, i didnt know ndt was selling cases too, and for a good price. but this doesn't help me, i have too many projects in mind and dont know which one to start first, helppppp !! ( 5513 gilt dial, 5508, 5514.. ?? ) Pfff, I didn't think you meant from MQ -your English is great! I know what you mean, I have two other projects (a 5517 & gilt dial 5513) in the works and need to slow down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radar Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Pfff, I didn't think you meant from MQ -your English is great! I know what you mean, I have two other projects (a 5517 & gilt dial 5513) in the works and need to slow down. may i ask you where you get the starting parts for the 5517 /5513 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 may i ask you where you get the starting parts for the 5517 /5513 ? Radar, What parts are you looking for exactly? You can PM as that is probably easier. Mine are from quite a few different sources. Regards, -TMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torresp Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I don't know who runs this website, but I have been to the store in Vietnam. They were very friendly and the products (dial and cases) were exceptional. One of my viet friends tried to bought in the store with no success, they gave him the NDt email address, maybe they are low-profiled right now And respect the difference in price between J&W and NDt is less than appears, I mean NDt sells the case (alone), for a vintage project you need to source the cristal and the old tube and crown and this items are going crazy now, so there's not so different in prices (well except if you use a current crown and tube just like a serviced gen). my 0,02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Wow some great info here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsupilami Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 my 0,02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steen Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I just love this place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 The shop send me an email, the price for a 1665 case in good shape is around a new Sinn U1. Together with a good dial, Tropic39, crown, tube, hands and 1570 it will be around the price of a gen Sub nodate, I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 That is way too expensive, a rep case for the price of Genuine Rolex no date Submariner. is insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 That is way too expensive, a rep case for the price of Genuine Rolex no date Submariner. is insane That would be insane & the price is still a bit excessive, but he is talking about a fully-assembled 1665 franken, including the gen movement, crystal, etc., etc. The cost is about the same as what you might pay for a gen Sub. Still irrational, but with Antiquorum about to auction off a gen 1665 with an expected selling price between $100k-$150k, it does makes some sense if you want one but cannot afford the gen's price tag. At this level of the game, I think you are dealing with pure emotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 ... Antiquorum about to auction off a gen 1665 with an expected selling price between $100k-$150k WOW.. you must be kiddin'... i have seen them go for up to $ 25,000 and maybe a few even a bit higher, but never this high! Was it a very special version like a COMEX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 WOW.. you must be kiddin'... i have seen them go for up to $ 25,000 and maybe a few even a bit higher, but never this high! Prototye Rolex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torresp Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 At this level of the game, I think you are dealing with pure emotion. That's just my thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torresp Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Prototye Rolex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I place my bet for a final sale in the neighborhood of $160k +/- $10k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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