llsteve80 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I have all these sub parts laying around, and a sub on the way. The one on the way is from Porsche356. Its an MBW with gen crown and noob dial. Been looking for that exact setup for months now, so I wouldn't have to mess with anything. My plan was to soop up my noob in the meantime with eta 2836. I bought all the parts except datewheel. The one I have is damaged, there are 5 numbers missing, 31, 1,2,3,4. Well its past the 4th and before the 31st so I put it all together just to wear for the weekend. I bought a noob dial from josh, I guess it's noob, but it looks a little bolder than the dial that came with it, which had a scratch on it. Modded the CG's, sanded polished and brushed the case since it had some dings, etc on it, and rebrushed the bracelet. I also put in a new bezel insert, but I forgot where I got it. If anyone likes it I'll check my ebay and see who I bought it from. I bought a gen crown, and then decided to use that on my DW instead. The crown on this noob is the crown from the DW, so it's a little better than the stock one. Dial spacer is a little large on this, so the hands sit frighteningly close to the dial. Barely clearing the markers, but I'll put a thinner spacer on the movement when I add it to the MBW The eta is going in the MBW next week or so, so this will be just another noob with modded CG's soon. OH and crooked cyclops.....(anyone have a 14060 dial??) I can rock this for a few days. Let me know what you guys think of the insert, esp the pearl. I'm thinking of sanding the back of the insert down a little more to recess it better. Pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Looks good. But, I bet you're counting the days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 You asked for feedback on the insert and pearl, so I'll give it to you straight.... The insert print is mediocre and the pearl is not good at all. Gen is the only way to go. Here's one of my gen inserts for comparison: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llsteve80 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Looks good. But, I bet you're counting the days... 1 1/12! You asked for feedback on the insert and pearl, so I'll give it to you straight.... The insert print is mediocre and the pearl is not good at all. Gen is the only way to go. Here's one of my gen inserts for comparison: I guess I'll eventually have to go that route. That insert is for the transitional right? would that work for the newer ones too? Not that it's less expensive or anything.... I see some variatons on the 4's in 40 on the gens too, sometimes with the same model # and everything. Whats up with that? The inside of yours is pointy, and on some they are flat, like on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sconehead Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 You asked for feedback on the insert and pearl, so I'll give it to you straight.... The insert print is mediocre and the pearl is not good at all. Gen is the only way to go. Here's one of my gen inserts for comparison: Can you source a gen 'LV' insert? p.m. me if you can, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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