XRT Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 All back in the nest... From Left to Right: 1680 MBW base, brown 1680 dial from ND Trading, genuine insert/pearl, genuine Tropic, standard case mods, vintagized hands to match 1675 Paul base, genuine insert, genuine Tropic, MBW/WM dial vintagized, case mods to include fashioning the "pointed" CGs (multi-faceted surfaces as in the genuine), vintagized hands to match, Classicwatchparts.com aftermarket small GMT hand. DW Daytona, standard case mods, genuine Tropic, vintagized hands to match 6538A MBW base, vintagized dial, custom hands from Classicwatchparts.com (including the "large bubble" seconds hand), ClassicWatchparts.com bezel and insert, standard case mods, aftermarket crystal, aftermarket Brevet crown (looks awesome, BTW) 6541 MBW base, NDT dial, genuine Tropic, ClassicWatchparts.com bezel and insert, 30-40yo Mido slowbeat movement, standard case mods 1665 MBW base, NDT dial, silver datewheel, slowbeat ETA movement, genuine insert/pearl, genuine Tropic, standard case mods, vintagized hands to match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 All back in the nest... XRT -- Beauties, all. Love the nest shot most. Can you give us some background on each of the watches as well as the nest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpur Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Wow - I am jealous! I have several vintage Rolex models also, but yours is an amazing collection. I am getting more and more into the vintage watch collecting. Thanks for sharing these great pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 I have added a description of the watches, Freddy333 (see under my last picture) The case was one I bought off of Ebay a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 I have added a description of the watches, Freddy333 (see under my last picture) The case was one I bought off of Ebay a while ago. Much better, thanks. Love that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Wow, that is a great collection in a lovely nest Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Beautiful collection XRT! I especially love the big crown and the '41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 All of these watches have been modded by various modders (RBJ, UBI and The Zigmeister)...the parts were not cheap...the time it took to build this collection was about 3 years. Except for the elusive 6542, my favorite sport collection is nearly complete. All the parts for the 6542 are sourceable (except the red/black datewheel for ETA). Surprising no member has made this one yet. The 1675 with pointed CG was much more challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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