Cats Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Dear members, to start i'm not the best photographer and i don't have a lightbox decent flash etc. so i have to depend on sunlight ( shades closed to get a more yellow picture ) and all simple tricks. Never the less i'm very proud with my new baby. She started as a out of the box MBW/MBK 1665 DRSD I decided to have some modds doen but didn't go for the full option like movement swap, gen bracelet etc. This is how it came back after the modding. The hands and dail were "relumed" and modded to look like the old Tritium ones. A week part is still the pearl or maybe to the total insert. i didn't have the patience and time to find a decent one. The insert which is on sits flush and perfectly in the bezel. The crwon guards where shaped to look more gen. A gen crown and tube was installed. I was lucky to get a brand new late 70's crown. The paint was removed from the caseback A Tropic T39 from clarks was installed and the lugholes were drilled to gen specs I didn't swap the bracelet so the bracelet was modded to except gen springbars which are in ofcourse And finally the wrist shot Thanks for looking Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroTimez Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) Very nice, pics and superb watch. Wear it well! I really love the wrist and crystal Shot! I always shake when I try to do a wrist shot. I now have a lightbox now, but I totaly now what you mean when you said that you are dependant on only light. B4 I had a lightbox (which I had custom build), I could only take pics when the sun was shining out side --in the shade- coz it sooo hot in thailand. But better hot than cold like in NL--hehe right Cats -- thankfully the sun shines like 90% of the time. Great job! Edited April 22, 2008 by EuroTimez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Looks good Cats ... wear it well ! can u make a picture of the HE valve ... regards Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Here you go Laz. As you can see it's till untouched Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Lovely watch indeed Cats. I see you prefer it "neat" not to aged like I do. And, we have the same stupid bracelet 16520. How the hell is it possible that MBK still print that number on the links I love the distortion that the T39 Clark Crystal does. I'm still not sure that my Genuine T39 was a good idea at all. Clark is really great. The lume markers are wonderfull too. Wearing it like it is now is much better than out of the box to enjoy it, isn't it? The only addition I would recommend is a CWP insert and pearl and add some signs of wear maybe. Well done Cats, Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greystash Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Very clean Cats, great effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Nice one.... Looks good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Cats, Great job, wear it well ! Here's a good tip that I've tried: rub some flat black paint into the HEV, and then wipe it off. The paint that remains will give depth since it will stay in the outside edge of the HEV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi Cats, thx for the he valve pic appreciated ! Looks to me a tad better then on mine 1665 as it looks like more submerged ... anyway a splendid watch ... wonder who modded that as the work looks so familiar Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 That watch looks very familiar But great work on YOUR watch. That is the 2nd best lume work I have ever seen (Ziggy still reigns as The Luminescent Master). You got the surface texture just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Looks nice. Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Congratulations Cats. You got a real looker there. I will have my GW back in a few days. Even though I went with the flat-top I really like the look of the domed crystal. I guess that will be for the next project. Wear it in good health! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 As a huge fan of vintage Rollies, I congratulate you on a great one! The lume is incredible, and the crystal is a perfect match! Hope to see plenty more projects from you in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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