seadweller3 Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 OK gents... sorry for the delay. Here's my modded MBW 1680: Crown guards milled (inner and outer) Gen crown/tube Gen Tropic 127 crystal Gen bezel and insert Gen bracelet with 580's (restored by Rob) Lume of dial and hands (nice light cream color) I hope you enjoyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzenuub Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Looks great, I cann't wait until my watch will be back from Poland in about 4 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 A 1680 with lume is a nice thing. Neither one of mine has any! But I got a relumed 1680 dial from Ziggy a while back- guess I need to stick it in my WM 1680 sub. Yours looks good, congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Looks great and has all the mods needed! Enjoy it, I'm sure you will anyway. Great to hear about the 580 endlinks. Thanks for the information! Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Looks great and has all the mods needed! Enjoy it, I'm sure you will anyway. Great to hear about the 580 endlinks. Thanks for the information! Cheers Stephane Thanks, Stephane. Can't think of any other mods other than a gen dial which really doesn't make sense now that Rob has worked this one to where I wanted it. Gen movement just doesn't make valuable sense to me. Date wheel change, from what I understand, is a royal hassle and can be dangerous. Anything I am missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 The only thing else you could do is drill the lugholes to the correct size and use the Rolex springbars. I agree that there is no point in using a gen movement and gen dials are out of sight these days- esp. the red ones. I guess it's time to enjoy your watch! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 The only thing else you could do is drill the lugholes to the correct size and use the Rolex springbars. I agree that there is no point in using a gen movement and gen dials are out of sight these days- esp. the red ones. I guess it's time to enjoy your watch! Cheers! Ooops, should have mentioned... that's already been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Looks great! Wear it in good health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Ooops, should have mentioned... that's already been done. Then you're all set indeed...it misses a bunch of signs of wear but that you can do yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Watch looks great, wear it well. This is a thought and I mention it because I can't see the fliplock in the photos but I remember reading that the safety fliplock clasp should not have two lines etched in them on vintage bracelets but the reps do. Someone smoothed them out on a rep bracelet and the results looked very good. I am working from memory here and hope my info is accurate (and makes sense!) anyway just a suggestion for a little mod to make a great watch even better. All the best, Dieselpower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Oops, just read you have a gen bracelet. Silly me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Oops, just read you have a gen bracelet. Silly me! No worries. The only thing left to consider is a gen dial... down the road a bit. Seems a decent one will run $600+ though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmt Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'm a little late to this party... but... this looks AWESOME. I have a lot of watches, but no Rollies. Been starting to get the bug lately and investigating all the mods needed... With work, obviously, you can get a fantastic piece. So, here's the question-- if you don't mind me asking (if you do, don't answer ) -- when all's said and done, what did you spend on this including paying The Zigmeister etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'm a little late to this party... but... this looks AWESOME. I have a lot of watches, but no Rollies. Been starting to get the bug lately and investigating all the mods needed... With work, obviously, you can get a fantastic piece. So, here's the question-- if you don't mind me asking (if you do, don't answer ) -- when all's said and done, what did you spend on this including paying The Zigmeister etc? PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 WOW!!!!! awesome!! My favorite watch ever and you've done yours up nicely im so jelous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 OK gents... I think I have decided to splurge and buy a gen dial for my baby. Whata ya think? Is it worth it? My watch is perfect (to me at least) with the exception of the dial. I think if I land a gen red dial, it will be as close to the real deal as possible. Thoughts and pinions' are appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 If you have a money tree, sure why not. In the end your watch would only fool the same 99% it would with the MBW dial. Personally I would buy a genuine white letter sub with your cash instead. A good Red Sub dial is major $$$. Was this the watch posted on VRF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 If you have a money tree, sure why not. In the end your watch would only fool the same 99% it would with the MBW dial. Personally I would buy a genuine white letter sub with your cash instead. A good Red Sub dial is major $$$. Was this the watch posted on VRF? Do you mean a gen white letter dial? I am considering that for sure as you are correct... the red dials are outrageous!!! The bigger question is... will the gen dial install on this watch without issues? I know the feet need to go but I don't know how risky that is? And, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Yes a genuine white 1680. The reds are crazy $$$ and just an unfinished dial would cost many thousands. If you try to fit a 1680 dial into the MBW it will be garbage (resale) and that's not good. You would ruin the red dial trying to put it into a MBW case because the date dials are 1mm or so larger and would have to be trimmed down. On the other hand NDTrading's case would accept the genuine dial, but they are BIG $$$ for aftermarket cases. Go for a 5513 dial since that's what the MBW case was copied from. They look better anyway in my opinion and you can always resell it later. A 5513 dial would fit perfectly without modification. That's my plan when or if the dollar ever comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hmmm... seen this at Vintage Rolex Forum... Did you post this over there? If yes, not wise at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Yes a genuine white 1680. The reds are crazy $$$ and just an unfinished dial would cost many thousands. If you try to fit a 1680 dial into the MBW it will be garbage (resale) and that's not good. You would ruin the red dial trying to put it into a MBW case because the date dials are 1mm or so larger and would have to be trimmed down. On the other hand NDTrading's case would accept the genuine dial, but they are BIG $$$ for aftermarket cases. Go for a 5513 dial since that's what the MBW case was copied from. They look better anyway in my opinion and you can always resell it later. A 5513 dial would fit perfectly without modification. That's my plan when or if the dollar ever comes back. Thanks for the input! I don't know if I could live w/o the date function though. I forgot about the dial size difference as well. I wonder how one would trim a gen dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w.genzo Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 If you put it on a ETA movement the gen dial will become garbage, as you'll have to trim the dial feet. And about the gen 1680 dial, with a little MBW case rework it would fit, usually franken 1680 are build this way And, yes. It wasn't a good idea to post the pics on VRF btw.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star69 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 take a deep deep breath .... and leave the watch as it is ... take the money an bye a vintage Seadweller or an other nice watch . if you want perfection - you need more then a gen dial the watch is nice as it is nobody will call you out - except members of Replica and Gen Rolex forums Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller3 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 take a deep deep breath .... and leave the watch as it is ... take the money an bye a vintage Seadweller or an other nice watch . if you want perfection - you need more then a gen dial the watch is nice as it is nobody will call you out - except members of Replica and Gen Rolex forums Frank You're right Frank, and thank you for the words of wisdom. Time to move on and find a gen insert for my SSD and then have the CG's modded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 take a deep deep breath .... and leave the watch as it is ... SD3, slowly step away from the replica sir! I cant believe these posts today with gen 1950 dials and reds going in reps. One will certainly never be able to keep up with the Johnson's around here! If the stem, endices, emblem, and second hand hadnt fallen off, and the rotten, plated, lead bracelet didn't pose a sepsis threat, i'd give up now and strap on my fake Tag link from 1994 and take a wristy while holding up a white flag with RWG written on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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