Virgil Hilts Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Thank you eBay Turkey. As in the country, not the seller. Grail project on the horizon. Time for VDB to work some magic. Oh, and that sound you hear is my bank account emptying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Very nice... what project (may I ask)? Also, congrats on 100 posts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Congrats on the find. Can't wait to see the resultant project. VDB does really nice work so it should be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panera Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Good catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star69 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 got a movement from the same seller - mine needed a lot of love from my watchmaker but now its in a Panerai case and keeps excellent time : cheers, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Hilts Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 The project is to build a watch as close as possible to this gen 6152-1. Thought about a 3646, but I'm not really that big a fan. Loves me the gigantic crown guards. Faded tobacco dial. Properly aged. Big 'ol plexi. Brevettato display back. Engrave "Rolex" on the bridge. Swap out "Cortebert" winding wheel with plain one. Here's the gen: Here's a shot to see just how brown the dial is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star69 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 well - good luck !! sound like an amazing project - i will get later an 6152 - case set from DSN - thats good enough for me cheers, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Nice score. I love that brown dial. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Great project! Best of luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Thank you eBay Turkey. As in the country, not the seller. Grail project on the horizon. Time for VDB to work some magic. Oh, and that sound you hear is my bank account emptying. Awesome score indeed. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcsherry Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Nice movement, it'll be good to see the results. If you PM me your address, I'll send you a plain winding gear if you don't already have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 R- Always the gentleman. Virg - Take him up on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboGUATE Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Love the movement, and yes R is a true gentleman. Cheers on the future project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Hilts Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Man, I love this place. You guys are great. Thanks so much for the kind offer, R, but another member has already offered to swap my Cort winding gear for his plain one. I figure we both help each other that way. Hopefully, I'll get my VDB MM Destro in the next week or so to hold me over until he works his magic with this one. I'll be sure to take plenty of pics once they arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcsherry Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Man, I love this place. You guys are great. Thanks so much for the kind offer, R, but another member has already offered to swap my Cort winding gear for his plain one. I figure we both help each other that way. Hopefully, I'll get my VDB MM Destro in the next week or so to hold me over until he works his magic with this one. I'll be sure to take plenty of pics once they arrive. Sound like a good offer, glad you've got it sorted! Good luck with the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 amazing project m8, can't wait to see that one. Congrats on your catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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