my little Euromariner review

[Star69]

after Tribals review i could not wait to get me this new toy -

so i bought 1 of the "test samples" -

thanks Eurotimez and Tribal for the fast + excellent service

today i got the watch - here some pictures :

this is how it arrived in the morning - i wore it at work - good enough to go :

the engraving .. okay on the pics it looks fugly - in RL is not that bad :

a naked pic :

the caseback has a sign from a watchmaker :

asia glory :

nice crown :

yes somebody worked before on that watch :

the best part - the case :

i decided to remove the engraving - dremel action after :

and assembled again :

do i like the watch ?

yes the case is very nice - like the bezel assembly -

tube and crown - dial is also good enough.

on the way is a gen insert, crown, crystal + ETA movement.

ill let you know if it fits

not so good : the date font is a little to big - lets see how it looks under the gen crystal.....

cheers,

Frank

[Stephane]

Thanks Frank...

You love dremel ...did you buy shares ?

[Star69]

shares like in shareholder ?

[Tribal]

Hey nice

Good Idea to take the dremel...

haha

Frank is the Dremel King since Cologne

[alligoat]

As B-T would say, the rehaut thickness looks great. Of course, when it takes gen parts like a crystal and bezel insert, that tells you that the dimensions are right on.

Is this a MBK dial or the Noob dial?

[Star69]

As B-T would say, the rehaut thickness looks great. Of course, when it takes gen parts like a crystal and bezel insert, that tells you that the dimensions are right on.

Is this a MBK dial or the Noob dial?

it should be a Noob dial - the printing is very nice - so i think it is

Frank

[pfran42]

Does it have the 28800 bph Asian movement? Will they offer an option to switch to an ETA movement?

Edited June 26, 2008 by pfran42

[Star69]

Does it have the 28800 bph Asian movement? Will they offer an option to switch to an ETA movement?

its an 21k Asian - i will try to switch to ETA - should be possible with new hands.

[manuel]

When will the euromariner with lugholes and no engravings be produced?

I am dying to build a 16800

[Star69]

When will the euromariner with lugholes and no engravings be produced?

I am dying to build a 16800

removing the engravings is easy - for the lugholes you need to find somebody with the right equipment .

[jmt]

it should be a Noob dial - the printing is very nice - so i think it is

Frank

Can someone explain this? I never understood what folks meant by the dial printing being better...

[jdkno]

How do the CG's on this compare to the gen?

[Star69]

How do the CG's on this compare to the gen?

needs to be shaved inside ..

[mrandazzo]

Man!

You took your dremel....and you....what....I can't believe it!

You're an (insane) genius!

How come I never thought anything like that?

That's a great mod! But I'll wait for the lugholed case

Every night I go to sleep dreaming of the 16800

[lazarini]

yes great one m8 the engravings gone looks better now

regards laz

[Stephane]

shares like in shareholder ?

Exactly

[EuroTimez]

Nice Frank, very nice....

May I ask you what you used for on your dremel, I also have a dremel a complete set with lots of stuff to put on the dremel, which one did you use? You got a picture of it?

yes there is a noobdial and noobhands, noobdatewheel overlay in this case.

Wear it well! Can't wait to see the pics with gen-crystal, how it compares...

Chris

[Star69]

Nice Frank, very nice....

May I ask you what you used for on your dremel, I also have a dremel a complete set with lots of stuff to put on the dremel, which one did you use? You got a picture of it?

yes there is a noobdial and noobhands, noobdatewheel overlay in this case.

Wear it well! Can't wait to see the pics with gen-crystal, how it compares...

Chris

basically i used different grade of wet and dry sandpaper (for metal) -

- this will remove the engravings .... than i polished it up with my dremel-tool

like this : this time not in a hotel room

which is not a dremel btw. - a cheapo fake dremel

and after that the last finish comes from Cap Cod.

cheers,

Frank

[StormTooper4]

WOW

you make that look so EASY!!!!

Nice job on a pretty nice watch to, and Chris is a top dealer

ST4

[Star69]

little update :

watertest survived

case is good - watch seems to be waterproof :

the movement runs -15 sec per day.

im happy with my el cheapo WM9 Sub

cheers,

Frank

[EuroTimez]

Thanks for the Tip and Trick, maybe could be interesting mod that I could do for some members who don't want to wait for the NON-ENGRAVED version which is still in the making (ordered has already been placed just awaiting the factory)...

Nice pics and thanks for taking the time to make a video

Don't forget when you put a gen crystal on, to PM me so I can take a look

Wear it in good health.

[takashi]

Indeed it looks very good but I still can't pass the barrier of having a Sub Rolex. My first and only Sub came from 99USD River, sold it shortly after that.

As for this one, it will be an easy swap to a high beat DG Chinese movement if you don't have the right hands. The movement is cheap too, I believe Eurotimez can include the hi beat DG as a spare movement.

PS: That is a super sweet dremel job

[EuroTimez]

Yes Takashi,

Can get DG 4813 as spare movement at only + 25 usd when purchased with a watch.

[Star69]

little update :

gen crown fits perfect without mods on the rep tube.

ETA movement is installed - spacer ring fits - only new hands are needed.

cheers,

Frank

[EuroTimez]

Hej Frank,

Pm me later, I got ETA hands for you "noobversion submariner hands"...