mattykwin Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 According to andrew's description, he's got a 1:1 vintage explorer I replication: http://www.tt88time.com/index.php?main_pag...cd0ef3bac7e4634 Could this be the PERFECT REP? THe non-vintage model was off because of the crown and the etching. (see: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=24...ht=Seadweller4K) But the vintage doesn't have etching and the crown seems better proportioned. gen: rep: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Easy to build these as well using gen parts (1016 or 5500). Stilty's done one, I believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Easy to build these as well using gen parts (1016 or 5500). Stilty's done one, I believe... I agree, a near gen franken is pretty inexpensive. In fact, I've got a gen 5500 case with the correct bezel if anyone's interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Yes, I've built one. The gen 1016 case is impossible to find. I went with a genuine 16200 case. The tropic 22 fits no problem, but the smooth bezel needs a bit of modification. Also, the lug holes need to be drilled for 2mm springbars. I went with the 16200 case as it was as close to a gen 1016 as I could get. The caseback gasket is the same set up. 16000 and 1601 casebacks are different. The one difference is the crown. They are both 6mm crowns, but the 16200 tube is a 5.3mm and the 1016 is 6mm. You can only tell the difference when the crown is out. For a movement, a had to create a hybrid. I wanted a slow beat to simulate the 1570 and the 2846 is too thick to fit the 16200 case, so a hybrid was built. A thinner mainplate from a 2801 fitted with the 2846 balance set up. Hands and dial were rep. relumed by The Zigmeister. Bracelet was a folded 7836. Not cheap, but I wanted it to be as authentic as possible. I'd love to see the rep 1016 case though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I was going to say (as per Stilty's comment above): shouldn't this be a slow beat movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Yes, now that you mention it, Trusty's is fitted with a 2836-2, so the beat rate is wrong, and also the case will not be a true 1:1. The gen is fitted with a 1570, minus the date module, making it a thinner movement. So if the case was a true 1:1, you would not be able to fit a thicker 2836-2. Small details and probably won't make that much of a difference to most. For $218, probably not a bad rep. Here's a link to the 1016 I built. Franken 1016 The bracelet was later replaced with a folded 7836 which is more accurate for the dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt.watch.obsessive Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 31 May, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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