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[JoJo35]

[tmg]

Another winner Jojo and a rare one at that

[dluddy]

The hits keep coming - another beauty JoJo

Genuine movement?

[cornerstone]

A masterpiece indeed.

[lazarini]

Ahhh supreme as always... lovely piece of art

Laz

[Tribal]

Wow,

really nice one

[ubiquitous]

Wow! Incredibly well done, as per usual; these fantastic vintage projects are one after another for you, W. The 5514 is a seldom seen piece; that said, I am simply in awe. Beautiful!

[stilty]

Love the crown! Nice job.

[JoJo35]

Genuine movement?

Thanks D!

This has a genuine 1520

[alligoat]

Very nice JoJo! I like that folded link bracelet and the crown- no dots under the crown- are you using a 24-700 or 24-701- late 60's, early 70's? Cool!

[Cats]

JoJo you must be very proud owning such a timepiece.

Super it's a great watch.

Wear it well

Carpe Diem

Cats

[JoJo35]

Thank you everyone for your comments

alligoat, you are correct, that is a 24-700 twin-lock

[StormTooper4]

Sweet as

[Stephane]

Jojo,

So far I was jealous of your vintage...but now it reached the maximum tolerance level

What a wonderfull piece again

I have no idea where you find your parts and the ideas for new projects but you are probably the number one vintage Rolex collector among our community!

I'm very happy you finalised one more (only 10 or 11 to go now ).

Cheers and thanks for sharing...allthough I wouldn't mind having even more details about this one.

Stephane

[alligoat]

alligoat, you are correct, that is a 24-700 twin-lock

UNBELIEVEABLE! Where do you find a 24-700 case and tube?

I'm with Stephane, you need to share more of the details w/ us on this incredible watch. WOW.

[Toadtorrent]

Your writeup to me, adds so much more value to an already beautiful piece. Interesting reading, and a great looking and obviously great assemblage of outstanding parts to make a true collector's item.

[RWG Technical]

Looks good, really good. As with any of these projects, a few bumps and unforseen issues to deal with and overcome, but in the end it's all good.

Enjoy.

RG

[ubiquitous]

ZZ- Your abilities and talents never cease to amaze me!

[XRT]

Incredible work! What a team.

[RWG Technical]

ZZ- Your abilities and talents never cease to amaze me!

Actually that is best directed at JoJo not me.

All I did was assemble the parts, he's the real expert at not only documenting and researching each and every watch he has assembled, but more than that, JoJo is able to find the correct parts for these projects. That's where the real expertise comes in, all I do is put the parts together at the end of it all.

So the reality is that he's Holmes and I am Watson

RG

[ubiquitous]

I agree; it's not always easy finding these parts, and tracking down such quality examples as JoJo has for his projects is a difficult feat. I dunno how he does it, because a lot of his parts look to be NOS condition! Seldom seen for sale and when they do come available, it's always with an atmospheric price tag that pushes such items beyond the means of many.

However, there is also a great amount of effort, and attention to detail required by the hands assembling as well.

As someone who has been on both sides of that fence, I can appreciate what goes into a timepiece like this!

Fantastic to say the least...

[alligoat]

Amazing indeed. Finding these parts is just incredible.

What about the case, JoJo? 1520 movement, NDT case? I can't see you using an MBW with a non-working HEV.

[freddy333]

Wow, when you snooze, you truly do lose!!!!!!!

I have been a bit preoccupied of late & somehow completely missed this 1. Well done, JoJo & Ziggy (I assume the lume has received The Master's Touch)

As it happens, I am working on something similar, but you beat me to it.

1 question - What model number is engraved between the lugs?

[JoJo35]

Wow, when you snooze, you truly do lose!!!!!!!

I have been a bit preoccupied of late & somehow completely missed this 1. Well done, JoJo & The Zigmeister (I assume the lume has received The Master's Touch)

As it happens, I am working on something similar, but you beat me to it.

1 question - What model number is engraved between the lugs?

Thanks freddy! The case is indeed a 5513 with factory spec HEV

[freddy333]

Thanks freddy! The case is indeed a 5513 with factory spec HEV

I wonder if your case's serial number matches these

(Gen parts have not been fitted to either case in these pics)

Excepting the bezels (slightly different beveling) & casebacks (the 1 at right has a modified version of the same caseback you have), both cases, I believe, are MBW 5514s, as they are constructed like gens (dimensionally similar & accept gen parts). The 1 on the right is new, the 1 on the left is several years old & was the subject of an Hev tutorial awhile ago.

Had I not gotten side-tracked with a certain pair of GMT projects, I would have finished 1 of these last month. I just have to track down a 1520 & put her together.