bigpops Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Just an FYI. Andrew's asian/eta subs (the ones with the good CGs), take an oem or aftermarket insert as is. The bezel insert on those has the same profile as a gen. A kind of shape. I assume Paul's and PT's "ultimate" subs are they appear to be the same watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytonat Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Nice Ubi Enjoy! Tommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 I have indeed been working on my photos a bit It shows, nice work and if you ever get bored of this Sub, I'm just a PM away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 hey UBI great job she looks great ! i love the look of the original crown & thick crown tube o-ring would like to try to install an original ,crown tube & rolex crown on my eta sub .. hey UBI DID YOU HAVE TO use a different crown stem once you installed the original crown & tube ? take care & be well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700club Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 looks good, real good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craytonic Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Did someone say OEM insert? So excited! They glow like torches. The modern 16610 is definitly going on a project similar to this (unless I wake up with a PM that it is on the block ) I think I may use the "TW Best Classic" case though with the lug holes. However that it will pop into Andrew's case is somewhat exciting and I may go that way... or just wait to see what new subs are out after my vacation next week. The 1680 vintage one is going on the block in "for sale" soon though; I abandoned that project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Mmmmm... Inserts... Thanks guys... If this goes on the market, I'll let you guys know first I'm not big into modern Roles, but I may hang onto this one for a bit. E- I simply reused the old ETA stem with this one. Worked perfect- Not too long, not too short. And... Special thanks goes to Puggy and By-Tor for their advice in photography! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ubiquitous Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Soooo, Cray... Why abandon the 1680 project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craytonic Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 There were several reasons. First, I think one of the best things about reps is that they allow one to try out a lot of watches. The 1680 turned out to be a watch I simply didn't like. While I am past college, I still am relatively young and just felt silly with the vintage model on. I say this despite the fact that it is actually a very popular watch right now; Polo & J. Crew both have a rep or gen 1680 they are using on their models for photo shoots. It was also a little too new looking for me to be a vintage and I just coudn't bring myself to give it the scrapes and dents it needed. I also didn't particularly care for the way the watch felt to me, a little toy-ish. The bi-directional bezel bugged the hell out of me, I much prefer the click bezel of the 16610 since I consider it a great safety/functionality improvement as a diver. Furthermore, I had a bad experince with joe (no work performed, just the wait got a little long for me and the communications were lacking), so I didn't have anyone to do the work on the crownguards I wanted done (I think I may do my 16610 myself). In the end, I simply didn't like the watch. It is a beautiful watch; I had always admired your pictures. I met a man in Napa valley outside the French Laundry, ex-attorney, who owned his own vineyard that had an original one he purchased new many years ago. That pushed me over the edge and I orded a MBW. However, the bi-directional bezel pushed me over the edge and I felt silly with such a perfect vintage on. I wore the watch every day to work for a week or two, but after that I found myself reaching for my 111h or another pam over the 1680, and at that point I knew it just wasn't going to do me a bit of good. It is a great watch, it just wasn't for me. However I appreciate the help and advice you and others gave me on it though. In the end, I sold it at RWI for what I paid for it to someone who didn't want to deal with luckyyy. It was somewhat of a surprise for me that I didn't like it, I have always liked anything in its classic form and own several nice pieces of history, but this just wasn't the watch for me. The glory is also in the chase; once I had the watch and the parts I was able to better evaluate what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellfell Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Sir Very intresting but In your experience is not exist a seller that have nice replicas, is necessary to assemble parts to have a good replica? I will buy a Eddie replica, but I have not experience and disponibility of parts to a labour that you on your sub. Have a counseil for me ?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellfell Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Sir where in Internet is possible to buy the bezels? Have you a name of site, of a email address? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellfell Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Sir what is OEM ? where is possible to buy inserts for bezel ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) Damm Ubi, very nice work have you done.. This one looks awesome... Great watch.... I have done this with my old MBW 16610 too..... The TWG Sel Band is great for this watch.... Very good work.... I like it a lot... RG tribal Edited July 23, 2006 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Sir Very intresting but In your experience is not exist a seller that have nice replicas, is necessary to assemble parts to have a good replica? I will buy a Eddie replica, but I have not experience and disponibility of parts to a labour that you on your sub. Have a counseil for me ?Thanks Yes, that is correct. The replicas these days are very close to genuine, but in many situations there are still inaccuracies and flaws, which is quite common for this hobby. I find that it is not difficult to build a more accurate watch by combining watches, or building a watch from parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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