csquared Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 Long story short, I got this watch as partial payment from one of my SoCal friends...he owed me some money. What do I have here? I know nothing about Rollies... Pictures
Tribal Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 Looks like a Franken, Case seems to be an older MBW... 6541 is normally a Vintage Milgaus.... Crown looks gen to me......
alligoat Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 Milgauss 6541 case (MBW) with a 5512 dial. Sure don't know where you go from here, though.
csquared Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks guys Does this look like the Milgauss case? Or something else? Just for some reason, doesn't look too Milgaussy to me
PhilipM Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) 6541 is a Milgaus, so a mistake there, http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=89028 A cousin of this guy Edit - not a mistake as such, as it has no crownguards, MBW as described above from the famous POLEY engraving Edited January 3, 2009 by PhilipM
csquared Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Posted January 3, 2009 Got it. Can I turn it into a Bond Sub? or...what do you guys suggest?
csquared Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Posted January 3, 2009 I just confirmed it has a genuine (not copy) Swiss ETA...hypothetically, if I were to sell the watch as is, what should I charge to be fair? Thanks.
roflwaffle Posted January 4, 2009 Report Posted January 4, 2009 I just confirmed it has a genuine (not copy) Swiss ETA...hypothetically, if I were to sell the watch as is, what should I charge to be fair? Thanks. I think $10 would be fair...
Spidey7 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Posted January 4, 2009 It's absolutely WORTHLESS!! Now send it to me and I'll dispose of it for you.
flex Posted January 4, 2009 Report Posted January 4, 2009 I think the case is a bit too thick to be used as a base for a bond sub?
miquel Posted January 4, 2009 Report Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) Looks to me like a MBK/MBW 5510. It has the same case as my MBK/MBW 6538 I'm working on. Outside of NDT cases and gen movements, it's a good starting point to a Connery era Bond sub. Good luck! ps. the case is too thick to be a Milgauss 6541.It appears to be too thick for a Bond sub because the crown position is too low, also it is fitted with a 7mm Triplock, not the 8mm Brevet crown. Edited January 4, 2009 by miquel
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