MY 1665 SD Great white

[Tribal]

So this is my old MBW SD 1665 GW

Mods as follows

Reshaped CG's in and outside

drilled Lugholes

Relumed Dial and hands

Some Varnish on the Dial

Replaced the date wheel with flat top three

Gen T-39

Gen Tube and Gen Vintage Crown

Gen Insert with vintaged pearl

Gen 585 Endlinks

Gen Springbars

He Valve Mod

stripped the color from the caseback and polished the engravings out...

Right GW Caseback for shure

Hollow 93150 midlink Bracelet with nice Clasp

and here are the Pics

[alligoat]

That's a beauty, T. Where you guys come up with all of these great gen parts never fails to amaze me. Great job.

[Mickey Padge]

Looks fantastic as always

Maybe needs a little more bleach work on the insert, it looks quite new still?

Cheers!

[freddy333]

Tribal - Not sure about the date font, but the watch is the usual work of art from a very talented craftsman.

[Tribal]

Thanks guys,

for the Insert I like it more like new

The Datefont is taken from a gen Datewheel andv the numbers have serifs as it should be

[Mickey Padge]

Yeah , I suppose it is a gen insert, so why mess with it

I just like the look when the gloss finish is very slightly lifted, for a more satin look....

[lazarini]

Good as gold T :=)

Wearing my 1665 its a wrist magnet...

cheers Laz

[Cats]

That's a great looking watch Tribal

I didn't expect anything less from you

Wear it well.

Carpe Diem

Cats

[its_urabus]

thats a grail peice for me. thanks for the amazing photos...

[GSmaniac]

Nice!

My Bond-Nato is dreaming of a Watch like this!

Every modded 1680 or 1665 are welcome Brother

Regardz GSmaniac

[vlydog]

Great photos of an amazing timepiece. I am comparing it to my great white that is sitting on my wrist at the moment. Everyone should own one of these.

Thanks for sharing.

[dieselpower]

Great stuff D.

Just for the record my DRSD is on my wrist (still) and never misses a beat. All members who do not own a 1665 should sell their grandmothers immediately to purchase a decent one with all the right mods. After all how long is your grandmother going to last? A decent 1665 will last a lifetime and you can't get better value than that

[highoeyazmuhudee]

is that an MBK dial?

[Crab]

Very nice watch

[rolexmaniac88]

always been a huge fan of the GW Sea-Dweller ! A splendid work for sure !

[Tribal]

is that an MBK dial?

Yes it's a old style MBW Singer Dial

[mjmj]

its beautiful. Do you know where I can get a flat top 3 date disc for ETAs. I have emailed Eurotimez and helena has informed me that they have run out of flat top 3s for the moment and dont think that they will be making any more.

[highoeyazmuhudee]

when you talk about varnish on the dial do you mean the matte spray to reduce the shine?

[Tribal]

when you talk about varnish on the dial do you mean the matte spray to reduce the shine?

no,there is no shine on the Dial it's matte.

Varnish gives a nice structure ,like on a old Dial

I will post a macro shot of the structure that u can see what I mean.

[freddy333]

As Tribal said, matte varnish adds a gen-like texture to the dial face

[cib0rgman]

@tribal

Where can i get one of those insert. I had been searching and searching but no luck at all. Also what did you do the the HE to make it look like that.

Regards

[highoeyazmuhudee]

As Tribal said, matte varnish adds a gen-like texture to the dial face

thanks for the example freddy

thats what I thought I just asked the question wrong

[Tribal]

Thanks Freddy,

yours look exactly like mine btw Great SD

@ Ciborgman

I had a suppiler in the past for Rolex Parts

When you look at the Insert it has the bold numbers on it and this

is really rare.

For the HE Valve it's an easy mod just pop the Valve in with a hammer.

[Tribal]

its beautiful. Do you know where I can get a flat top 3 date disc for ETAs. I have emailed Eurotimez and helena has informed me that they have run out of flat top 3s for the moment and dont think that they will be making any more.

Shoot me a PM!

[highoeyazmuhudee]

is the "hidden" flip lock correct for this model?