Watchmeister Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 In the ever changing (and ever increasing cost) of high-end Rolexes I pulled one of my oldies out of the Watch box and sent it up North for some clean up. I am ecstatic with the results and thought I would share them with everyone. Here is a 5512 originally from Falco a couple of years ago with slow beat, Gen dial, crown, crystal, insert, pins, bracelet and improved case work. I am not a true Rolex guy as I tend to wear larger watches but it came back so nicely it will definitely get wrist time. And the obligatory wrist shot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 <looking gooood... its a classic in any sense of the word, wear it well! regards laz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollux1 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Those classic Rollies age so well, wear it in good health! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Hilts Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Damn, Kruz, I have a gen and that's really, really close. Be pretty hard-pressed to tell the difference. Here's mine. It's a '61, sadly with the same factory replacement dial. Still trying to find the ever-elusive gen gloss gilt original dial for under two grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Looks good Kruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thanks for the comments guys. See, us ignorant about Rollie guys with a little help from you Rolex experts and a little Ziggy magic can end up with some fairly nice stuff. Virgil- Good to see you hanging out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Wow, Kruzer, this is a fantastic piece. With so many gen parts it would have been a shame to let it sit in a box. Good move to have send it to Ziggy. Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Very nice! Ask Dluddy about his gilt meters-first dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 A beauty Kruz. Falco knew how to build them...Ziggy knows how to finish them off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Fantastic vintage sub, a real gem wear it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 thats beautiful!! I love that dial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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