erd04056 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Been working on this one for a while New 127 tropic New date wheel replacement bezel relume the over yellow hands and hour markers Messed with the CG's slightly And done by me and a bit of help from the DIY articles here and on the Darkside. Better camera is definately needed.....Best I can do with what I have to take fotos with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Hi J., Nice watch you have there! Thanks for the date overlay again. is that a mbw right? I see that you have removed the pearl.. and Riveted bracelet, very vintage my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Nice work erd ! I am sure you are proud now you can see the finished product of your hard work~ Enjoy your beautiful watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erd04056 Posted August 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Its from TWG ....I popped the pearl as I like the looks of a vintage without it. As a matter of fact, I sent the pearl to another member from spain who was looking for one. The tropic is from Edge. I really like Andrews 1680 because the red submariner is small like the gens. Ebay is where I found the correct datewheel with the open 6's and 9's. I do have an extra open 6 & 9 date wheel overlay if someone is interested in fixing their 1680. It does have the white background and not the silver though. Also have a replacement tropic 127, NOT GEN, that I'd be willing to help a fellow member out with. I am working on a different type of "Franken" watch, so I will not be needing those two items. They are new and never been installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Does twg 1680 fit gen or aftermarket parts such as crystals? Regards, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Yes, tell us about the parts and fitting them to a TWG watch. I'm amazed that a 127 would fit. Your date mag is huge- looks awesome! And did you use white lume to tone down the yellow? I've got a TWG 5512 which I stained, but I've also thought about reluming w/ the white. A smaller gen crown would be the only other thing that I think would look good. You're off to a great start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erd04056 Posted August 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 127 tropic from Edge Date wheel from ebay Relume is not really lume at all. These usually do not glow anymore, so I looked around and tried several different combonations of things. After experimenting....I came up with JB Weld hardner. It dries to a shade that is still vintage without the overpowering yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I thought that lume on TWG vintage models looked a lot yellow, but I see I was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haveblue Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Yes, tell us about the parts and fitting them to a TWG watch. I'm amazed that a 127 would fit. Your date mag is huge- looks awesome! And did you use white lume to tone down the yellow? I've got a TWG 5512 which I stained, but I've also thought about reluming w/ the white. A smaller gen crown would be the only other thing that I think would look good. You're off to a great start. alli : what size of crown came on the original 1680? I am getting ready to start my 1680 project and I have a gen triple dot crown that came on a GMT II rep....it is the correct size crown for the GMT II but is incorrect because it has the 3 dots instead of the bar. Is that the correct crown for the 1680? I don't have a pic available yet since I'm at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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