bertieng Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Very nice mod indded, freddy. Wonder what is the movement inside to give the GMT function. Is the GMT hand adjustable on its own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I like the pepsi tones better on the newer insert but the numbers are too fresh looking IMO. Just a thought but do you think it might be possible to polish down the insert on a buffing wheel to take some of the height off or is that too risky? I have actually been pondering the idea of sandpapering/polishing the face of the insert to remove some of the 'new car shine' & to leave it with a slightly wavy surface to give it a more aged appearance. But a test on a couple of scrap pieces proved less than satisfactory, so I had planned to do more testing over the weekend. However, I took the watch out to dinner this evening & showed it to a gen collector friend, who was surprised when I told him the watch was a franken. Very surprised. In fact, it was only after I told him that I was unsure about the insert that he even noticed the placement & size of the dots. And, even then, he was only ambivalent about the insert's appearance (he thought it might have been a service replacement from the 2nd run (after Rolex had deemed the inserts free of radioactivity)). So, now I may just leave it as-is. I see you have the new dial mounted as well, very nice! It looks great and seems to fit perfectly, is this a MY redial or stock aftermarket? I thought the aftermarket dials were all too small for the Silix cases. Originally, I sent MY an ETA 2836 dial blank, thinking it would fit the case since that was the movement the Silix came with. But, unfortunately, I did not realize that the position of the date window for the 2846, which currently powers the watch, is in a slightly different position than the 2836. So I had MY strip & re-paint the Silix's original 'Cartier' Sub dial since I knew it fit both the case & movement perfectly. That is the dial you now see in the watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Very nice mod indded, freddy. Wonder what is the movement inside to give the GMT function. Is the GMT hand adjustable on its own? For the phase 1 watch, I am using a modified slow-beat 2846. You can read the details here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Wow, that's a lot of work and requires lots of skills for the mods. Getting the right parts is another issue. Shall an ETA GMT or Rolex 1575 movement will alos do the job for the 6542? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 You and your crazy wach modding ideas. Just kidding... I guess I'm just a fan of 'custom' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Shall an ETA GMT or Rolex 1575 movement will alos do the job for the 6542? Either could probably be made to work, but read this & this for the proper way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hi freddy, Thanks but the first link doesn't work. BTW, can you give us a tutorial on how to convert a 1030 to 1036 GMT, what are the additonal parts needed? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 It is within that link (which is now working). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Wow, thanks freddy. It's amazing. May I say the mod will be easier from a 1030 date to 1036 GMT? What will the conversion parts needed if going in this route? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast68 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Looks amazing indeed!! Any plans on doing a white dial version of this beauty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 If someone knows a source for an accurate white 6542 dial, please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 May I say the mod will be easier from a 1030 date to 1036 GMT? What will the conversion parts needed if going in this route? Due to a number of circumstances, I ultimately moved the 1030 over to my 6536 Sub project (which will be complete as soon as Silix delivers the cases I ordered over 2 months ago The parts list was posted by auto somewhere in that thread or 1 of the related 6542 threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast68 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 If someone knows a source for an accurate white 6542 dial, please let me know. I was thinking that if the Silix dial was re-finished to what you have now, maybe they could do the same in white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I was thinking that if the Silix dial was re-finished to what you have now, maybe they could do the same in white. I asked MY about that early on, but he was unable to do a white dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Really wonder if the 1575 can fit into the 6542 case. Does it share the same dimension to that of the 1030? This will be the easier way to go considering getting a 1036/1066 GMT is virtually impossible. BTW, freddy, your 6542 dial is not gen.? It looks so close to the real though, you get it from Silix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 The diameters are the same, but the 1575 is about .25mm taller. Since the 1675 GMT has a slightly taller case, I suspect the 1575 may not fit (without modding) into the 6542 case. The current dial is from MY, which I described in my previous 6542 phase 1 update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 OIC, thanks freddy. Sorry, who is MY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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