ubiquitous Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 So, for anyone wanting to do a Pre-Tiger Chrono Tudor, this is the one for you. item 330329594279 Pair this dial to a 7750, a fat Daytona case for some Big Block action, and a standard Sub crystal and I think you'd have something interesting and unique. I had contemplated the idea of doing this one myself, but I have some other projects I need to work on first (some not watch related). I still think it would go great with my white dialed 16520: Maybe next time...
polexpete Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 Hey Ubi, yeah i was into building one of these a while ago. I brought a case off of porsche365a but in the meantime he sold it to someone else (another member) and i never did see my money back so i abandoned the project at the very start as it already cost me well over 200 bucks... Nice dial, it would also be worth getting a gen "Tiger" version which go for much less and swapping the dial out as cases are hard to find... Cheers P.
dluddy Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 Hey Ubi, yeah i was into building one of these a while ago. I brought a case off of porsche365a but in the meantime he sold it to someone else (another member) and i never did see my money back so i abandoned the project at the very start as it already cost me well over 200 bucks... Nice dial, it would also be worth getting a gen "Tiger" version which go for much less and swapping the dial out as cases are hard to find... Cheers P. That's too bad Pete. Chet (Porsche356) has ripped off a number of people and is no longer among us.... Great dail Ubi...thanks for the tip
chefcook Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 I've done it allready - remember the Tudor crown you donated for that project, Ubi A sub crystal does not work, the date window is far more right on the tudor. I discoverd that a gen 295 crystal fits the fat daytona case and glued a date mag on it. The dial is a little bigger than the daytona dial and the fat daytona case has to thin lugs... will post pictures later to show what I mean... If I do it again I'll go the expensive route with a reworked monte carlo aftermarket case.
ubiquitous Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Posted June 4, 2009 Ooh! Glad to hear that the crown went to good use, chef! If you have some time to post pics of that one, I'd love to see it!
chefcook Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 here it is: The flaws on this watch - all are unavoidable with the daytona case: - Missing 500 on the bezel - Wrong bezel shape (should be more flat) - No lugholes - Wrong case back (missing engravings) - Wrong lug shape (side walls should be flatter and not that rounded like on the fat daytona case) - Wrong lug size (too short, too thin) - Wrong bezel shape (too domed!!) - Rehaut inner diameter is too small Some gen pics for comparison: IMO it is not rewarding to built a franken Tudor chrono from a fat daytona case. It has too much differences to the gen Tudor case. I'd go with a Tudor Monte Carlo case (Yukiwatch or Jewelryandwatch), round the crown guards, source a gen plexi crystal and a gen 7750 dial. You'll end with a wonderful seventies big block Much more expensive, but much more accurate.
ubiquitous Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Posted June 4, 2009 Looks good none the less! If someone wants to give this a go, I have a Daytona case to donate for supporting or plat members... 7750 fat case..
lanikai Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 So, for anyone wanting to do a Pre-Tiger Chrono Tudor, this is the one for you. item 330329594279 Pair this dial to a 7750, a fat Daytona case for some Big Block action, and a standard Sub crystal and I think you'd have something interesting and unique. I had contemplated the idea of doing this one myself, but I have some other projects I need to work on first (some not watch related). I still think it would go great with my white dialed 16520: Maybe next time... yup.. I done it since I have all the necessary spares around.. and a eta 7750 still in the factory sealed package.. it is different.. so why not .. A~C Lani
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