6538 with Helenarou dial

[NCRich]

This is unique looking. Watch had been built but the case was kinda butchered and the dial didn't look all that great. So trying to turn this:

into as close as I could get to this:

So new case reworked and tropic 21 plexi, athaya crown, clean, age a bit, relume, (rebuild keyless) and so the dial looks like this:

And, the finished watch

 

[CarpetRyd]

Man I'm digging that strap! Good work on the rebuild - think you successfully saved this one!

 

[Thrasher]

Rich I'm going to stalk you from forum to forum till you get rid of that pearl surround, I just ditched the last one I had on a wbk 1680 in favor of a wso pearl

 

[NCRich]

Rich I'm going to stalk you from forum to forum till you get rid of that pearl surround, I just ditched the last one I had on a wbk 1680 in favor of a wso pearl

Not my watch, owner wanted insert left alone.

 

[Thrasher]

Did you tell him it was wrong, I mean the acrylic pearls available arent great but that chrome surround is wrong for older watches correct???

 

[NCRich]

To be fair, acrylic pearls are wrong too. Looks like a hole filled in with lume on most gen pics I see.

 

[thinwhiteduke]

Nice rehab work, NCRich! Maybe owner can just lose the PIP?