Hi Friends !
I'm very happy to present my new baby.
This project started by chance, I was fortunate to be able to buy a 700 gen crown and a 5512 PCG Phong case. Initially the crown was destined for my cartel 5513 but the day after its purchase I could not resist the opportunity to get a nice PCG case with correct crown eight.
This was a quick decision to take as this case has the particularity of having a wider dial opening than the usual size for the 5512. It seems that for the first 5512, Rolex have used 5510 dials that measure 27mm. Then with the appearance of the 26mm dials a slight gap was visible between the dial and the rehaut. The 26mm dial not resting on the dial seat, the assembly was held in the case thanks to the fixings of the movement. With an ETA movement, which is smaller than the 1530 Rolex, this is not possible, the 26mm dial + movement set passes through the dial opening.
So I had to be able to make a larger dial that can fit on the seat of the case.
On this case, the diameter of the dial seat is 27.8mm. So I simply resized a 29mm dial in 27.6mm.
The regulars know the following, removing paint from the dial, sanding with 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, and 2000 sandpaper, polishing, gold plating, decal then lume.
Special thanks @Lorologio and @Rumsfeld
Specs are :
Vintagewatchmaker case set
Gen Service T19
Gen 700 crown
Athaya 7000 tube
Athaya pearl
ETA 2824-2
JKHorological Hands
Beco 2mm gen spec bars
Gen 93150 bracelet
Yuran Rally strap
Decal dial
I'm very happy to present my new baby.
This project started by chance, I was fortunate to be able to buy a 700 gen crown and a 5512 PCG Phong case. Initially the crown was destined for my cartel 5513 but the day after its purchase I could not resist the opportunity to get a nice PCG case with correct crown eight.
This was a quick decision to take as this case has the particularity of having a wider dial opening than the usual size for the 5512. It seems that for the first 5512, Rolex have used 5510 dials that measure 27mm. Then with the appearance of the 26mm dials a slight gap was visible between the dial and the rehaut. The 26mm dial not resting on the dial seat, the assembly was held in the case thanks to the fixings of the movement. With an ETA movement, which is smaller than the 1530 Rolex, this is not possible, the 26mm dial + movement set passes through the dial opening.
So I had to be able to make a larger dial that can fit on the seat of the case.
On this case, the diameter of the dial seat is 27.8mm. So I simply resized a 29mm dial in 27.6mm.
The regulars know the following, removing paint from the dial, sanding with 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, and 2000 sandpaper, polishing, gold plating, decal then lume.
Special thanks @Lorologio and @Rumsfeld
Specs are :
Vintagewatchmaker case set
Gen Service T19
Gen 700 crown
Athaya 7000 tube
Athaya pearl
ETA 2824-2
JKHorological Hands
Beco 2mm gen spec bars
Gen 93150 bracelet
Yuran Rally strap
Decal dial
