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Fellas,
I saw this watch up on chrono24, and fell in love with it right away. I knew I had to build it. So here is where I'm at. I'll update the OP as I go along but I am quite excited about this build. It's been about 3 months in the making so far.
The gen:
I'm not going to talk about the Tiffany & Co and Rolex relationship, most here know it, but there is something about the co-branding that is so appealing - even in a replica watch. I randomly stumbled on the JFK 1680 Tiffany watch on M2M, and knew that a 16800 build would be fun: it's got the modern sapphire crystal, matte dial, and lots of class.
The build:
So here's my build:
- Startime case with drilled lugs, reshaped by Jonj480
- Gen date disc, time period appropriate
- Gen "flat 4" insert (I just put it on top of a JF16610 to see), but look at the pearl color! It's a bit beat up, but I kind of like that
- Rep MQ Dial, with custom tiffany stamp. Story time on this. I found this gen dial on MQ:
I inquired about it, and he quoted me $4,000. No thanks. I asked if he had a replica dial of it, and he said he could put a Tiffany stamp on this re-done dial for $400 total
So, I apprehensively paid him (never done business with him before), but sure enough after a couple weeks, he sent me this QC pic:
- SH3135 movement and re-lumed hands
- 93150 cartel bracelt (for now, until I find something better)
- prof 2xAR - probably my most controversial part of this, but I can't stand the lack of AR on my 16610 TC or my 6542, it just bothers me.
I am awaiting all of the pieces to come in, but let me know your thoughts!
I saw this watch up on chrono24, and fell in love with it right away. I knew I had to build it. So here is where I'm at. I'll update the OP as I go along but I am quite excited about this build. It's been about 3 months in the making so far.
The gen:
I'm not going to talk about the Tiffany & Co and Rolex relationship, most here know it, but there is something about the co-branding that is so appealing - even in a replica watch. I randomly stumbled on the JFK 1680 Tiffany watch on M2M, and knew that a 16800 build would be fun: it's got the modern sapphire crystal, matte dial, and lots of class.
The build:
So here's my build:
- Startime case with drilled lugs, reshaped by Jonj480
- Gen date disc, time period appropriate
- Gen "flat 4" insert (I just put it on top of a JF16610 to see), but look at the pearl color! It's a bit beat up, but I kind of like that
- Rep MQ Dial, with custom tiffany stamp. Story time on this. I found this gen dial on MQ:
I inquired about it, and he quoted me $4,000. No thanks. I asked if he had a replica dial of it, and he said he could put a Tiffany stamp on this re-done dial for $400 total
So, I apprehensively paid him (never done business with him before), but sure enough after a couple weeks, he sent me this QC pic:
- SH3135 movement and re-lumed hands
- 93150 cartel bracelt (for now, until I find something better)
- prof 2xAR - probably my most controversial part of this, but I can't stand the lack of AR on my 16610 TC or my 6542, it just bothers me.
I am awaiting all of the pieces to come in, but let me know your thoughts!