Yea, just ask for the 1675 bezel assembly and the crystal as well. Ive ordered a couple from him recently and it makes a big difference on the watch. Just message him on ebay and he will set up a special auction for you.
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Out of the box accuracy of 1675?
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Yep, Just emailed Gary as you suggested and he did a special ebay auction for the bezel assembly, including the crystal and bezel insert. Also just ordered a ETA2846 NOS.
Now I have to decide on how much to artificially age the watch
I don't want to mess it up too much
Now I have to decide on how much to artificially age the watch
I don't want to mess it up too muchOn this topic, is the current Cartel 1675 using the same case as the 1655, or are there differences? I have a 1675 right now and want to have the CGs shaped, but dunno if I should use this case or get a 1655 as a donor. They look quite close to me but Im no expert.
Finally, I have finished this little project, starting with a Cartel 1675 from Trevor with a few extra modifications..
(1) Replace the Asian2836 movement with a Swiss Low Beat ETA2846 movement - Thanks to Sneed for his guides..
(2) Fix the GMT to GMT timezone (ie you can't adjust is now hour hand and GMT align at midnight and are opposite at midday)
(3) Re-lumed using SuperLuminova. I still used the metal shapes on the dial and smeared the superluminova over the removed lume, to keep the lume thin..
(4) Re-shape the crown guards to be more pointed.
(5) Replace the crystal with a Clarks Plexi glass.
(6) Replace the bezel and bezel insert with a Clarks one.
(7) Service and regulate the movement.
The only snag is that the bezel is very, very tight!! I pressed down the plexi retaining ring so that it is flush with the case.
I had to sand the inside diameter of the Clarks crystal retaining bezel to get it to fit (Took ages to do)
Then I pressed down hard with the handle of some pliers to protect the case and managed to get the crystal retaining ring flush with the case.
I the end, I used the original bezel retaining ring and the bezel is still stiff but you can just about turn it
Anyway, I think it looks the business and at least on the 1675 rep the hand stack is correct!!
(1) Replace the Asian2836 movement with a Swiss Low Beat ETA2846 movement - Thanks to Sneed for his guides..
(2) Fix the GMT to GMT timezone (ie you can't adjust is now hour hand and GMT align at midnight and are opposite at midday)
(3) Re-lumed using SuperLuminova. I still used the metal shapes on the dial and smeared the superluminova over the removed lume, to keep the lume thin..
(4) Re-shape the crown guards to be more pointed.
(5) Replace the crystal with a Clarks Plexi glass.
(6) Replace the bezel and bezel insert with a Clarks one.
(7) Service and regulate the movement.
The only snag is that the bezel is very, very tight!! I pressed down the plexi retaining ring so that it is flush with the case.
I had to sand the inside diameter of the Clarks crystal retaining bezel to get it to fit (Took ages to do
)Then I pressed down hard with the handle of some pliers to protect the case and managed to get the crystal retaining ring flush with the case.
I the end, I used the original bezel retaining ring and the bezel is still stiff but you can just about turn it
Anyway, I think it looks the business and at least on the 1675 rep the hand stack is correct!!