Cartel 5513 budget franken vs. gen Rolex 5513

[alfons123]

Cartel 1680 V2
gen 5513 tritium dial
gen 703 crown
Bezel and hands unknown origin
Athaya Pearl

vs.

Rolex 5513 1987

 

[daytona4me]

Well done! I especially like the 2nd and 3rd photos comparing crowns and lugs+

 

[Drummania]

Very nice comparison pictures! Maybe upgrade to vietnam case next?

 

[kilowattore]

Excellent comparison, thanks for sharing!

 

[silentflight]

Aside from obvious CG, crown height, and bezel, very very close.

 

[C Master]

Wow impressive pictorial review and on a watch that I absolutely love.

 

[SUK]

Incredible build!

 

[napoleon1992]

Is this a cartel case out of the box or have you done any reshaping?

 

[6239]

Which is which?

 

[vavat]

The photos are great, showing all the details! Congratz

 

[alfons123]

napoleon1992 the cartel case is totally reshaped

6239 right is gen

Service dial cartel - Tritium dial cartel - Tritium dial all gen

 

[mrroeyl]

The cartel case needs to be retapped to accept a gen crown and gen spec tube correct?

 

[alfons123]

mrroeyl
I always recut it, because the original thread is usually very bad, but it would not be necessary

 

[cavintan]

just started my modding journey.. where do i get these cartel cases from?

 

[Dino2018]

just started my modding journey.. where do i get these cartel cases from?

You can buy an used case by M2M or a complete new watch form any TD, with a 2813 is low price and you can trade the non needed parts. Look for JKF Vintage Sub.