Don’t know what you mean! It’s perfectionThat’s a nice way to say he blotched it
. But yes absolutely f’d it up, good fun though and that’s what cheap AliX cases are for
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Full Spec 5517 Mil-sub build on a budget
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. But yes absolutely f’d it up, good fun though and that’s what cheap AliX cases are for
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It’s supposed to be a 14060
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Did you use files to reshape the top of the lugs @Karbon74 or dremel it? Profile looks much better than the stock Ali. I’m on the fence about doing the same since I just need to polish the case and assemble to finish my 14060 build.
My latest « sculpture » if that makes you feel loved
It’s supposed to be a 14060
Dremel for the rough and hand sand sticks for finish
Pfft, show off
He is always showing offPfft, show off
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Practice makes perfect, peeps! Just don't start on the expensive stuff!
And if the existing lug holes are too close to the end of the lugs, the solid bars don't have to be 2mm thick, a slightly thinner bar will still give the same impression.
Yes, yes, and yes!!! Even a perfectionist should expect to ruin a case or two when they first start reshaping.
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Rolex Submariner Reference 5517 Milsub
So you got your Dremel... It's like Tony Montana said: Say hello to my little friend...
put this video on in the backround and was curious what type of foam brush is he using th clean the oil off the dial?
anyone know what the name of that tool / brush he is using. Id like to get some.
Then read the comments and found this one.
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A vintage watch dealer here in the UK told me that there was a time (I think in the late 1980s or early 1990s?) when the remaining stock of Milsubs that were never issued to divers were being sold off from the Royal Navy stores as military surplus. He said his father was offered a whole little box of them! But apparently people weren't especially interested in them at that time because they had the "wrong" hands and bezel.
(Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I guess a dealer who took 5 or 10 of these in pristine condition and just kept them in his safe would have had a nice little retirement fund 20 or 25 years later...)"
I wonder if that dealer started selling them off yet?
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anyone know what the name of that tool / brush he is using. Id like to get some.
Then read the comments and found this one.
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@j.burgess4459
1 year agoA vintage watch dealer here in the UK told me that there was a time (I think in the late 1980s or early 1990s?) when the remaining stock of Milsubs that were never issued to divers were being sold off from the Royal Navy stores as military surplus. He said his father was offered a whole little box of them! But apparently people weren't especially interested in them at that time because they had the "wrong" hands and bezel.
I wonder if that dealer started selling them off yet?
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Love the wildman milsub… gonna get some patina ready for mine. Ceramic insert with platinum coating , my Next dial will have the 1000ft - 300m print
For the foam tool he's using, search for "pointed tip swabs." There are many types so you might need to look around to find the best for a watch dial. Now I want to buy some too. Thanks for pointing these out.put this video on in the backround and was curious what type of foam brush is he using th clean the oil off the dial?
anyone know what the name of that tool / brush he is using. Id like to get some.
Then read the comments and found this one.
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@j.burgess4459
1 year ago
A vintage watch dealer here in the UK told me that there was a time (I think in the late 1980s or early 1990s?) when the remaining stock of Milsubs that were never issued to divers were being sold off from the Royal Navy stores as military surplus. He said his father was offered a whole little box of them! But apparently people weren't especially interested in them at that time because they had the "wrong" hands and bezel.(Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I guess a dealer who took 5 or 10 of these in pristine condition and just kept them in his safe would have had a nice little retirement fund 20 or 25 years later...)"
I wonder if that dealer started selling them off yet?
$$$$$
Anyone have a hundred grand burning a hole in your pocket.
After market hands and CAC INSERT.
You can buy a gen milsub. Sorta.
After market hands and CAC INSERT.
You can buy a gen milsub. Sorta.
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That's absolutely mad! The comments on his instagram were 'interesting' after he built it, with people calling him out for it being a REP, effectively.
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So, looking on the 'gram - this isn't his REP one he built, it is someone else's, supposedly started off GEN...
