Let’s build a Rolex Datejust 16030 Franken!

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Here’s how my build time tonight went… that was a pair of shears, losing to a Raffles crown stem.



Proper write up of learnings from my last two sessions to follow in the next week or so when I have the mental acuity requisite.

 

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So let us speak to the joys of the VS3135.

These are a couple of aftermarket DG Rolex dials, and as we know, that means the dial feet won’t fit the 3135 movement… Good thing I’ve got this handy dandy drill tool so I can make new pockmarks on the back of the dial - cleverly lined up by dropping the new feet into a movement to act as guides for drill placement, right?

Wrong.

Of course, the best tools in the world are let down by the idiot like me using it who takes no account of applying too much pressure.