hi guys
want to share with you my new dial
of course with original hands ...
so happy with this tropical
Amazing!
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hi guys
want to share with you my new dial
of course with original hands ...
so happy with this tropical
Amazing! 3 o‘clock counter is phong hand tho. Possibly mixed the hands during the build, as the others are gen. You can see the slight difference around the pinion. The gen are perfect even with a loupe while phong sub hands are a tiny bit rough. But apart from this a sick build! I assume gen mk2 pushers?
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Just for fun, working on a newer one, high end finishing of the movement, at this moment not the definitive mainplate and chrono bridge, would be V726 one mainplate and all wheels for 21500, dial sigma from ruby but modded with gen coronet, original tritium luminous markers, original white gold markers too, original hands, original pushers and crown, original crystal, original band, ruby case and bezel.
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Wow. Looks very nice.
What are the specs?
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Thanks bro,
Dial originally Ruby but modded with gen coronet gen indexes original tritium indexex “OT TO” modded to original looking.
Gen hands
Gen crown and tubus, 703 one not the 702, because better waterproofing. Gen pushers and theirs tubus too.
Gen crystal
Case ruby with correct serial number for this build and bezel too, gen case back gasket
Gen complete band with 557B end links.
Movement was the most important part of this build. I wanted to have a beautiful finish movement, because most of them are really poor on finishing and technically not so good enough. Am lucky to have 2 originals 727 movements, even those are not so good on finishing, but technically where the case holders are, it’s really good for the movement, because not perturbed barrel and balance wheel. 727 is also more precise because running 21600 and not 18000 like most of 72 despite the 726 and some later 730. Finishing of wheels, those of train wheels are also really good. Balance wheel and bridge of 727 not so good, because this early generation of microstella wheels wasn’t so easy to regulate.
As I would like to be proud of my build have decided to used the best of 727 and add my own évolutions and finishing.
So from barrel to pallet folks is 727, setting level and upper parts of mainplate from 727, barrel bridge and train wheels bridge 727, chrono hammer and some of others chrono parts from 727 but not all, 4 of them. Rest coming from a 726 in which have done the necessary finishing job on edges. Mainplate not the 727 but 726 one that have the 3 screws to hold the dial on side like the 727. Balance wheel is from 726 with a really basic regulated system, not the one of 727 that is really a nightmare to regulate and really not precise.
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The Cartels don't have them anymore because they are out of stock, who has it doesn't sell it because it's very rare, 7/8 years ago DW did it (like the one in the picture of The Society) but it's gone, you should get a franken, but consider the 4/5 k spending, good luck.
The Cartels don't have them anymore because they are out of stock, who has it doesn't sell it because it's very rare, 7/8 years ago DW did it (like the one in the picture of The Society) but it's gone, you should get a franken, but consider the 4/5 k spending, good luck.
I am ok with 5k , could you direct me with the correct people here to contact.
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Cosmograph4Ever is also another great builder in the US. Also nice to see another member from Dallas on here