My 1675 build begins

[GBOAC]

I agree with rob, a little bit goes a long way with aging.

The crystal on my gen Rolex has that worn-in polished look and it's great.

 

[eduardor]

Thanks for the advice guys, th crystal will be replaced for a clarks wich should be arriving soon, as well as the bezel and insert. I'll try some of the things you just said to age the case and bracelet.

 

[eduardor]

Anyone knows if the WSO bezel will work like the gen? Meaning that i would have to press it to be able to rotate? Because the factory one just rotates without applying pressure its quite loose.

 

[GBOAC]

So here is what I've done so far:
Drilled the lugs for gen spring bars
Replaced the clasp on the jubilee with a really nice gen-like piece
Sanded the spring bar loops on the end links and jubilee ends
Disassembled the bezel ring for the WSO (on order)
Disassembled the dial indicies, masked and reprinted the dial (more on this)
Sealed the dial with a matte finish.

So yes I reprinted the dial. Tritium this old doesn't glow anyway so I'm not worries about that. I went with whit because I like the clean, new look some 1675s have. There are 2 different paints used here. The first was a thicker cream acrylic used to paint the rectangular and triangle indicies. The other is a thinner mix used to paint the hour plots. I don't think it looks half bad for being free. Sure takes care of that puffy look the original dial setup had. I might go for a yuki dial eventually but this little project saved $130 so it was worth it.

This is my inspiration:

My all-red gmt hand is on the way as well

 

[txrob779]

Geez Louise, how did u reprint that dial....looks fantastic. Clasp looks great too, gen?

 

[Rick914]

Great Job! looks really good. Ill be doing this to Robs dial as well and then luming on top.

 

[GBOAC]

Thanks guys!

I'm gonna lume-less on this one. I don't think it looks half bad.

A special thanks to Rob for the jubilee clasp. He saved my bacon there!!!

 

[txrob779]

You are very welcome, glad I could help....loves helpin fellas

 

[GBOAC]

Looks like the WSO bezel and hands will be here tomorrow. Sunday evening might be looking good for wrapping up this project

 

[GBOAC]

Update:

Well, I got pretty angry over this build. The movement decided to die on me. The date change mechanism went to hell and the price to fix it was about the same as buying a lower beat DG so that's what I did. New movement and new hands on order... Ugh!! So eventually I will be able to wear this thing!

WSO bezel arrived and has been installed.

 

[Boba77]

Did you just fit the new bezel and insert onto the watch without any mods?

 

[eVojlib]

i like the all red gmt hand, very rare to have one of these on a 1675.

nice job

 

[GBOAC]

The WSO fits okay but the insert needed some sanding on the inside diameter to clear the crystal.

 

[GBOAC]

My 1675 build ends

I learned a lot from this. I have so many hours invested it isn't even worth counting. I also went way over budget but the results aren't half bad.

This is the first rep I've ever seen of an all-red GMT hand 1675.

 

[Chris v.]

this here is my fav GMT of all time! glassic, even Dennis Hopper from Speed would love it.

 

[GBOAC]

Thanks Chris! I had fun building it.

 

[rols16610]

That looks awesome, great build, one of my favourite watches

 

[txrob779]

Looks fantastic...wear it loud and proud......killet MPI

 

[eduardor]

Looks fantastic! I like that red gmt hand!

 

[GBOAC]

Thanks guys!