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My Vintage Tudor Sub

Hugop

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Looks like the jk factory vintage Tudor. Its a good place to start. The case bevels are a bit wide but the cg's have plenty of length and meat to mod well. The case backbis not 1-1 with gen. The case will take gen plexi and insert. So it has gen style bezel construction as well as O ring between case and bezel.

I have modded a couple and they turn out very well. All in all they are nice out of the box with good potential for someone with the skills to modify.
 
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It is exactly the same as the Rolex vintage sub JKF. I think there is a tutorial somewhere on modding them in this section. :lol:
 
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Hugop said:
Looks like the jk factory vintage Tudor. Its a good place to start. The case bevels are a bit wide but the cg's have plenty of length and meat to mod well. The case backbis not 1-1 with gen. The case will take gen plexi and insert. So it has gen style bezel construction as well as O ring between case and bezel.

I have modded a couple and they turn out very well. All in all they are nice out of the box with good potential for someone with the skills to modify.
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Thanks a lot! It's my first time modifying a vintage watch.

Would you mind sharing some pics of yours here?

Also, I saw some threads teaching about aging the dial. May I know how I can create that "raised lume"?
 
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The ones from other dealers have the Tudor engraved case back which is a plus
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Oops I already placed an order for this one...however, do you know where I can get the correct case back from?

Is the crystal correct?
 
Hugop

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For raised lume I use a matte varnish and Holio lume powder and then to put the aging on it I add strong expresso coffee to the surface after it's dry with a tiny paint brush
 
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whatdaf said:
Thanks a lot! It's my first time modifying a vintage watch.

Would you mind sharing some pics of yours here?

Also, I saw some threads teaching about aging the dial. May I know how I can create that "raised lume"?
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Here's mine: https://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/344050-My-Tudor-79090

I've given up on the aging stuff, I've learned the har way that it's very to easy to get it wrong. I aim for a "new old stock/service replacements" look instead.

Shaving the case is quite easy with a Dremel, files, abrasive paper and Dialux. Replacing the crown and tube requires a thread cutting tool and some Loctite. Replacing the pearl requires a (very small) amount of lume powder. Replacing the crystal is a no-brainer. There are a few really good tutorials, search for them.

If you find a source for the caseback, please tell.




(Of course you need tweezers, finger protectors, screwdrivers, a bit of luck, rodico, hands lifters, loupe and other watchsmith tools as well if you don't have them already. :)
 
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I just received the watch and wondering if the insert and bezel have the right size Coz it somehow looked a bit bigger than usual.

If not, I'm planning to age the bezel with bleach.
 
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whatdaf said:
I just received the watch and wondering if the insert and bezel have the right size Coz it somehow looked a bit bigger than usual.

If not, I'm planning to age the bezel with bleach.
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All the ones I have had would accept gen size inserts. They are the same size as the Rolex 5513, 1680, Tudor 9411, Tudor 7021. I have installed gen inserts in the these bezels so it should be the same size.[emoji106]

Are you doing a black dialed build? The reason I ask is that the JKF black inserts will turn blue/grey when you bleach them. Just letting you know what to expect.
Like this one.
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Here is another bleached jkf insert with an Aythaya bezel pip on my gen dialed blue 7021. In some light the older snowflakes look black. In daylight they are a beautiful blue with grey. The blueish tone of the bleached jkf is a perfect match and is very gen like.
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And here is blue next to black. The black insert is gen. Neither of these cases are jkf. The black 9411 is a vietnam maker and the blue is a Phong.
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Wow that insert looks great!
Yes I'm gonna bleach it for sure.
 
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Here is a daylight pic for you.
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Do you recommend me to change the plexi? Mine is super domed crystal which looks really domed. I don't know if the gen looks this dome tho.

If it can change to get plexi, which website would you recommend me to go ?
 
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I used the flatter of the Clark crystals in my snowflake. It's not flat like a top hat or anything, it's just not as high a dome as the other. I bought both Clark T19s and used the taller version on another watch.

You could always try baking the dial a little to add some age. You probably won't get puffy lume from it but you will get a little browning. Just take care and read across the forum on it before you try it.
 
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