New 6542 - budget factory option by TS-Station

gigi77 · 5/1/20

qualityazn said:
itgoes211 the sanding does a little but its the lighter, burn it a lil and rub it

Horrible job!

Sell it to me so that you can restart your own and make it perfect

qualityazn · 5/1/20

repainted the insert to give the red a more vintage hand painted feel. black portion didnt look right sanded down, so i filled it again, open to suggestions?

Thefakemasterfanclub · 5/1/20

qualityazn said:
repainted the insert to give the red a more vintage hand painted feel. black portion didnt look right sanded down, so i filled it again, open to suggestions?

Wow that bezel looks great!

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qualityazn · 5/1/20

Thefakemasterfanclub thanks! my wife isnt that thrilled with me right now, spent all weekend on this project

mclarendude · 6/1/20

n0bby said:
This! I would love to know whether anyone has modded endlinks so they fit better, and if so - which ones?

Glad I’m not the only one. I have seen gens with the endlinks like ours, but, I don’t like it.

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p0pperini · 6/1/20

mclarendude said:
Glad I’m not the only one. I have seen gens with the endlinks like ours, but, I don’t like it.

Yesterday I went through my loose endlinks box, and found a set of 580 endlinks that looked slightly flatter in profile than the others (I think I might have already given these a try some time ago). I've fitted them and they don't look too bad - as you say mclarendude, some photos of gens on bracelets do show quite a gap.

The watch came with 382 links - comparing the two, the 382s are quite a bit shorter than the 580s and leave a bigger gap to the ends of the lugs. But the other 580 endlinks in my spares box are all quite tall in profile and the fit on the 6542 is bad.

I'll post some pics tonight - I'm back at work today (boo!) and wearing a 16610.

mclarendude · 6/1/20

n0bby said:
Yesterday I went through my loose endlinks box, and found a set of 580 endlinks that looked slightly flatter in profile than the others (I think I might have already given these a try some time ago). I've fitted them and they don't look too bad - as you say mclarendude, some photos of gens on bracelets do show quite a gap.

The watch came with 382 links - comparing the two, the 382s are quite a bit shorter than the 580s and leave a bigger gap to the ends of the lugs. But the other 580 endlinks in my spares box are all quite tall in profile and the fit on the 6542 is bad.

I'll post some pics tonight - I'm back at work today (boo!) and wearing a 16610.

I had a pair of cheap 580's too laying around (one of them with a springbar loop broken) and it seems to be a slightly better fit. I might be ordering a new rivet bracelet at some point so I hope the endlinks on that will fit it better.

Looking forward to your pics!

mclarendude · 6/1/20

Did some small watchmaking today.

The seconds hand kept getting stuck to the hour hand exactly at 4:55 am each morning. Fixed that.

Inspected the crown and the stem is fine, it seems the crown itself is the issue. It seems it gets stuck in the stowed position when unscrewed. Lubed it a bit, stayed the same. Will revisit that tomorrow while I re-do the DWO.

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p0pperini · 6/1/20

Well I’m wearing one of my 6542s on a rivet bracelet now, but the 580 end links don’t fit very well length-wise. But as I mentioned before mclarendude, they’re a little better than the supplied endlinks!

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Hor-Fan · 7/1/20

mclarendude said:
Did some small watchmaking today.

The seconds hand kept getting stuck to the hour hand exactly at 4:55 am each morning. Fixed that.

Inspected the crown and the stem is fine, it seems the crown itself is the issue. It seems it gets stuck in the stowed position when unscrewed. Lubed it a bit, stayed the same. Will revisit that tomorrow while I re-do the DWO.

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The stock crowns on these are poo.

A nice used gen is a worthy upgrade

mclarendude · 7/1/20

Hor-Fan said:
The stock crowns on these are poo.

A nice used gen is a worthy upgrade

Yummy.

Need a whole new tube too? What part numbers?

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Hor-Fan · 7/1/20

mclarendude said:
Yummy.

Need a whole new tube too? What part numbers?

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The stock tube will work, the threads are correct. I just needed to file a mm or so off the front end so the gen crown fit flush to the case. Crown is 6mm twinlock 24-600.

mclarendude · 7/1/20

Hor-Fan said:
The stock tube will work, the threads are correct. I just needed to file a mm or so off the front end so the gen crown fit flush to the case. Crown is 6mm twinlock 24-600.

Off to scour the internet I go for a good crown... damn it.

LOL

Hor-Fan · 7/1/20

mclarendude said:
Off to scour the internet I go for a good crown... damn it.

LOL

There are loads of them on eBay

p0pperini · 7/1/20

mclarendude said:
Off to scour the internet I go for a good crown... damn it.

LOL

Me too - and I need two... damn it!

Thefakemasterfanclub · 7/1/20

A gen 6mm is a must and are relatively cheap for just the crown.

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itgoes211 · 7/1/20

[FOR SALE] Vintage Rolex 6542 - TS Watch “Hand Aged”
https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...94083-vintage-rolex-6542-ts-watch-“hand-aged”

DrHuHill · 7/1/20

@Hor-Fan
So you shortened the rep tube for

Hor-Fan · 7/1/20

DrHuHill said:
@Hor-Fan
So you shortened the rep tube for

Yep

qualityazn · 7/1/20

now there’s going to be a sudden spike in demand for gen crowns lol, same thing you guys did to Li! haha

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