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New Cartel Sub cases??? Anyone bought a vintage sub recently?

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So a noob on RWG just posted pics of a new vintage sub he hays he got from Perfect Clones.
CGs look incredible, better than any unmodded vintage I've ever seen.

Has anyone else purchased a new vintage Submariner from the cartel recently?
If the case has changed, this is good news...but who knows, it could be a noob posting pics of a modded watch as a pisstake.

Here's what the guy on RWG has posted:

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Interesting, Could be good news for me as I keep wanting to buy a bunch of vintage subs from the cartel.
 
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Wow that does look great. Do they still use 26mm dials?
 
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That case looks beautiful. Thanks for posting it, porsche356.
 
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This subject has been discussed over on RWG and RG when a member posted his new cartel 5512. If this is the cartel 5512 case this isn't a new offering per se. Josh listed it back in 2010. The speculation is the cartel ran out of the old stubby cg cases and this new case replaces it. All of the pics on Josh's site still show the old stubby cases, but qc pics when you order will show the new case. The caseback sucks, though, and is likely a SD back. Also, the case thickness appears to be a SD case without the HE valve.

A better contender for doing 5512/5513/1680 is either Josh's 1680 or Tony at Asian7750's 1680. The crown guards, caseback, and dimensions are great. Just like the old cartel cases, they take the correct size dial and gen crowns fit the tube.

I haven't logged on there yet today. Is this a brand new thread from today?
 
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^^^^ It was over in the reviews section instead of GD, so not many people saw it.

Mendota, now you've got me wanting to see this 1680 if it's better than this!

all I see at Perfect Clones are old ones with the stubbies...
 
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porsche356 said:
^^^^ It was over in the reviews section instead of GD, so not many people saw it.

Mendota, now you've got me wanting to see this 1680 if it's better than this!

all I see at Perfect Clones are old ones with the stubbies...
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Cool. I'll go check it out. I'll try to find the link that was posted for the josh 1680. It looks really good. I'll also find the thread discussing the Tony 1680. A member is using it as his base for a sweet 5513. It really looks great.
 
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The dial looks too good to me to be a stock Cartel one (when compared to ones I received in the past), unless it has been re-lumed or they've revamped it as part of the case upgrade?

Shame it sounds like it is now SD thickness...

I got a PM about modding a vintage Rolex today and thought I might fancy building another one, but this has reminded me how annoying getting decent parts is!
 
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^^^^ I feel like vintage builds are just 'jigsaw puzzles' you just need the right base + right parts :)
 
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porsche356 said:
^^^^ It was over in the reviews section instead of GD, so not many people saw it.

Mendota, now you've got me wanting to see this 1680 if it's better than this!

all I see at Perfect Clones are old ones with the stubbies...
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I've been looking everywhere for it but I can't seem to find it on Tapatalk. I'm looking on RWG.cc - is that the right RWG?

I don't know if this is the same watch yet. The one that appears to be the SD case is Josh's 5512. A member bought it and although the crown guards are good it has some of those case flaws I mentioned.

The red 1680 and Tony's red 1680 have really good case dimensions, though. That's the one that is being used by another member.
 
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Just looked at it. That's not the same 5512 that the other RWG member bought from Josh just last month. It is different. Also, look at that dial. That is not a cartel dial. Those indices are fantastic. They have grain and texture just like gen tritium.

We need more info for sure.
 
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