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iwantaprettywatch

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Thanks bro, though it’s a very cool watch like that, in fact I had a spare saphirs rainbow set that I modded and fit in a noob 116520 plate.


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Beautiful daytona you have there! May i know where you got the rubber strap? If it happen to be rubber b / everest is it a straight fit on the noob ? I'd also like to know if there are alternative straps you can recommend without spending too much on the rubber b.
 

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Beautiful daytona you have there! May i know where you got the rubber strap? If it happen to be rubber b / everest is it a straight fit on the noob ? I'd also like to know if there are alternative straps you can recommend without spending too much on the rubber b.

Thanks, I got the band from rubber B website, of course not cheap but quality is what you expect for.
I have test others from eBay seller, poor finishing, reason why I bought from rubber B, fit perfectly.
Never had Everest band, but they look good too.


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iwantaprettywatch

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Thanks, I got the band from rubber B website, of course not cheap but quality is what you expect for.
I have test others from eBay seller, poor finishing, reason why I bought from rubber B, fit perfectly.
Never had Everest band, but they look good too.


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If we do not bring quality into the picture but value, would you say rubber B is still a better buy for the visuals? or are aftermarket e bay sellers better?
 

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Rubber B really better


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Here’s my today’s work for a great member, watch was still a Franken, not well built, hands not properly fit in, even one was glued.
Dial not well aligned, movement not running well, amplitude 278 to 288 after few minutes wearing it.
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The hours wheel was damaged, so I changed it by a gen
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And assembly job after cleaning and properly oiled
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Gen barrel and mainspring
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Chrono parts
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The auto wind module full of rust and dust
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And after a good cleaning and all wheels gen and unused
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And all in
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Timegrapher before regulated it and in stable position after 30 minutes
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And simulated the movement on wrist
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Dial is gen, hands are all gen, crystal gen too, now will changed the bezel by the good gen one for non rehaut engraved model



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Here’s my today’s work for a great member, watch was still a Franken, not well built, hands not properly fit in, even one was glued.
Dial not well aligned, movement not running well, amplitude 278 to 288 after few minutes wearing it.
de63f85deddc440617b32c55441ca211.jpg
6a7ae50b3b85db9698cc0d6aa10d1d8c.jpg
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20dd792bd67344967cdb6b6de0727e0c.jpg
62e0c06b7cffc45167daf70e4a782b36.jpg

The hours wheel was damaged, so I changed it by a gen
e66216533b750a6daa103cf5bf42cc51.jpg

19332503d580b6746901cf9087d4a70b.jpg

And assembly job after cleaning and properly oiled
283b9b48ba18a572f8077fe563650f3d.jpg
160339185dca40de5a285044153f146a.jpg

Gen barrel and mainspring
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dc58301179dc12700808f33bcf1a29d4.jpg
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Chrono parts
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57906c6ca2e308005cf85a7988a8171a.jpg

The auto wind module full of rust and dust
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And after a good cleaning and all wheels gen and unused
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23ec0c7eb4905ed5110ee3a53e71b724.jpg

And all in
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Timegrapher before regulated it and in stable position after 30 minutes
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6eaf744085a36f77f775cdcd2740c842.jpg

And simulated the movement on wrist
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Dial is gen, hands are all gen, crystal gen too, now will changed the bezel by the good gen one for non rehaut engraved model



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Awesome work as normal bro!!
 
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That’s awesome job !!!! I am incredibly happy Micasol with your job on my baby :)

Really professional work and assessment on all upgrade and modification process :)
 
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Micasol

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amazing work as usual Micasol

Thanks bro,
Now it’s finished, minutes chrono hands not well aligned, so now it is,
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Gen gasket and gen crystal
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Arf bezel vs gen bezel, gen really more flat
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And all in
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Even not a single extractor mark on the side of the bezel, and really hard to fit in, understand why they are waterproof!!


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On the little rainbow will fit a gen parachrome hairspring, next week will arrive,


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Now it’s finished, minutes chrono hands not well aligned, so now it is,

How difficult it is to fit in the chrono hands :)? Which movement case holder do you use ?

thanks !!
 

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Even not a single extractor mark on the side of the bezel, and really hard to fit in, understand why they are waterproof!!

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Beautiful work bro, can you share what tools you use for removing and installing bezels? Particularly ceramic I am afraid of cracking without expensive tools.
 

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How difficult it is to fit in the chrono hands :)? Which movement case holder do you use ?

thanks !!

Gen hands doesn’t like rep wheels, so to fit them in and made them like, it’s not easy, sometimes they fit in properly, most of time need to be modded, or the hole is to little or too big, reason why most of Franken with gen hands have them not fully pop in or too much.

The best is to change the wheels by gen, gen hands fit in easy, was surprised how easy it is.

I am not using the best movement holder,
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Beautiful work bro, can you share what tools you use for removing and installing bezels? Particularly ceramic I am afraid of cracking without expensive tools.

Thanks bro, I am using those tools, but really need to go gently especially with ceramic bezel, I always protect the case and the bezel when using extractor, most of time brake when fit in due to the gasket which is too fat for it, especially when used gen crystal and gasket, every time I slim it a little to let the ceramic bezel fit in properly and without brake it.
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