Project 3646 Marina Militare: Finished, and with happy owner

[earlgrey-erfurt]

Hello friends,
This is the last part of Stay Tunded: Call it Marina Militare 3646

Some facts:

Build by Stephan VDBroucke
• 47mm 3646 Case modified in size at the edges to get it 1:1 like Gen (imagine the gen-cases differ from case to case)
• Modified Plexi and Bezel
• Perfect Art on vintage Dial
• Modified vintage Hands to fit 60year old Molnija Movement (trial and error) (keeps good time)
• Thick 1:1 Caseback

I love it:

In Comparison with my 217 DSN both 47mm:

Stand alone:

Here some Gen for Comparison

So I think another great work of Stephan, or?
with only a little little doing by myself

Cheers Helmut

 

[Exploder]

That is a FANTASTIC piece, and as always amazing photos! A couple of questions: Was the strap sewn on or are there springbars connecting the wire lugs? What mods were done to the plexi? Any special secret "vintagizing" treatment on the case or caseback? (On the macros you showed earlier it looked like it had gone through just the right amount of time and hardship!)

I am REALLY impressed!

Xplodr

 

[horologie_unitas]

german craftsmanship.... what do you expect ?

outstanding watch....i love the huge !!! caseback.

 

[river]

wow man

that's really good one

could you let me know how much cost for this beauty ?

I own 2 pics this kind Rolex cal. 618 mech

 

[hooligan]

Hey, River! Nice seeing you around here!

Helmut, that's a beauty! The caseback on your watch is a MONSTER! Where did this case come from? WM9?

 

[merlin699]

wow - I'm really impressed - looks really like gen. But I dont linke the movement-holder...

 

[razerreg]

seeing pics like this makes me miss my vintages even more
very good lookin' pieces you got there bro, congratz!

 

[moggio]

very nice vintage look ..the caseback too shiny for vintage

 

[20Babies]

Love the strap!!!!
Did VDB custom made it for u?

 

[earlgrey-erfurt]

Love the strap!!!!
Did VDB custom made it for u?

no it might be a manifattura firenze but has no stamp on the back. but the buckle comes from kaktus

so i don t know who has build it but its really stunning strap and fits perfect the baby

haha yes the huge back got a bit to much polishing machine but the watch will get much wristtime so it will get some scratches by wearing...

thanks to all

helmut