guys, I must say that you fellows give me the same vibes as when I was hanging out with my mates in Uni years 
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The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread
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Good times.guys, I must say that you fellows give me the same vibes as when I was hanging out with my mates in Uni years
Come on stragglers - "Sunday Evening 1016 Thread Kitchen Shot Club" - post those shots now.
Curses. Now I will have to acquire a 1016 to partic in this sunday ritual. Lol
A late entry but we'll have it!
Chili night at the DPD household
Welcome DPD to the Sunday Evening 1016 Thread Kitchen Shot Club!
Membership has closed for this week and will re-open next Sunday Evevning.
Be ready guys!
Joshuwa
1016 Enjoyer
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I better get on with the build then, need to be apart of the 1%
A cold and misty day in Scandinavia… just the thing for a fire, oilskins, and a warm honeycomb gilt dial Explorer 6350 with gilt hands and an oiled leather Bund strap 
plot thickens.On the topic of 34mm
from a few pages back, I shared this pic:
THis was posted in a watch group on FB I asked the owner if the dial had been refinished.
He claimed he did not know but he did tell us that it was a 34mm , which would confirm 100% refinished because there was never any SCOC text on a 5500 explorer .
Someone called him out and said it was a fake.
he replied by calling them a fake enthusiast.
end of my exciting fb story drama lol
The owner of the 5500 scoc just took it to a watch maker and had it opened and it has a 1570 movement.
Has an odd refinished dial with larger numerals , markers and scoc text
1570 movement in a 5500 - never happened.
When I commented on the thread that a 5500 should have a different movement , and since there are a number of details that are questionsable about his dial .
his response:
"so its one of those rare manufactorying error watches that shouldnt exist? Neat"
ME *facepalm* its unlikely.
Interesting. With older watches, there's really no telling what's been done to them over the years. Maybe a spare 1570 bridge was used to replace a broken 1520/1530 one at a mom and pop watch repair shop.plot thickens.
The owner of the 5500 scoc just took it to a watch maker and had it opened and it has a 1570 movement.
Has an odd refinished dial with larger numerals , markers and scoc text
1570 movement in a 5500 - never happened.
When I commented on the thread that a 5500 should have a different movement , and since there are a number of details that are questionsable about his dial .
his response:
"so its one of those rare manufactorying error watches that shouldnt exist? Neat"
ME *facepalm* its unlikely.
My best guess would be someone built up a Franken back when movements weren't as expensive as complete watches. The refinished dial suggests it's been worked on outside the official channels, so anything goes, I guess. Today, a 1570 movement would be kind of wasted on a 5500, as you could build a much more valuable watch around it, if you were so inclined.
Hum,plot thickens.
The owner of the 5500 scoc just took it to a watch maker and had it opened and it has a 1570 movement.
Has an odd refinished dial with larger numerals , markers and scoc text
1570 movement in a 5500 - never happened.
When I commented on the thread that a 5500 should have a different movement , and since there are a number of details that are questionsable about his dial .
his response:
"so its one of those rare manufactorying error watches that shouldnt exist? Neat"
ME *facepalm* its unlikely.
There was a rumour of some fake 1570's last year but that transpired to be all they were - rumours. Nobody's seen one yet. Looks gen to me.
As DPD opines - it's a franken - when 1570's didn't bust you for $2500 and there were plenty around.
Houston, we have a problem…..only eligible if you build it yourself
How about design and enlist one our great builders to collaborate with to bring the design to fruition. Would this count?
Damn, if there's ONE thing I'd like to see in rep, it would be a good 1570. I don't even care if it's a cosmetically altered ETA (or 2813, for that matter). Just something that looks the part, on cursory inspection, with the correct diameter and stem height. A drpp in fit to a gen case, or a big motivator for factories to produce more accurate, gen-spec cases.
Not that I'd be upset if they did a faithful 1:1 copy, but I'd be happy with far less.
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Possible that its franken 1500 (date) or a 1002 (no date), no serial on the 1570 mainplate? is there 5500 engrave on the case?
I had that thought also...the 5500 Explorers are somewhat rare and valuable, so a lot of cheaper 5500 and 55XX were "converted" to Explorers with refinished or rep dials. One step removed from that, a lot of 10XX 15XX, etc Oyster cases were converted.
I'm guessing that it's been in that configuration for quite a while, however, since it's been more than a few years since a 1570 movement was available at an attractive price for a project like that.