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The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread
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maikols
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Thanks, I'm really liking this one at the moment. The dial changes completely in sunlight from black to a nice orangey brown
Thought I'd post my first ever build here: a 1016 with jmb case and Whoopy dial. This is also my first post on RWI - I'm a little more active on Reddit's replica subreddits, but there's no resource like this anywhere else.
I received the dial, hands, caseset, and an A2824 (which I promptly screwed up the keyless on) from joonwantswatches (who was awesome to buy from), and then grabbed a 6mm crown, movement ring, and bracelet from Raffles. I found a ETA 2824 for $100 from Ebay, and it arrived missing the hour wheel so I transplanted that from the A2824.
The dial and hands came aged already, but I baked the dial at about 250/275 for 40 mins (10 mins at a time) to try to darken the lume a bit, but honestly couldn't see the difference. I then gave the dial a light spray of matte varnish, which gave it the texture I wanted. Otherwise, very little has been done to the watch besides putting it together - the movement ring I got from raffles (28.2mm in outside diameter) was just a tiny bit too small, so I filled in the gap between the ring and the case with Rodico as a carry-over solution; so far it's held up fine.
jmb if you have a spare movement ring for your explorer cases that would fit a 2824, I'd love to buy it.
I received the dial, hands, caseset, and an A2824 (which I promptly screwed up the keyless on) from joonwantswatches (who was awesome to buy from), and then grabbed a 6mm crown, movement ring, and bracelet from Raffles. I found a ETA 2824 for $100 from Ebay, and it arrived missing the hour wheel so I transplanted that from the A2824.
The dial and hands came aged already, but I baked the dial at about 250/275 for 40 mins (10 mins at a time) to try to darken the lume a bit, but honestly couldn't see the difference. I then gave the dial a light spray of matte varnish, which gave it the texture I wanted. Otherwise, very little has been done to the watch besides putting it together - the movement ring I got from raffles (28.2mm in outside diameter) was just a tiny bit too small, so I filled in the gap between the ring and the case with Rodico as a carry-over solution; so far it's held up fine.
jmb if you have a spare movement ring for your explorer cases that would fit a 2824, I'd love to buy it.
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I really love seeing all of the 1016 love in this thread! I just figured I would let folks know that I just shipped my last 1016 case set and I doubt I will make any more unless people really start beating me up for 'em! I do have some bezels left if somebody wants to make a budget version from a 16200 case...
A fabled dial maker from yesteryear who no longer makes dials. If you want one of his dials you will need to watch the M2M parts or find a 1016 being sold with one used.
Dial options currently
Yuki
Ruby
Ebay (various sources)
Gen Rolex