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The Fantasy Watch thread - show us your design chops
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Dragging up one of the older posts on this thread… I love this one. Where did you get the ExII style insert?
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Look on Ali Express bro, lots of alternate inserts there. 40mm 6 digit Rolexes take a 38.0mm OD insert. The ID can vary a little, anywhere from 30.6mm to 30.8mm.
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- 12/3/18
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- 12/3/18
- 34,662
- 66,753
- 113
- 12/3/18
- 34,662
- 66,753
- 113
- 12/3/18
- 34,662
- 66,753
- 113
- 12/3/18
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millklones
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Sooo...Years ago I bought 2 replica Subs in Jakarta Indonesia. One is in the post "Your first replica watch" the other is here. They both sat in a drawer for years and recently peaked my interest. One remains unmodified the other appears below, my fist mod watch.
I decided to make my own version of the 6538. So I stripped the case, dropped the original etched crystal and chipped it so it has a replacement. Also purposely left a hair under the new crystal. (Just noticed it) I ground off the crown guards and polished the case, bleached the bezel and carefully scraped 2 lines off the type on the dial and repolished itl...Yes I scraped of a little of the "m" too. I used gold leafing varnish with a little bit of yellow pigment to age the dial markers. I also replaced the tired Miyota movement with a new one.
Oddly enough, of all my watches this garners the most compliments!
I decided to make my own version of the 6538. So I stripped the case, dropped the original etched crystal and chipped it so it has a replacement. Also purposely left a hair under the new crystal. (Just noticed it) I ground off the crown guards and polished the case, bleached the bezel and carefully scraped 2 lines off the type on the dial and repolished itl...Yes I scraped of a little of the "m" too. I used gold leafing varnish with a little bit of yellow pigment to age the dial markers. I also replaced the tired Miyota movement with a new one.
Oddly enough, of all my watches this garners the most compliments!
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Fantasy Radiomir from my mind to reality curtesy of Belkin12.
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How have I missed this thread for so long... here are a few
2255 - Blue bezel insert
GMT Master - Matte ceramic insert
Seamaster 300 / PO
Seiko - FFF dial w dome crystal
2255 - Blue bezel insert
GMT Master - Matte ceramic insert
Seamaster 300 / PO
Seiko - FFF dial w dome crystal
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