Yes,the ruby's one is more or less the same and alot better priced than any of the others,a 6538 case and dial from her comes to less than just a case from most of the other sellers
Nd trading has one for $500 which looks pretty similar to the mq one,apart from that it's a case of keeping your eyes on eBay and m2m
I think that fading is radium dust on the inside of the plexi and on the dial the gen Tudor dials are negative relief,Ah, thanks for showing me that. Apparently I was on a different version of his site that has a smaller selection.
The ND trading dial is not convincing to me, the font is too blocky and rounded. The Phong dial looks really nice but does not appear to be actual gilt, just gold print. In fact, I'm not sure if the gen Tudor subs actually have negative relief gilt dials. Most of the ones I've seen appear faded, at least in the text. See:
It seems odd that a negative relief dial would fade like that, unless it's something to do with the radium. I have not seen any Rolex sub dials like this. It looks to me like a gilt chapter ring but with printed text. Anyone know more about these ?
So far the closest thing I've seen to gen is a random ended eBay listing. Unfortunately I did not get a response from the seller.
Done!WIP
Really nice work on the silix case, those chamfers are way better than mine turned out .Done!
Specs:
Silix case shaped and lugs drilled. Bezel torched and tightened. HR insert aged, Athaya pearl. SK 306 HW crystal. HR dial relumed and varnished, Tiger lollipop second hand, JK hour and minute hands. Athaya crown and tube. ETA 2846 movement. Yuki 7206 bracelet, MQ 80 endlinks.
