josephag94
Vintage enthusiast
Price is expensive, I probably wouldn’t buy from him again. One insert is good enough for me, for submariner inserts I’d rather just go slay or gen
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Where does Crownartcustoms get his inserts from?
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josephag94
Vintage enthusiast
CAC I haven’t tried bivintage. I’m actually interested in one, what’s the verdict on those ?
That could be the most perfect 1675 i have ever seen. Theres no tell at all. I even suspect it of being Gen
It looks exactly the same as my 1967 gen, even down to the fading of the blue on the insert. The only thing is that it looks like it still has a white date wheel rather than brushed silver.
josephag94
Vintage enthusiast
josephag94
Vintage enthusiast
Yeah its a yodog build with Riyi hands and dw. Viet case and dial and gen crown. CAC insert ofcourse
The Bivintage insert which I ordered has arrived and the colour is not a rich blue like you see with CAC, it's definitely more of a washed out blue which is find for a base to start bleaching and making look worn but will never have that nice deep colour of CAC.
Fitting and photos to follow
Fitting and photos to follow
For the price it's not bad, and if you found a good way to aging whitout overdo, this will be a good solution at a good price!
CAC inserts are really amazing, i have had one in the past and i dont think could be easily achievable at home!
CAC inserts are really amazing, i have had one in the past and i dont think could be easily achievable at home!
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^^ This. There's a difference in paint quality between CAC and all the Viet' makers/resellers. They look the same because they're all trying to copy the genuine bezel inserts.
CAC is hugely over priced but they are much better than any Viet' inserts.
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cac is expensive but honestly he knows what he is doing... that man knows to make a beautifull piece of art 
got 5/6 from him so far, to me only option beside gen
got 5/6 from him so far, to me only option beside gen
This is the insert in use, I had to sand it down to fit the knurled ring and the colour is definitely not as rich as the photos it's a little more faded in real life but I quite like it, and it's certainly good enough for the mean time so that I don't have to spend a couple of hundred bucks on a CAC unit.
I have purchased a couple inserts from CAC for my Yodog 1675 build. He offers both Gen and aftermarket inserts. This one is a naturally faded Gen I purchased from him a couple weeks ago. High quality, but they can get pricey, especially the Gen pieces.
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I have purchased a couple inserts from CAC for my Yodog 1675 build. He offers both Gen and aftermarket inserts. This one is a naturally faded Gen I purchased from him a couple weeks ago. High quality, but they can get pricey, especially the Gen pieces.
That's a chemical fade.
absolutely !cac is expensive but honestly he knows what he is doing... that man knows to make a beautifull piece of art
got 5/6 from him so far, to me only option beside gen