Who says u can't polish a turd! Pbdad modded Josh 1675

[Bigjule111]

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Just got it in today! Pbdad did a awesome job! I purchased this as a catch and release. It had alot of flaws. Pbdad relumed dial and hands. *Painted the gmt hand a vintage red. It was a metallic red, completely ridiculous Changed the date disk which was orange. * Drilled lugs placed Gen insert and Clark xstal also did crown guards. I got a good deal on a Gen vintage jubilee

 

[Bigjule111]

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[mike 8]

Looks real good. I am thinking of sending him my DSSD. Tell me, how long did it take you? I am on the east coast too

 

[Bigjule111]

He's in Cali. Roughly a month.

That last pic is how the watch looks before the mods. Never buy Josh 1:1 1675 with the aged markers. They're orange. Don't look like real patina

 

[Bigjule111]

 

[Bigjule111]

http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=2495&d=1323549408

 

[boostin20]

Looks great!

 

[Bigjule111]

thanks mate

 

[RolexAddict]

Now, just look at this : this is a gen

look the dial details, lume, the crowngards thickness, the crown itself, the bezel ring profile, etc. etc.....

 

[Bigjule111]

Nice. Mine is no were near a Gen. But it's a far improvement from The stock version that I received. Eventually going to swap the dial, crown and bezel. But it's a start.

 

[Bigjule111]

Does anyone have any idea if this dial would fit? http://www.yukiwatch.com/catalog/item/6380817/7445571.htm

 

[boostin20]

BigJule, this is for you since we've been talking about this back and forth. These pics are with my half broken point-n-shoot, so bear with me.

It's really hard with my camera to catch the dial's texture, but here's the best out of a dozen or so attempts.

Here's a couple shots of my crazy thick clark crystal. I told you I like 'em thick!

Does anyone have any idea if this dial would fit? http://www.yukiwatch.com/catalog/item/6380817/7445571.htm

You'd have to make sure your dial is 27mm and shave the feet of the yuki since it's for the gen 1575.

 

[Bigjule111]

That's nice. Were u get dial and case. Case seems thinner then mine. U hav the same sub bezel as mine.

 

[boostin20]

This is a custom build by a guy at rwg. It used a mbw case, and I don't know where the dial came from. I'll try to find out.

 

[pc12drvr]

I don't know where the dial came from.

Dude, if that dial ISN'T gen, it's the very best rep I've ever seen. Compare yours to my Gen Mk1 dial (circa 1967-70ish). Your printing seems a bit heavier, and your coronet is thicker, but the fonts and spacing are spot on. And the Long "E" in ROLEX (the center bar). . . I've not seen that on a rep dial. If it is rep - I'm going to guess it came from ingod44 or an older MBW dial some of which were stellar.

Looks like someone re-lumed it and hit it with a coat of matte, but that dial sure looks gen to me.

 

[pc12drvr]

Does anyone have any idea if this dial would fit? http://www.yukiwatch.com/catalog/item/6380817/7445571.htm

It should, but it's up to you whether you want to invest this kind of money in this particular watch. Yes, it's an improvement over your current dial. But in certain ways it has just as many flaws. The GMT dial never had the flat "s" and wide top "a" the way submariners did. The AS in MASTER really sticks out as does the s in superlative.

 

[boostin20]

Dude, if that dial ISN'T gen, it's the very best rep I've ever seen. Compare yours to my Gen Mk1 dial (circa 1967-70ish). Your printing seems a bit heavier, and your coronet is thicker, but the fonts and spacing are spot on. And the Long "E" in ROLEX (the center bar). . . I've not seen that on a rep dial. If it is rep - I'm going to guess it came from ingod44.

Looks like someone re-lumed it and hit it with a coat of matte, but that dial sure looks gen to me.

That's awesome, thanks for making me feel a little better about my 1675. As you know, the end link problem is driving me nuts.

 

[Bigjule111]

Thanks. I see that the yuki dial isn't perfect but it's alot crisper dial then what's on there plus it's not crazy expenive either. How hard is it to place a Gen dial on a eta movement? Boosting that dial is superb. I want it!

 

[Dodgy]

You cant polish a turd but you can roll it in Glitter.

 

[Bigjule111]

Hey pc12. That's is not entirely true. I found this Gen Check out the dial View attachment 2533