u/Tribal_the_first_1

16800 Build

Old WM9 Case, drilled Lug holes, gen 703 Tube/Crown, Insert, Crystal, 501B End links, Italian 93150 Bracelet.

VR 3135, open 6&9 Date, vintages ARF Dial and Hands

Custom Comex 5514 Build

OC-Case custom engraved with matching serial

Gen He-Valve installed

Gen Tube and 703 Crown

Gen Tropic 19

5513 Insert matching acrylic pearl

Custom Engraved Comex Caseback

VR 3135 delete Date function

Mocha ha Comex Dial

Silan quality Hands

580 End links

93150 bracelet

Fat springbars

Installed a steel bezel, brushed the upper lugs and also the shiny bracelet.

Turns out good , what do you guys think about this?

The Insert is much more costy than the whole watch.🤣

Gen 1675 Pepsi Insert☝️

Here is a simple idea.

If you have uneven drilled Lugholes on your Vintage build and the Springbar End will not reach the Lughole properly.

This is my solution for this.

You need a 1,2mm Steel wire. Cut it to right length, polish each side of the Wire.

You also need a small Steel sleeve.

Bent the Wire a bit.

Installed you are able to reach both holes

It looks cosmetic really good on the holes of the drilled case.

So many ask me about aging the Pearl of a gen 16610 Insert.

Here is my really easy way.

You all have a cooking field in the kitchen.

So I place the Insert directly in middle of a ceran cooking field, heat it up.

Now you heat the Insert and must take a look of it not to heat much.

You can see the progress while the lume color of the Safir Pearl fade to cream.

Also take a look of the black color, on gen it becomes a slightly matte brown tone.

Not overheat it.

That's it👍😜

Looks good I think.👌

Just build a hybrid 16520 with slim 7750, unfortunately seconds at 6, but who cares.🤣