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25 January 2013, 10:02 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Real Name: Michael Young
Location: Hong Kong
Watch: 5510 Submariner
Posts: 75
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My super franken 1601 Datejust
You guys will laugh your guts out on this one, but I think its pretty cool and much nicer than the grandfather grade 1601 steel datejust.
No harm done, everything is reversible except the dial which I still have in case I get tired of it. Here is a bill of materials: A specially made Daytona 6263 replacement bezel, same size except a little thicker to give clearance to the crown. The datejust has a smaller case but the same crystal size. Milgauss aftermarket hands refitted with center hole for the 1570 movement My special red X and a repainted glossy black dial That's it, and my new stock of Nato straps made with tightly woven nylon like the original MOD NATO straps. |
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25 January 2013, 10:38 PM
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I'm not laughing, it actually looks very nice.
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25 January 2013, 11:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Real Name: Greg
Location: michigan
Watch: Rolex Oyster
Posts: 651
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haha That's AWESOME!!!! It's hard to hate somthing that looks so cool!
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26 January 2013, 01:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Real Name: Dave
Location: NC
Watch: 5513, SMP "Bond"
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That's AWESOME! I love watch modding and have a modded SKX007. I love that you took your Rolex and made it what you want. Nothing cooler than having something unique and exactly what you specified.
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26 January 2013, 01:58 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Texas
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Where's the GMT hand? :) Looks awesome!
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26 January 2013, 02:32 AM
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Real Name: Marc
Location: Belgium
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Looks . . . stunning !
I think that with a plain bezel it would look even better ! But . . . congrats . . . nicely done . . . HAGWe 
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26 January 2013, 03:24 AM
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Location: USA
Watch: ing You Sleep
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I like it better than a plain DJ.
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26 January 2013, 03:35 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Earth
Watch: 1960 Omega cal 600
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that would look even cooler with a fluted bezel.
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26 January 2013, 04:23 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: NYC
Watch: Rolex
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that looks Great Michael!
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26 January 2013, 04:27 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Real Name: Michael
Location: Murcia, Spain
Watch: DJ 16000 and 17000
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sorry to buck the trend but IMO you shouldn't mess with a classic. Long live the Datejust!
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