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Does anyone know if a TD is making or will make a Bakelite bezel option? I found the few threads of 3D printed homegrown pieces and a few that actually made their own, but is there another option or any bezels for sale? I'm suddenly drawn to them with few options to solve except the Steinhart vintage 39 that really doesn't do it justice. 

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cvp3

Thanks I'll give him a try!

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semperfi55
On 03/12/2019 at 08:55, Alhig72 said:

He did my blancpain one,

I've been curious about yours, what's the build specs? And what's the case diameter?

Thanks for the tip, Bakelite bezel maker is useful to know!

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Alhig72
I've been curious about yours, what's the build specs? And what's the case diameter?
Thanks for the tip, Bakelite bezel maker is useful to know!
Its a 41mm Vietnam case (same as phongs)insert from Stephen dexter,
Phong dial aged and re lumed, as1701 blancpain movement with red date wheel, dsn hands slightly broached to fit and aged to match the dial,.
1960s tropic strap fae470134742bcde256b0979f61e030d.jpg

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semperfi55
6 minutes ago, Alhig72 said:

Its a 41mm Vietnam case (same as phongs)insert from Stephen dexter,
Phong dial aged and re lumed, as1701 blancpain movement with red date wheel, dsn hands slightly broached to fit and aged to match the dial,.
1960s tropic strap

High powered build!

No wonder it looks so good!

41mm is very wearable! :D 

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Alhig72
High powered build!
No wonder it looks so good!
41mm is very wearable!  
One of my favourite blancpain builds,
I've done a few of these but unfortunately parts are harder to come by nowd8e01dc732a82c74efd8c54c236f25b0.jpgf391990eb3e8a1b26c49db8d1b74d28f.jpg96a2dfc6b5da94c99b55a90e06982a87.jpg

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SCShrek
On 03/12/2019 at 03:33, cvp3 said:

Does anyone know if a TD is making or will make a Bakelite bezel option? I found the few threads of 3D printed homegrown pieces and a few that actually made their own, but is there another option or any bezels for sale? I'm suddenly drawn to them with few options to solve except the Steinhart vintage 39 that really doesn't do it justice. 

Not a TD but Rep may still be making them

 

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semperfi55
4 minutes ago, Alhig72 said:

unfortunately parts are harder to come by now

Tell me about it man :rolleyes:

And that's just for (relatively) wider appeal vintage Rolex parts, I can't imagine there to be a big demand for vintage Blancpain parts!

That no date is sexy.

Very respectable to have multiples of a watch :thumbsup2:

1 minute ago, SCShrek said:

Not a TD but Rep may still be making them

 

Yea sadly he's not that active recently. Very impressive work.

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SCShrek
7 minutes ago, semperfi55 said:

Tell me about it man :rolleyes:

And that's just for (relatively) wider appeal vintage Rolex parts, I can't imagine there to be a big demand for vintage Blancpain parts!

That no date is sexy.

Very respectable to have multiples of a watch :thumbsup2:

Yea sadly he's not that active recently. Very impressive work.

He had a very expensive one on EBay that sold 2 weeks ago but he may do it cheaper for one of us. 
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bakelite-Bezel-Insert-for-Rolex-6542-High-Quality-Aftermarket-Part/113910679124?hash=item1a859b0654:g:m5gAAOSwRWddlMkU#vi__app-cvip-panel

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Subscribed! Thanks for the info

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