BC1221 44 Posted August 27, 2014 Who the hell is MBW and where do we get these cases? It seems he may be out of business, but is HE or is the FACTORY done? These seems to be (from what I have read) the best basis for a build of a vintage sub. That Serti is geat, and I'd love to have the mid case as a basis for a build... Meanwhile still awaiting another 1680 case from eBay that promises to be nice... Needs a bit of crownguard work but otherwise a good find I think. I will be reporting/showing it here once assembled. MBW=Maria's Best Watches. A boutique in the MBK mall in Thailand. Reg/Narrika can get these cases I believe when he goes out there. Around $300-$400 and the best hands down.Forget Cartel, Angus, Phong, Yuki. For the $ IMNSFHO, its the best deal. I was just thinking that this morning...Connie where are you bud?!? I've heard $500-$600 if you can even get them at all. According to RA, PT has the best base for a 1680 build. Gen spec thickness, lugs, will take gen parts including crown. Shame angus never has them in stock anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdog 1 Posted August 27, 2014 $500 plus cases are the old school MBW. Very hard to find and very pricey when they come up. Their newer versions are still great. Angus certainly did get the better of the "stock" TD cases compared to the Cartel or Sillix specials. Unfortunately without modding to either the dial or the rehault, inside casing etc, they wont take a gen dial. Hopefully he can start getting a supply in again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baxter 6 Posted August 27, 2014 Who the hell is MBW and where do we get these cases? It seems he may be out of business, but is HE or is the FACTORY done? These seems to be (from what I have read) the best basis for a build of a vintage sub. That Serti is geat, and I'd love to have the mid case as a basis for a build... Meanwhile still awaiting another 1680 case from eBay that promises to be nice... Needs a bit of crownguard work but otherwise a good find I think. I will be reporting/showing it here once assembled. MBW=Maria's Best Watches. A boutique in the MBK mall in Thailand. Reg/Narrika can get these cases I believe when he goes out there. Around $300-$400 and the best hands down.Forget Cartel, Angus, Phong, Yuki. For the $ IMNSFHO, its the best deal. I was just thinking that this morning...Connie where are you bud?!? don't think current MBK is the quality of the MBW .... MBK is good and probably the best bet for a reasonable build base ... but not the same as the old MBW. There is a thread somewhere which does explain it all. An MBW caseset has the " polex orig design" in between the lugs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdog 1 Posted August 27, 2014 Who the hell is MBW and where do we get these cases? It seems he may be out of business, but is HE or is the FACTORY done? These seems to be (from what I have read) the best basis for a build of a vintage sub. That Serti is geat, and I'd love to have the mid case as a basis for a build... Meanwhile still awaiting another 1680 case from eBay that promises to be nice... Needs a bit of crownguard work but otherwise a good find I think. I will be reporting/showing it here once assembled. MBW=Maria's Best Watches. A boutique in the MBK mall in Thailand. Reg/Narrika can get these cases I believe when he goes out there. Around $300-$400 and the best hands down.Forget Cartel, Angus, Phong, Yuki. For the $ IMNSFHO, its the best deal. I was just thinking that this morning...Connie where are you bud?!? don't think current MBK is the quality of the MBW .... good and probably the best bet for a reasonable build base ... but not the same. There is a thread somewhere which does explain it all An MBW caseset has the " polex orig design" in between the lugs You are correct Jez. As I said to BC, they're not the same as the original but better that the cartels for sure. Angus is a no go being out of stock. And with Phong, NDT, and Ming being pretty pricey and still needing work done, I think they're the best starting point for the price. I was lucky to grab a "Polex" (Always makes me laugh) this week. I havent seen any come up in a long time and jumped on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudy40 0 Posted August 27, 2014 Here is a old MBW 5513 still in the plastic! Getting ready to work the case ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdog 1 Posted August 27, 2014 Here is a old MBW 5513 still in the plastic! Getting ready to work the case ! Someone's been hording Nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudy40 0 Posted August 27, 2014 Here is a old MBW 5513 still in the plastic! Getting ready to work the case ! Someone's been hording Nice! Actually not me! A good old friend of mine! That's been around on these forums since the beginning of time had a few old stock Polex MBW still in the plastic ...I finally talked him into selling me one!...It was a very lucky find! I have bought a few gen parts! Looking at a few gen dials! Still haven't took the plunge yet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC1221 44 Posted August 27, 2014 i cant wait to see that finished rudy. that spider dial is insane!! saw one on ebay yesterday and its on my "watch list" as well as a gen 1680 that needs some work. if i can get it at a good deal, i might pull the trigger on the gen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty010 1 Posted August 27, 2014 Can I just thank you gentlemen. I wasn't really into rolex, but after seeing Al these vintage watches it made me think I need a 5517 really bad now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC1221 44 Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) hahaha vintage rolexes are like a disease you never knew existed until you catch it. i never was interested in them until i saw rolexaddicts work on a 1680. ever since then, ive wanted one and wanted to mod them. i know my work doesnt come close to RA's but its honestly a lot of fun. ive been playing with this cheapie cartel 1680 for a month or so now. newest addition is a clark plexi. so much better than the cartel one. got a new dial and did a darker lume. its not as yellow as before. the clark insert looks a million times better than cartel ones too but i scratched this one up too bad. need to get another and just fade it. also need to get rid of that giant crown and pop a 702 on there. lume shot group lume shot. Edited August 27, 2014 by BC1221 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeLaForce 2 Posted August 31, 2014 Just finished, it's taken best part of a year...but she's a pretty one, I'll so a proper pics when my pan am memrobilia arrives Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHOOQ 0 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Well done, DLF! That dial looks incredible from here. My suggestion for Pan Am memorabilia: Edited August 31, 2014 by LHOOQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J!m 289 Posted August 31, 2014 DeLaForce: you have good taste and a good eye. Now we need the build list! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baxter 6 Posted August 31, 2014 Just finished, it's taken best part of a year...but she's a pretty one, I'll so a proper pics when my pan am memrobilia arrives Awesome R .....just awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrasher 135 Posted August 31, 2014 That's pretty Damn cool. This has got to be my favorite thread on either RWI or RWG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeLaForce 2 Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks guys !! @LHOOQ doubt I can afford one of those Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daytona_Dreamer 0 Posted September 5, 2014 Well done, DLF! That dial looks incredible from here. My suggestion for Pan Am memorabilia: I like the rolex. I like this Pan Am too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StormyNight 0 Posted September 5, 2014 End the thread now please. I doubt anything will EVER be nicer than that Pan Am GMT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeLaForce 2 Posted September 7, 2014 Took a few pics quick last night with the panam 1959 games program, and made a letter. Like the original vrf thread for a giggle. Bit of fun homaging a homage of a myth, but still I like it Ps:(the letter doesn't make much sense ) \ \ \ \ \cell \lastrow\row} Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martijn0007 3 Posted January 26, 2015 We need more pictures! Anyone else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champagne-communist 0 Posted January 26, 2015 nice dial and aging! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
