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19 February 2016, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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My GMTIIc with mods
After wearing this watch for a while I decided I wanted to change to a non-cyclops magnifier glass, and change to a strap that can handle one of the pins failing when boating or motorcycling. The strap is a black Zulu 3 ring, and the crystal is from a Submariner 114060 (thanks to Viper8 and UNLVino for advice on that).
I also had initially decided I wanted to make an inverted date wheel, with white, or even 18k gold text on a black background. But after changing to a non-cyclops glass, I've found the white date window provides a more symmetrical balance to the 12/6/9 markers. Apologies for the poor quality photos & fingerprints etc. Original photo: With crystal and strap: |
19 February 2016, 04:38 PM | #2 |
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Very Seadweller-ish. It looks cleaner. Really shows how the cyclops magnifies the date. My 52 yr old eyes need the cyclops. The crystal looks domed?
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19 February 2016, 05:03 PM | #3 |
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No, it's the reflections that made it look like that. Here are some side on shots -
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19 February 2016, 05:39 PM | #4 |
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Interesting.... looks alright.
I'm guessing it's the same type of crystal sans the cyclops? Like the strap. |
19 February 2016, 05:40 PM | #5 |
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Thanks, looks good w/o cyclops.
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19 February 2016, 05:50 PM | #6 |
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Yeah pretty much. Except the GMT one comes from the factory with a small section of anti-reflective coating on the underside, directly below the cyclops. You can see it in the first picture if you compare the date window reflection to the rest of the crystal. So in this case to get a clean look you must replace the whole crystal. And the original one is stashed away in the roly box so it's easy to return to original condition in the future.
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19 February 2016, 06:23 PM | #7 |
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Not for me, but if you like it, go for it o say
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19 February 2016, 07:32 PM | #8 |
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I'm on the older eyes wagon, so prefer the watch with the cyclop, but it does look nice congrats!
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20 February 2016, 12:21 AM | #9 |
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nicer than i thought, fella. how about something with either the gmt hand color or the second hand color?
you wanted to do the invert on the date wheel but how about a roulette date wheel, green and red instead of black and red and then get a red second hand from a YM. red green date, red green second hand/gmt hand. oh boy green dial gmt replacement and now it's a xmas party! |
20 February 2016, 12:27 AM | #10 |
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Not bad I like it.
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20 February 2016, 12:56 AM | #11 |
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I think it looks great...congrats on several well executed mods.
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20 February 2016, 01:08 AM | #12 |
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I would suggest getting some non-shouldered spring bars. Those cloth straps can catch the shoulder of the spring bar (which is designed to be used with solid end links) and unhinge it. We had a post of that happening to someone not too long ago.
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20 February 2016, 01:14 AM | #13 |
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Looks good. I happen to be a bracelet guy when it comes to Rolex. I seem to always prefer the factory bracelet to any strap. But... still looks good!
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20 February 2016, 01:15 AM | #14 |
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well thats different!
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Nice mod, my eyes need the cyclops
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I like it. Do this if you have not. I have them in my speedy that lives on a NATO and have never had issues removing and I swap straps all the time with no issue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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20 February 2016, 02:25 AM | #17 |
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Certainly not for me. Looks weird
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20 February 2016, 11:37 AM | #18 | |
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I actually like the green GMT hand because it results in what is essentially a floating GMT marker, but if I went to a red one it would stand out a lot more. The red second hand might work, have liked it on submariners. Thanks for the feedback. I'll try some smooth spring bars. With the stock ones the strap is definitely pinched against the body a fair bit. |
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