The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Old 19 February 2016, 04:21 PM   #1
polarised
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: AU
Posts: 5
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:
polarised is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2016, 04:38 PM   #2
Wingman244
"TRF" Member
 
Wingman244's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Pacific NW, USA
Watch: Root Beer
Posts: 734
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?
Wingman244 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2016, 05:03 PM   #3
polarised
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: AU
Posts: 5
No, it's the reflections that made it look like that. Here are some side on shots -





polarised is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2016, 05:39 PM   #4
silverbullet818
"TRF" Member
 
silverbullet818's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Canada
Posts: 839
Interesting.... looks alright.

I'm guessing it's the same type of crystal sans the cyclops?

Like the strap.
silverbullet818 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2016, 05:40 PM   #5
Wingman244
"TRF" Member
 
Wingman244's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Pacific NW, USA
Watch: Root Beer
Posts: 734
Thanks, looks good w/o cyclops.
Wingman244 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2016, 05:50 PM   #6
polarised
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: AU
Posts: 5
Quote:
Originally Posted by silverbullet818 View Post
I'm guessing it's the same type of crystal sans the cyclops?
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.
polarised is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2016, 06:23 PM   #7
crowncollection
"TRF" Member
 
crowncollection's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Real Name: David
Location: australia
Posts: 20,216
Not for me, but if you like it, go for it o say


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
watches many
crowncollection is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2016, 07:32 PM   #8
fskywalker
2024 Pledge Member
 
fskywalker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Real Name: Francisco
Location: San Juan, PR
Watch: Is Ticking !
Posts: 25,182
I'm on the older eyes wagon, so prefer the watch with the cyclop, but it does look nice congrats!
__________________
Francisco
♛ 16610 / 116264
Ω 168.022 / 2535.80.00 / 310.30.42.50.01.002 / 210.90.42.20.01.001
Zenith 02.480.405

2FA security enabled
fskywalker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 12:21 AM   #9
Dom_Rellik
Banned
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: NYC
Posts: 224
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!
Dom_Rellik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 12:27 AM   #10
chino0823
"TRF" Member
 
chino0823's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: ct
Posts: 189
Not bad I like it.
chino0823 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 12:56 AM   #11
tomilg
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: May 2015
Real Name: Tom
Location: Sarasota, FL
Watch: 5513, SD4K
Posts: 462
I think it looks great...congrats on several well executed mods.
tomilg is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 01:08 AM   #12
bbressler
"TRF" Member
 
bbressler's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Texas
Watch: Exp, GMTII, Sub
Posts: 1,184
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.
bbressler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 01:14 AM   #13
jrs146
"TRF" Member
 
jrs146's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Real Name: Josh
Location: Lost in time
Watch: Me Nae Nae
Posts: 9,823
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!
__________________
"Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own."
-Jerome J. Garcia, Robert C. Hunter
jrs146 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 01:15 AM   #14
tkerrmd
"TRF" Member
 
tkerrmd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Real Name: Tom
Location: In a race car!
Watch: ME RACE PORSCHES
Posts: 24,123
well thats different!
tkerrmd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 01:26 AM   #15
joli160
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
joli160's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: NL
Watch: Yachtmaster
Posts: 14,761
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbressler View Post
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.
My thoughts exactly, failure of springbars is more likely on a Nato imho.
Nice mod, my eyes need the cyclops
__________________
Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.
joli160 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 01:38 AM   #16
bdex75
"TRF" Member
 
bdex75's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Real Name: Brandon
Location: Indianapolis
Watch: my money vanish
Posts: 8,506
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbressler View Post
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.

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
bdex75 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 02:25 AM   #17
hoanghung45
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Home
Watch: AP
Posts: 253
Certainly not for me. Looks weird
hoanghung45 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2016, 11:37 AM   #18
polarised
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: AU
Posts: 5
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dom_Rellik View Post
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!
Thanks for the ideas, and keep them coming everybody. There is a green text on white background date wheel, but as far as I can tell for this movement there's no other options or after market wheels out there, so I'd have to make one (which I'm not against).

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.

Quote:
Originally Posted by bbressler View Post
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.
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.
polarised is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Wrist Aficionado

My Watch LLC

WatchesOff5th

DavidSW Watches

Takuya Watches

OCWatches


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.