Modified rolex photos please!

[Nycturbovr6]

Love the shark mod!

[Number3]

Originally Posted by fishingbear

Love that mod!

Thanks guys. It has drawn quite a few comments from the Rolex wearers at work.

[SC11]

Originally Posted by Number3

Shark

Great mod first time I've seen it on the 114060.

If you don't mind me asking where did you source the bezel and get the work carried out? I have seen the bezel available here on TRF but as yet haven't found any place in the UK willing to do the swap.

[OmegaJJH]

Originally Posted by SC11

Great mod first time I've seen it on the 114060.

If you don't mind me asking where did you source the bezel and get the work carried out? I have seen the bezel available here on TRF but as yet haven't found any place in the UK willing to do the swap.

Looks fab.

I also think the green insert would look great to make a new ceramic LV like the 50th anniversary version.

[SC11]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

Looks fab.

I also think the green insert would look great to make a new ceramic LV like the 50th anniversary version.

Look further back in this thread or seach as it has been done, well actually the member had a 116610LN and 116610LV and swapped the dials over (actually could of been the entire movement) as it was easier then the bezel swap.

Out of the two I thought the LV dial with the LN bezel looked great

[Number3]

Originally Posted by SC11

Great mod first time I've seen it on the 114060.

If you don't mind me asking where did you source the bezel and get the work carried out? I have seen the bezel available here on TRF but as yet haven't found any place in the UK willing to do the swap.

Hi Sam,

I sourced the bezel right here on TRF from Walter aka WaqStar (top bloke). It was the complete unit, including the white gold surround, as opposed to just the ceramic insert. I used The Watch Doctor in Tring, Hertfordshire to actually swap the bezels. They're an independent specialist. I think it's quite easy to swap the whole unit but having never done it before I didn't want risk it.

Cheers

[SC11]

Originally Posted by Number3

Hi Sam,

I sourced the bezel right here on TRF from Walter aka WaqStar (top bloke). It was the complete unit, including the white gold surround, as opposed to just the ceramic insert. I used The Watch Doctor in Tring, Hertfordshire to actually swap the bezels. They're an independent specialist. I think it's quite easy to swap the whole unit but having never done it before I didn't want risk it.

Cheers

Yeah top seller

See I've heard mixed reports about the bezel, from what I gather it pops off similar to the older style but has a plastic ring which if it breaks must be replaced to hold the bezel back in place correctly.

[brettpaul]

Originally Posted by Number3

Shark

This is such an inspirational mod mate!! I'm going to do that to my 114060 too!!

Dealt with Walter before and he is a top bloke!!

[Number3]

Originally Posted by brettpaul

This is such an inspirational mod mate!! I'm going to do that to my 114060 too!!

Dealt with Walter before and he is a top bloke!!

Go for it Brett! This is the picture that made me do it - it's from one of the guys on the German forum;

[JohnAndrew]

16803 with crown, bezel, insert and oyster swapped out:

[zonk01]

Originally Posted by Beaumont Miller II

This is one of my favorite watches that I own. It is a 16610 with the dial and bezel insert from a 16800.

the bezel insert on that is ice cold man. ICE COLD haha, wonderful watch.

[tasopappas1]

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[Number3]

Originally Posted by JohnAndrew

16803 with crown, bezel, insert and oyster swapped out:

That's a beaut John.

[Chris1974]

My favorite thread here. I think it's great that many of the parts of a Rolex are interchangeable so you can change it up to fit your personality.

[JohnAndrew]

Originally Posted by Number3

That's a beaut John.

Thank you. I'm kinda diggin it.

[JohnAndrew]

Originally Posted by Chris1974

My favorite thread here. I think it's great that many of the parts of a Rolex are interchangeable so you can change it up to fit your personality.

+1

[Ed Rooney]

I've always wanted to do Mercedes hands on a SS Datejust with a a dark blue or black dial and a domed bezel.

[shay2nak]

Originally Posted by TinyCyclops

Gotta luv those Bamfords

holy sh*t, the YMII looks amazing!

[Britexpat76]

With great thanks to Tempoking and Walter I have taken this rather fine 2002 116523



And created the love of my life!






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[Zerodesign]

Originally Posted by Britexpat76

With great thanks to Tempoking and Walter I have taken this rather fine 2002 116523



And created the love of my life!






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Beautiful :p

[alanski]

heres one I done in jan, take one standard 116520 , get a panda dial from a good friend at a pocket friendly price, get another pal to get you a set of red hands , buy a dlc bezel from here off a good guy here

call a friendly watchmaker pal to fit it all , here we have it . my poor mans newman

[dstacy]

Originally Posted by alanski

, here we have it . my poor mans newman

<laughing> (I mean this to be funny, not disrespectful)....Really makes you realize how far out of touch we can be at times when we use words like "poor man's" to describe a $10,000 watch.
Reminds me of how funny it strikes me when guys say a $5,500 AirKing is an "entry level" watch.

[alanski]

Originally Posted by dstacy

<laughing> (I mean this to be funny, not disrespectful)....Really makes you realize how far out of touch we can be at times when we use words like "poor man's" to describe a $10,000 watch.
Reminds me of how funny it strikes me when guys say a $5,500 AirKing is an "entry level" watch.

lol no disrespect taken , my old friend who got me the dial said AL you must be bloody bored , done it for fun and something to do :)

always wanted to do a mod piece and when the parts came along I wanted I could , its the dial combo and hands and bezel I wanted , plus got the look and detail in the watch I wanted to create ,

pretty happy with the outcome , wear it every so often . more the fun in the build and execution

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Britexpat76

With great thanks to Tempoking and Walter I have taken this rather fine 2002 116523



And created the love of my life!






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great move!

[bondtoys]

[Hollywoodvillain]

black GMT bezel mod on my Polar EXP II in the infant stages of trying to come up with a better way to do it that doesn't involve a rotating GMT bezel

[00pumpkin]

Originally Posted by bondtoys

Did you replace the markers with the maxi-dial markers?

[bondtoys]

Kind of.....

The dial is from a 116710 and the green GMT-Master II wording has been changed from green to white ;)

Now I need a Maxi - Minutehand

[JJL]

Originally Posted by Beaumont Miller II

This is one of my favorite watches that I own. It is a 16610 with the dial and bezel insert from a 16800.

Wow I noticed that I commented on this pic back in 2011 ! Times flies and I still love it. I'd love to get an insert like this for my Red 1680.

Great looking Sub you have there, again

[fmc000]

Originally Posted by Hollywoodvillain

black GMT bezel mod on my Polar EXP II in the infant stages of trying to come up with a better way to do it that doesn't involve a rotating GMT bezel

Quite a nice mod. I like it.