Hi all. This is my ultimate vintage diver.!! It has been completely rebuilt and is (IMO) perfection...
It all started when Russell I sent me his 6105-8000 with manual wind conversion to test drive for a couple of weeks. It only took a day and I was hooked... it was to be another year or so before my own project got going...
To start with I needed a ‘donor’ 6105-8000 so when I found one that ticked the boxes…hacking 6105B, nice untouched dial and a nice case. I grabbed it. I had over time managed to stock up on the other important parts... NOS bezel, NOS crown, and one of Jonathans perfect crystals...
The 6105B movement was sent to Pete K to start his magic on the rebuild and the case and other parts went over to Jack (IWW)
Jack did an incredible job cleaning and polishing the case to perfection, crystal installed, new gaskets all round and the case was finished.
A few months later and Pete had fully rebuilt the movement, adding further 4 jewels to the already 17j 6105 movement and also completing the all important manual winding conversion. The finished movement is incredible it feels so tough yet when winding the crown it feels like silk. The time keeping is better than my Marine Master, so we’re talking near perfect accuracy. Pete’s attention to detail is exact, a true perfectionist.
The original donor watch was a July 1970 proof/resist (must be one of the last 8000 cased proofs?). A set of NOS hands were added but for some reason the ‘resist’ dial just didn’t sit well with me, this watch being such an important part of my collection I set out to find another 6105-8000 with a nice ‘proof’ dial to swap over. Pete did the dial swap and the finished watch is awesome and a credit to Pete and Jack both true masters in the watch making world.
I managed to find a near new (and of course original) waffle strap to complete the watch. While I’m still not sure if the strap will be worn regularly it does look great.
A few people that I’d like to thank
Pete K
Russell I (seikozen)
Jack A
Jonathan
So I hope you all like the watch that I have called ‘the MASTERPIECE’ as much as I do, thanks for reading, Clayton.
The original donor watch as I received it
The second dial donor watch I chased down for the perfect PROOF dial
[img]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/seikodiver/P5145593donorwatchsml.jpg
A look at Jacks awesome case refinishing.
A glimpse under the hood at Pete’s magic
[img]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/seikodiver/SN855813sml.jpg
The finished watch.
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The original waffle strap
Perfection
[img]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/seikodiver/3P6055737sml.jpg
It all started when Russell I sent me his 6105-8000 with manual wind conversion to test drive for a couple of weeks. It only took a day and I was hooked... it was to be another year or so before my own project got going...
To start with I needed a ‘donor’ 6105-8000 so when I found one that ticked the boxes…hacking 6105B, nice untouched dial and a nice case. I grabbed it. I had over time managed to stock up on the other important parts... NOS bezel, NOS crown, and one of Jonathans perfect crystals...
The 6105B movement was sent to Pete K to start his magic on the rebuild and the case and other parts went over to Jack (IWW)
Jack did an incredible job cleaning and polishing the case to perfection, crystal installed, new gaskets all round and the case was finished.
A few months later and Pete had fully rebuilt the movement, adding further 4 jewels to the already 17j 6105 movement and also completing the all important manual winding conversion. The finished movement is incredible it feels so tough yet when winding the crown it feels like silk. The time keeping is better than my Marine Master, so we’re talking near perfect accuracy. Pete’s attention to detail is exact, a true perfectionist.
The original donor watch was a July 1970 proof/resist (must be one of the last 8000 cased proofs?). A set of NOS hands were added but for some reason the ‘resist’ dial just didn’t sit well with me, this watch being such an important part of my collection I set out to find another 6105-8000 with a nice ‘proof’ dial to swap over. Pete did the dial swap and the finished watch is awesome and a credit to Pete and Jack both true masters in the watch making world.
I managed to find a near new (and of course original) waffle strap to complete the watch. While I’m still not sure if the strap will be worn regularly it does look great.
A few people that I’d like to thank
Pete K
Russell I (seikozen)
Jack A
Jonathan
So I hope you all like the watch that I have called ‘the MASTERPIECE’ as much as I do, thanks for reading, Clayton.
The original donor watch as I received it
The second dial donor watch I chased down for the perfect PROOF dial
[img]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/seikodiver/P5145593donorwatchsml.jpg
A look at Jacks awesome case refinishing.
A glimpse under the hood at Pete’s magic
[img]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/seikodiver/SN855813sml.jpg
The finished watch.
The original waffle strap
Perfection
[img]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/seikodiver/3P6055737sml.jpg
