6538 Project X.
Take a Rolex Submariner 114060, remove the crown guards, change the bezel for a vintage looking one and the dial. And you have the Project X. Very nice looking, with a lot of Cool Factor, that's for sure. Now my doubts: - The fact that Rolex may not accep...
Well,
When I bought it, it was the closest thing to a 6538 š Perhaps, today it would be a 54, with a larger crown...
THAT would be great. The BB 54 is closer to ....
The 7924, which, for me, is even more desirable than the 6538. ...
This is an oddballā¦
Serious aftermarket frankenā¦ For something similar, look at Unimatic. An original watch at leas than 1/10 of this one.
Can't say I like this Nicolas
Maybe it's what I'm used to, but the dial doesn't work with the bezel -- the latter looks more modern and overwhelms the (more vintage looking) dial. As with watches, cars, or anything else, it often comes down to proportions and integration of the variou...
Yes, the lugs are much better
ā¦ thus the proportions. Still, a very interesting contrast of warm and cool elements.
Iād probably go with a tudor
Lots of nice vintage inspired options from Tudor nowadays.
Very interesting. Closest analogy I can think of is the so-called āresto-modā in car and motorcycle subcultures.
This said, I am loving my 41mm Tudor Black Bay on jubilee.
Hello dear Nicolas! I wish Rolex would launch a model like this some dayā¦
Regrettably I feel they wonāt. And if they do please with thinner lugsā¦ and make it available through their boutiques or ADs!! Today Tudor offers its BB 54 which if given the options of a Mercedes hour hand and a big crown ā¦ (and Rose emblem and less insc...