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9 July 2014, 12:08 AM | #1 |
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ABC does it again!
Very excited to share with my vintage family here my mk1 maxi back from ABC. These guys are magicians! Came out even better than I had expected. Very pleased with the results. I highly recommend them!
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9 July 2014, 12:12 AM | #2 |
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Congrats very nice! ABC is top notch
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9 July 2014, 12:18 AM | #3 |
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Great work
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Well worth the wait Greg. It looks outstanding and much nicer than I thought.
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9 July 2014, 12:27 AM | #5 |
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ABC does it again!
Thanks everyone!!
And thanks to Nathaniel for the awesome bezel ring! :) Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk
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Looks fantastic. Congrats
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9 July 2014, 12:36 AM | #7 |
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Very nice!
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9 July 2014, 01:16 AM | #9 |
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wow, looks great!
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9 July 2014, 01:19 AM | #10 |
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Thanks!!
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9 July 2014, 01:27 AM | #11 |
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Looks great!
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9 July 2014, 01:30 AM | #12 |
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Very nice results. Can you tell me if anything was done pertaining to the tritium on the dial or in the hands?
I was thinking of using them to color match my replacement 1675 hands to the original dial. Any insight would be great. |
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The dial and hands were untouched, though I know that ABC can color match hands and have seen them do good work in the past with other watches. The tritium dot on my watch was sourced and matched and I think they did a good job at that. In terms of dial color and hands, its just a waiting and searching game. It took me a very long time to find this piece, after they reprofiled the crystal the patina has shown through even better. I would give Edvi a call at ABC and send him some photos of your 1675. First ask if they have any hands in stock that match your dial. Also check the forum, perhaps someone has some for sale...If not, you could have them match a set. Good luck with your 1675 and feel free to post some pics!!
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That patina is beautiful! Wow congrats :)
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9 July 2014, 01:31 AM | #16 |
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looks FAB - I'm a huge ABC fan
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9 July 2014, 01:38 AM | #17 |
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Wow beautiful Maxi 1.
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Stunning maxi my Fren:)
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9 July 2014, 01:56 AM | #19 |
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Thanks my friends!
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Looks really superb, many congrats. Beautiful dial and patina. Really good job on refinishing the case. I wonder how they handled the split in the insert at the pearl. What else did they do - movement service, crystal and gaskets I guess?
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9 July 2014, 02:06 AM | #21 |
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Thanks! I know! I was surprised that they were able to handle that so well! I was worried it would interfere with the pearl installation but it does seem to have. They also did a full movement service, reprofiled the crystal and replaced the gaskets. I asked them to leave the original crown but I think they may have replaced the tube. Took a little longer to get back than I had anticipated, but it was quite a bit of work so it was understandable.
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Thanks for clarifying - sounds and looks like it was in great hands. I'd certainly use them if I lived in the US. Enjoy! |
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9 July 2014, 02:06 AM | #23 |
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They did a beautiful job!
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9 July 2014, 02:14 AM | #24 |
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Wow Greg! You told me about this watch but you didn't say how spectacular it really was. Truly an amazing piece...the markers and hands, the case...very very nice.
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Looks AMAZING!!!!!!
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Greg.....very nice indeed! ABC does excellent work and Nathaniel is just an all around good guy!
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Thanks! Agreed on both accounts!
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Congrats
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9 July 2014, 06:26 AM | #29 |
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The patina is beautiful
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Very sharp great work abc
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