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Old 16 January 2019, 02:09 AM   #1
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Icon17 Modding my Rolex

Decided to buy a platinum crown for my OP34 to make it special

Just for fun and giggles





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Old 16 January 2019, 02:11 AM   #2
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It’s all about the details
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Old 16 January 2019, 02:11 AM   #3
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oddly enough, if saw in the wild, I'd notice the one-dot
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Old 16 January 2019, 02:31 AM   #4
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Nice, does it feel heavier now? ;)
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Old 16 January 2019, 02:55 AM   #5
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Nice, I hope you got a good deal on the price.
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Old 16 January 2019, 02:57 AM   #6
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Love it..

The one dot will drive a lot of the Forum watchers crazy.
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Old 16 January 2019, 03:01 AM   #7
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It totally transforms your watch... Now you can put a pic in the modified watch thread.
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Old 16 January 2019, 03:09 AM   #8
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Beware of the scratches!

More dense than steel but ...

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Old 16 January 2019, 03:37 AM   #9
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Very Nice Bas
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Old 16 January 2019, 03:38 AM   #10
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nice personal touch my friend. What's the retail on a platinum crown, if you don't mind me asking?
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Old 16 January 2019, 03:39 AM   #11
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Ah, the old one dot! Cool mod Bas. Makes it unique to you.
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Old 16 January 2019, 04:30 AM   #12
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It’s all about the details
Sure is!

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oddly enough, if saw in the wild, I'd notice the one-dot


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Nice, does it feel heavier now? ;)
Not much

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Nice, I hope you got a good deal on the price.
Of course

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Love it..

The one dot will drive a lot of the Forum watchers crazy.
The extra weight and off colour will startle the OCD boys

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It totally transforms your watch... Now you can put a pic in the modified watch thread.
It is much more refined now

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Very Nice Bas
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nice personal touch my friend. What's the retail on a platinum crown, if you don't mind me asking?
This is a small crown, retail is CHF139,29 ex. VAT.

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Ah, the old one dot! Cool mod Bas. Makes it unique to you.
Thanks Mark!
That is the reason, just a small personal touch
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Old 16 January 2019, 04:37 AM   #13
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Refined.. I'm not sure that I approve of modified watches...
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Old 16 January 2019, 05:05 AM   #14
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Refined.. I'm not sure that I approve of modified watches...
because that yellow gold crown in yer 16610lv is all original heh? Lol
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Old 16 January 2019, 05:19 AM   #15
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Interesting...didn’t realize the franc and dollar were nearly 1 to 1.
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Old 16 January 2019, 05:27 AM   #16
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Pretty cool WIS mod! Enjoy
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wow now thats another level of attention to detail... curious to hear if anyone ever spots the mod in daily use!
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Old 16 January 2019, 05:35 AM   #18
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Oh, my eyes!!!!

I thought you might have gone for this one....

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Old 16 January 2019, 05:38 AM   #19
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Bas, I don't hope you try to sell that watch as a platinum model.
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What a great idea!


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Bas, I don't hope you try to sell that watch as a platinum model.
I now own the only rolesium oyster perpetual 34mm on the planet
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Old 16 January 2019, 05:40 AM   #22
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Oh, my eyes!!!!

I thought you might have gone for this one....

I would have, if I had a model with a triplock, but on my tiny OP it will look really funky
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Old 16 January 2019, 05:43 AM   #23
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because that yellow gold crown in yer 16610lv is all original heh? Lol
.....I know but I still don't approve...
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Love the little characteristics, Bas!
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Old 16 January 2019, 05:59 AM   #25
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.....I know but I still don't approve...
So you don't like those King of Mods wannabe's?
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Old 16 January 2019, 06:03 AM   #26
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So you don't like those King of Mods wannabe's?
LOL...I think that modifications are terrible Jocke. I only fitted the green date wheel because it was a gift and I didn't want to offend the person who gave it to me.
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Old 16 January 2019, 06:14 AM   #27
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LOL...I think that modifications are terrible Jocke. I only fitted the green date wheel because it was a gift and I didn't want to offend the person who gave it to me.
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Old 16 January 2019, 06:28 AM   #28
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I suppose that you will be fitting one of those terrible nato things next...
I switch it to the NATO once in a while, nice change from the bracelet
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Old 16 January 2019, 06:52 AM   #30
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Thinking of fitting this PP PM crown to my GMT.
A spot of Loctite should hold it?
What d'ya think?
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