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Thanks Jay. Yes, it’s a very polarizing watch.
And I realize posting a modification on something called the Purists is a bit of a contradiction. But to each his / her own. 
I still love and appreciate original vintages tho. (Kept a 5513 and a 16750 from before) with this one, having looked at all the executions (Tempus Machina, Bamford, Blaken, Ember, TitanBlack et al); I felt that this was the one that was “most properly” executed. As well as in addition to being backed by the Rolex Passion Report community where I learned a great deal about vintage Rolex.
Have a great day ahead.
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Project X HS01
Today I share with you one of my most favorite watches in the small collection. In the mid 2000s, I had a very involved vintage watch collecting phase. (Luckily the prices of such were still affordable then) and I really appreciated vintage Rolex. One of ...
You may find some mixed reactions here on this, and mods in general. But I’m all for mods, and this is a cool watch.
With the crazy vintage prices, which both makes it hard to acquire the watch and even if you do make the purchase perhaps difficult to feel comfortable wearing the watch given the rarity and value, I think these watches fill a niche.
Thanks Jay. Yes, it’s a very polarizing watch.
And I realize posting a modification on something called the Purists is a bit of a contradiction. But to each his / her own. I still love and appreciate original vintages tho. (Kept a 5513 and a 16750 from before) with this one, having looked at all the e...
These have a place in our hobby.
I bought a couple of the very first prototype project X watches a Daytona and bond submariner. Mr B I know very well. Enjoy and I hope it brings you many more years of pleasure. M.
