NWA Santana WC Milgauss Special
After a 3 hour long battle with spring bars, I was able to swap out the stock bracelet on the @Mr.Santana WC Special to the WC NATO. It looks all the more sweet since it only costs 2 broken spring bars and a bent and worn down spring bar tool. What do y’all think about this combo?
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SpeQtator
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Looks great. Not sure if it’s the white balance of the pics (or my phone display) but seems a bit turquoise compared to WC green. But consistent, so assuming it’s a pic/display issue.
FWIW-I fought spring bars replacing a battery in 12-year-old Timex Ironman. Hate that you have to remove strap to get the back off, and the end of those bands have crazy tight tolerances. Ima have to work a springbar tool on a whetstone to smooth it out… 😕
Really like the green ring around the circumstance of the crystal
Looks great. Not sure if it’s the white balance of the pics (or my phone display) but seems a bit turquoise compared to WC green. But consistent, so assuming it’s a pic/display issue.
FWIW-I fought spring bars replacing a battery in 12-year-old Timex Ironman. Hate that you have to remove strap to get the back off, and the end of those bands have crazy tight tolerances. Ima have to work a springbar tool on a whetstone to smooth it out… 😕
Definitely the phone and the yellowish lights in my house.
Really like the green ring around the circumstance of the crystal
It’s some type of sorcery @Mr.Santana cast on the watch.
Literally had to rip the spring bars off this bad boy 🤣
Love the off-center stripe, I've been looking for one with dark green 👌🏾
Wow 🤩
So cool 😎. Rolex apparently stopped making the milgauss since the green crystal was to hard or expensive to make…. But @Mr.Santana is ramping up!
Is it 3d printing? Secret suppliers? A garage manufacturer? How is it possible??!!
Re strap: the fight to get it on sounded awful. For me, the WC nato looks like perfect colors, but you surely need a longer one 😜
It looks fantastic!
Love the off-center stripe, I've been looking for one with dark green 👌🏾
Gotta credit @Max for the strap.
Wow 🤩
So cool 😎. Rolex apparently stopped making the milgauss since the green crystal was to hard or expensive to make…. But @Mr.Santana is ramping up!
Is it 3d printing? Secret suppliers? A garage manufacturer? How is it possible??!!
Re strap: the fight to get it on sounded awful. For me, the WC nato looks like perfect colors, but you surely need a longer one 😜
The secret is it comes from the same factory 🤣
Straps on screen are longer than they appear. But yeah, it is that long…
It looks fantastic!
Looks good. I've had many a losing battle with the dreaded spring bars. Pick hundreds up in the hoover.
Wow 🤩
So cool 😎. Rolex apparently stopped making the milgauss since the green crystal was to hard or expensive to make…. But @Mr.Santana is ramping up!
Is it 3d printing? Secret suppliers? A garage manufacturer? How is it possible??!!
Re strap: the fight to get it on sounded awful. For me, the WC nato looks like perfect colors, but you surely need a longer one 😜
It comes from a supplier that I ordered it from like that. I tried asking but they won’t share the information with me 🤷🏾🤣
What are the specs again on that thing??
Jelly of that strap bruh!
Great looking combo!
What are the specs again on that thing??
Going to have to defer to @Mr.Santana for this one
I know with my milgauss homage I think they used a green colored gasket to seal the crystal in. I’m pretty sure that’s what you’re seeing. It a cheap and totally cool imo way of adding color to the crystal.
If you don't already have one, may I suggest the Bergeon 6767 spring bar tool? I have abused mine for the last 3 years and it's still good as new. The best $20 I've ever spent in the watch world. That tool will outlive me.