Hi everyone. Today I want to share a happy moment with everyone and take this opportunity to thank legend for his amazing work and how grateful I am to have someone like him in Singapore for all our Asian hobbyist out there.
Around 4 years back, I purchased a Franken Volcano from a member here. It became my ultimate daily beater to a point where it literally looks like a beater lol.
However there was a few flaws.
1 - The DW was I believe an old mikey version which I feel the font was less accurate. Many of the dates were badly misaligned.
2 - There was an issue with the date set leaver making it a tedious task to change dates.
3 - There was an ugly gap between the tachy and bezel, one of the most common tell tale of a franken which legend manage to fix for me.
4 - Lastly, the watch was really beat up with many scratches.
Surprisingly, the LWO283 movement was still running like a beast even after years of not having it serviced.
As I live in Asia and I do not want to risk loosing my watch by sending it to Germany (Customs are very strict now days) , I contacted our man legend.
Here’s some BEFORE pics of my volcano
I requested for Legend to perform the following
- Full Movement Overhaul and Service
- Waterproofing + pressure test
- Rebrush / Polish
- Fix date setting leaver and replace with a swiss
Legend then suggested that he could mod and remove the tachy gap, giving it a gen like look as well as realigning it. He also provided me with his latest DW and help to re-align it plus polishing of bezel screws.
So I waited patiently for a month and here are the end result.
I can say that I am truly satisfied by his work and service. It is also an honour to have the man himself work on my most loved watch.
Although there was some hiccups after he have done the work (crown tube being dislodged lol) which is a small and common issue that he quickly fixed it, I am truly happy.
The date font looks amazing. The brush/polish makes it look absolutely stunning compared to before. The movement feels solid now and with the tachy gap fixed, now it looks more gen-like on the wrist.
This watch is very sentimental to me and this one time make over / service would last me for years to come of daily wear.
Thanks once again my friend legend. You are indeed a great contribution to this community.
If anyone here from Asia wishes to get your watch modded / Frankened without risking it, this is your man right here ????????????
For anyone who wants to engage him, just my 2 cents. Don’t rush, chase or pressure him (or any other Modders) otherwise you will unleash the dragon. Just be patient, leave everything to him, have trust and you will get the most impressive work done ????
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Around 4 years back, I purchased a Franken Volcano from a member here. It became my ultimate daily beater to a point where it literally looks like a beater lol.
However there was a few flaws.
1 - The DW was I believe an old mikey version which I feel the font was less accurate. Many of the dates were badly misaligned.
2 - There was an issue with the date set leaver making it a tedious task to change dates.
3 - There was an ugly gap between the tachy and bezel, one of the most common tell tale of a franken which legend manage to fix for me.
4 - Lastly, the watch was really beat up with many scratches.
Surprisingly, the LWO283 movement was still running like a beast even after years of not having it serviced.
As I live in Asia and I do not want to risk loosing my watch by sending it to Germany (Customs are very strict now days) , I contacted our man legend.
Here’s some BEFORE pics of my volcano
I requested for Legend to perform the following
- Full Movement Overhaul and Service
- Waterproofing + pressure test
- Rebrush / Polish
- Fix date setting leaver and replace with a swiss
Legend then suggested that he could mod and remove the tachy gap, giving it a gen like look as well as realigning it. He also provided me with his latest DW and help to re-align it plus polishing of bezel screws.
So I waited patiently for a month and here are the end result.
I can say that I am truly satisfied by his work and service. It is also an honour to have the man himself work on my most loved watch.
Although there was some hiccups after he have done the work (crown tube being dislodged lol) which is a small and common issue that he quickly fixed it, I am truly happy.
The date font looks amazing. The brush/polish makes it look absolutely stunning compared to before. The movement feels solid now and with the tachy gap fixed, now it looks more gen-like on the wrist.
This watch is very sentimental to me and this one time make over / service would last me for years to come of daily wear.
Thanks once again my friend legend. You are indeed a great contribution to this community.
If anyone here from Asia wishes to get your watch modded / Frankened without risking it, this is your man right here ????????????
For anyone who wants to engage him, just my 2 cents. Don’t rush, chase or pressure him (or any other Modders) otherwise you will unleash the dragon. Just be patient, leave everything to him, have trust and you will get the most impressive work done ????
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