**** V4 - What AP are you wearing today??? ****

[Hublot1704]

Only a small Teaser.....

It’s not my Part to present this beautiful Watch

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I am so excited to receive this masterpiece! I will post lots of pics

 

[Hublot1704]

Hey! thanks!! All credit to SMP_lover , check him out here: https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/haute-strapmakerie/169730-how-to-order-from-me
(I communicate with him through Instagram, see the link in his signature)

I told him I don't care about gen spec, just get me a cool looking strap and he delivered!! :inlove:

If I ever go Gen, I'd end up having the OEM strap anyway, so that was my mentality.

Thanks! It looks so awesome!

 

[legend]

good job mr tommy. is this the fantasy piece with the edge v2 date wheel?
now all us franken owners with those terrible mickey hand stacks and date wheels await the public dissection by the Legend. can't wait! :woot:
quote: "you post it, we can discuss it"

Ah well Garuda you always like to make fun of me lol.
But seriously, we all know that mikey hands/ aftermarket dw/LWO movements are very common combinations for frankens. I get that this is a hobby, and that building frankens is just a higher level part of it.
To me it is mostly about sharing knowledge and facts, and I hope that the owners do not take umbrage. For RG ROO frankens, the weight (or obvious lack of) is a great tell for me off the wrist, and one reason why I wear gold watches of any kind, is to feel the heft on the wrist. I get it that most just go for the looks and that's totally ok. For the gold themes franken, yes the DW is a H series one and not the correct one. I had highlighted this to the owner before selling it to him.

But I think calling it a fantasy purely on the basis that it has the wrong datewheel, ignores the larger picture that​

there will be a lot more inaccuracies with the watch even after it is completed. In this regard, all AP frankens are fantasies, as no AP uses the LWO movements, or gold plated cases right? So where do we draw the line at labels? I think that we should always remember that every replica has a gen counterpart to be used as the benchmark. Replicas are by default replicating something and not an original design or concept. So even if the owner had put the correct datewheel in the watch, there will still even accuracies IMHO to render it a "fantasy" build. But at the end, it is just appellations we use.

Visually, I do think that it will be an attention catching piece on the wrist, and I do look forward to the pictures and builds.

Within the context of the hobby and within RWI, I am sure that it is a build worthy of superlatives and I will be in the line somewhere to offer my own congratulations too. It will be a watch built to please the owner, and it will fulfill its mission well.
I view AP frankens more of customized/personalized watches which resemble AP, but isn't really one. And that is totally fine because it is what our hobby is about, rather than each one of us going out buying gens and posting pics of them to compare differences in features of different models.

So yes, bring on the franken/personalized/customized builds.

 

[legend]

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[Revolper]

Monochrome

legend got it right, it’s jeans day

 

[legend]

Monochrome


legend got it right, it’s jeans day

And... here we go again B!
#jeansandAPday

 

[Hublot1704]

Ah well Garuda you always like to make fun of me lol.
But seriously, we all know that mikey hands/ aftermarket dw/LWO movements are very common combinations for frankens. I get that this is a hobby, and that building frankens is just a higher level part of it.
To me it is mostly about sharing knowledge and facts, and I hope that the owners do not take umbrage. For RG ROO frankens, the weight (or obvious lack of) is a great tell for me off the wrist, and one reason why I wear gold watches of any kind, is to feel the heft on the wrist. I get it that most just go for the looks and that's totally ok. For the gold themes franken, yes the DW is a H series one and not the correct one. I had highlighted this to the owner before selling it to him.

But I think calling it a fantasy purely on the basis that it has the wrong datewheel, ignores the larger picture that​

there will be a lot more inaccuracies with the watch even after it is completed. In this regard, all AP frankens are fantasies, as no AP uses the LWO movements, or gold plated cases right? So where do we draw the line at labels? I think that we should always remember that every replica has a gen counterpart to be used as the benchmark. Replicas are by default replicating something and not an original design or concept. So even if the owner had put the correct datewheel in the watch, there will still even accuracies IMHO to render it a "fantasy" build. But at the end, it is just appellations we use.

Visually, I do think that it will be an attention catching piece on the wrist, and I do look forward to the pictures and builds.

Within the context of the hobby and within RWI, I am sure that it is a build worthy of superlatives and I will be in the line somewhere to offer my own congratulations too. It will be a watch built to please the owner, and it will fulfill its mission well.
I view AP frankens more of customized/personalized watches which resemble AP, but isn't really one. And that is totally fine because it is what our hobby is about, rather than each one of us going out buying gens and posting pics of them to compare differences in features of different models.

So yes, bring on the franken/personalized/customized builds.

great and true words ! Nothing to add here It is indeed a watch full of details that do not match with the gen but this is what I like about it like you said the personalized look, and as I never want to pass my reps/frankens as gens it always is a great conversation starter and shows the interest of the owner in this watch I mean it is a ton of money for a watch experts and in some points even no-experts can call out immediately I love it and I hope many can share this

 

[legend]

great and true words ! Nothing to add here It is indeed a watch full of details that do not match with the gen but this is what I like about it like you said the personalized look, and as I never want to pass my reps/frankens as gens it always is a great conversation starter and shows the interest of the owner in this watch I mean it is a ton of money for a watch experts and in some points even no-experts can call out immediately I love it and I hope many can share this

Please show us pics of your build. I am looking forward to it myself. I am certain that it will be an impressive looking watch. Good luck and keep us updated!

 

[Hublot1704]

Please show us pics of your build. I am looking forward to it myself. I am certain that it will be an impressive looking watch. Good luck and keep us updated!

I will ! I am looking forward to receiving this beauty so excited man !

 

[Tompa]

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[dullidulli]

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Nice watch and strap.

Concerning deployment: what size is it? 20mm?

 

[triker]

Today the 15400 on leather with Prof crystal.



Have a great day y'all.

triker.

 

[Shylock Eins]

 

[Tompa]

Nice watch and strap.

Concerning deployment: what size is it? 20mm?

Thanks Buddy! I think its 20 but not 100%sure.. but its bigger then the standard 18mm clasps. But i will messure it later


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[dullidulli]

Thanks Buddy! I think its 20 but not 100%sure.. but its bigger then the standard 18mm clasps. But i will messure it later


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Thanks mate.
I know there are 18mm and 20mm deployants, but for it is a 44mm AP, I was wondering if the buckle is even larger maybe.

 

[rayz20]

 

[jonnyboy74]

Good evening all

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[littowun]

Seems like I have to buy a watch to get the parts I want. RG Schumacher and RG Montoya are still both out of stock atm, so I was considering the Buemi, although I'm still just lukewarm about it.

I was told this was the refreshed Buemi for 2019. From my quick search, it seems the DW placement has always been better than the others, but this newest one seems even better? Could just be the angle. I couldn't identify any other visual improvements from its 2015/16 counterpart.

2015/16 Ref. Photo ("refreshed" version, at that time)

Thanks in advance guys. To compensate for your valuable time, and to stay on topic, here is a bad poem I made about my trip to the mall today:

Two Noobs head to the mall,
"25 minutes," they said at the food stall,
Yolo,
I activated the chrono,
Will it suffer a bad fate?
Don't hate, it was just $198.

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[SuperLory]

Seems like I have to buy a watch to get the parts I want. RG Schumacher and RG Montoya are still both out of stock atm, so I was considering the Buemi, although I'm still just lukewarm about it.

I was told this was the refreshed Buemi for 2019. From my quick search, it seems the DW placement has always been better than the others, but this newest one seems even better? Could just be the angle. I couldn't identify any other visual improvements from its 2015/16 counterpart.


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I saw this next door and I'm drooling but dw position can't change, man







Meanwhile #JeansAPday

 

[legend]

I saw this next door and I'm drooling but dw position can't change, man

what will you have that datewheel changed to man?