Hello,
So during the COVID19 and with work from home program, one would have too much time on their hands with very little to do.
I had 3 choices:
1. go fat and insane, or
2. find something to tinker, or
3. take all of the viagra I got as freebies from dadog13 and go nuts.
Obviously I picked all 3.
Anyways, legend has long been an inspiration for me to get an AP (man, ALL AP just look so good on that man's wrist). It took me a while to decide which one I like, I frequently loaned a few of @zeula 's AP Frankens for a test drive and after soooooooo many watches, I fell in love with The Beast. I asked @zeula to please sell me his watch, but he just simple told me to "fuck off".
Oh well, life goes on. Then legend suggested that I start with a fully modded one then go for franken later. The advice I have strictly followed.
I have spent months reading everything about ROO 25721st, studied all of legend's posts about it. Pming members like Jurgenk, mikey and everyone elses and asking stoooopid questions.
Before I grow fat and insane, I would like to document this project before I forget. Plus, I think it will be nice for someone to read and enjoy (I hope?). Let's get onto it.
Guys, meet "Benjamin" Franken.
He was first born when I found a nice serviced LWO283 movement with an acceptable resemblance of the 25721st date font. I knew right away that my bank account would be ruined from this.
So next up was to find a nice 25721st dial, tachy and hands (you gotta have gen hands. I couldn't tell the differences before - but after seeing so many of legend's posts about. you just gotta have it)
Months went on and I finally found what is close to a NOS gen dial and tachy.
next up is to get the hands relumed to match gen dial.
then fuck me sideways. it came out too bright!
now I need advice. should I go full lightsaber bright? or do a "dead" lume?
after the dial and hands are done...which should be soon. I now have the case problem. How do I get a franken spec case and movement holder?
@zeula offered to do lathe work for me and mod the case and make a movement holder. He claimed that he's a talented engineer and he could do it with his eyes closed, also that he is a very nice guy and I should trust him completely and wholeheartedly.
and yeah... I did lol. I trust him so much that I bought 3 spare ROO cases for him to try.
After being so bored I studied what needs to be done to the case and have did the measurements and marking the area where the modding should be. Did I do it right? I don't know, maybe the experts can chime in and help me out.
So the spec for ROO 25721st from the official AP website is 14.05mm. I will try to get close to that if I can (or if @zeula can).
This is me attempting to tinker with borrowed tools from my local nice guy of a friend.
started off with the JF mid case which appears to be 1.0mm+ more than it should be.
and now the fugly JF caseback which is thicker than an asian hamburger.
next up is the inside of the mid case. It is too small to fit the LWO283 with the movement ring. That's needs a BBC of a lathe work to do the job.
Now knowing the crown needs to be filled up, sanded nice and flat like a Victoria Secret's model chest front and redrilled to the correct crown height for LWO283 movement. @zeula said he can do that also. I don't know...
But anyways, the project still goes on and the tinkering won't stop.
PS. does anyone have any idea how to pull out the tube from the case without fucking it up? I need help! hit me up guys if you have any other advice for me also.
Thank you for reading!
Down_under
So during the COVID19 and with work from home program, one would have too much time on their hands with very little to do.
I had 3 choices:
1. go fat and insane, or
2. find something to tinker, or
3. take all of the viagra I got as freebies from dadog13 and go nuts.
Obviously I picked all 3.
Anyways, legend has long been an inspiration for me to get an AP (man, ALL AP just look so good on that man's wrist). It took me a while to decide which one I like, I frequently loaned a few of @zeula 's AP Frankens for a test drive and after soooooooo many watches, I fell in love with The Beast. I asked @zeula to please sell me his watch, but he just simple told me to "fuck off".
Oh well, life goes on. Then legend suggested that I start with a fully modded one then go for franken later. The advice I have strictly followed.
I have spent months reading everything about ROO 25721st, studied all of legend's posts about it. Pming members like Jurgenk, mikey and everyone elses and asking stoooopid questions.
Before I grow fat and insane, I would like to document this project before I forget. Plus, I think it will be nice for someone to read and enjoy (I hope?). Let's get onto it.
Guys, meet "Benjamin" Franken.
He was first born when I found a nice serviced LWO283 movement with an acceptable resemblance of the 25721st date font. I knew right away that my bank account would be ruined from this.
So next up was to find a nice 25721st dial, tachy and hands (you gotta have gen hands. I couldn't tell the differences before - but after seeing so many of legend's posts about. you just gotta have it)
Months went on and I finally found what is close to a NOS gen dial and tachy.
next up is to get the hands relumed to match gen dial.
then fuck me sideways. it came out too bright!
now I need advice. should I go full lightsaber bright? or do a "dead" lume?
after the dial and hands are done...which should be soon. I now have the case problem. How do I get a franken spec case and movement holder?
@zeula offered to do lathe work for me and mod the case and make a movement holder. He claimed that he's a talented engineer and he could do it with his eyes closed, also that he is a very nice guy and I should trust him completely and wholeheartedly.
and yeah... I did lol. I trust him so much that I bought 3 spare ROO cases for him to try.
After being so bored I studied what needs to be done to the case and have did the measurements and marking the area where the modding should be. Did I do it right? I don't know, maybe the experts can chime in and help me out.
So the spec for ROO 25721st from the official AP website is 14.05mm. I will try to get close to that if I can (or if @zeula can).
This is me attempting to tinker with borrowed tools from my local nice guy of a friend.
started off with the JF mid case which appears to be 1.0mm+ more than it should be.
and now the fugly JF caseback which is thicker than an asian hamburger.
next up is the inside of the mid case. It is too small to fit the LWO283 with the movement ring. That's needs a BBC of a lathe work to do the job.
Now knowing the crown needs to be filled up, sanded nice and flat like a Victoria Secret's model chest front and redrilled to the correct crown height for LWO283 movement. @zeula said he can do that also. I don't know...
But anyways, the project still goes on and the tinkering won't stop.
PS. does anyone have any idea how to pull out the tube from the case without fucking it up? I need help! hit me up guys if you have any other advice for me also.
Thank you for reading!
Down_under
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