Building an AP Royal Oak Homage

[mech500]

Hello,

I've been after a decent AP Royal Oak homage for years !

The best homage I have seen on the internet is this bullova: however it is extremely rare and practically impossible to find at a decent price.

There is one for sale on eBay uk at the moment but I ain't paying £1000GBP for it!

So, I'm thinking of building a Royal Oak homage using a 15202 quartz from toro, as the base:

Pic borrowed from RWG.bz

^The case is 39mm and the movement is Quartz.


So here's the plan....I want a "homage/fantasy" watch (non AP branded) that looks like it's straight outta the 70s/80s (genta era).


What I have in mind is buying the 15202 from toro (or whoever) and then transplanting in a vintage '70s gen dial/hands (possibly quarts movement as well) combo from another cheaper brand (eg. Seiko, Rado, Tissot, sterile etc).

So here are the questions:

1. Will any 39mm Quartz watch hands fit on to the Quartz movement found in the rep 15202? How can i confirm compatibility before buying the vintage donor gen?

2. How likely is it that any 39mm vintage dial/hands/movement combo will transplant directly into the 15202 case and align with crown height etc. Again how do I check parts compatibility before buying the donor gen

3. Any other tips in helping me source a gen vintage 70s dial/hands/movement combo, that'll fit into the 15202 rep case?


Ive seen plenty of "39mm vintage Quartz watches" on eBay etc (dirt cheap) ..... but how would I know whether the dial/hands combo will fit into my 15202 case?

I really don't know jack about Quartz movements and how dials are attached to them so any tips would be much appreciated?

Thanks
Mech




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[Rabbagasten]

The Bulova was rumored to have been made by Genta, but it was just a myth. It is a very cool watch none the less. Here´s another

Picture stolen from tz-uk

Some info about the myth: http://www.woundforlife.com/2014/06/02/opinion-bulova-royal-oak-myth/
Good luck with the build.

 

[mech500]

Thanks man. Yeh, genta was a bloody genius!


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[Rabbagasten]

BTW I can open up my 15202 and check how it all is put together. Some time after thursday.

 

[mech500]

^mate, that would be fantastic! It would be great if you could get me a dial diameter.


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[Thatman]

I'm very interested to see how this project turns out. Good luck.

 

[Rabbagasten]

Hi! Totally forgot about this. I´ll get it done this weekend

 

[Rabbagasten]

I´ve taken the photos and measured. will upload them soon.

 

[Rabbagasten]

As you can see, this model will be lees than ideal to build on. This because it does not have protruding screws. If you still want to use it, then Sead has them for sale atm. Hope this helps. [MENTION=44759]mech500[/MENTION]