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PF / PPF Hybrid Mod

Mr.Marbella

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I‘ve been getting a lot of pms ( and offers :) ) for my modded PF with PPF dial & hands, so here is a thread dedicated to this mod.

All you need is a pf base watch and ppf dial & hands. I recommend using a pf or ppf spongebob/keylog dw to complete the build as the pf dw is terrible and the ppf dw is too thin IMHO ( although there are also gens which use a thin dw font ).

The ppf dial can’t be installed directly as the dial feet are located differently to pf.

2 options to make it fit :

- Cut the feet & Stick the Dial onto the case

- Drill new holes in the pf base ( which domi did for me )

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Ppf dial feet are located @ 12 & 6 o‘clock ( you can see the markings domi did prior to drilling )

Here a pic with the ppf dial mounted on the pf base watch - I kept the pf movement which already had the keylog/spongebob dw installed

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Since both movements are miyotas the ppf hands will fit perfectly fine.

And here some pics of the finished mod :

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Hope this helps :)
 

mottykytu

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very nice, I'm the first one to comment in this great thread, congratulation

if the caseback is not show, I'm quite sure 99.95 % people out there will think it as a GEN !
 

Genta2014

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Very nice build !! Perfect build for the white one.
 

kudos

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Looks very nice.

Where did you buy the pf, I have looked at a few threads and sites and cannot find it. The one on Trusty Time is from 2017.

TIA
 
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garybad123

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Nice! Kind of strange seeing the watch deconstructed like that ey.
 

Xabo

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It looks perfect, but how did you get only the parts of the PPF I thought they sell just the whole watch? And did Domi the whole job?
 

Drew01

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I thought bracelet from PPF was better and also deco movement.
 

Mr.Marbella

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It looks perfect, but how did you get only the parts of the PPF I thought they sell just the whole watch? And did Domi the whole job?

I had to buy both watches in order to do this mod, sold the ppf with pf dial very quick tho to cut down cost.

I think some tds can get you the dial only now


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Mr.Marbella

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I thought bracelet from PPF was better and also deco movement.

Imho it’s not.

Pf bracelet feels much better to me and you also don’t have the clasp issue.

Bracelet also opened up several times while wearing it


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Drew01

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Never worried about deco movement. You can’t fool anyone with a miyota.

Domi preferred the pf deco for some reason tho.


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last thing... what about thickness?
Bezel bother you more than thickness?
 
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Mr.Marbella

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Stock PF : Bad dial - White & Blue, Very Bad DW - Best case, Best Bracelet

Stock PPF : Huge Bezel, Crown Sticking out, Bad Bracelet & clasp - By Far the closest Dial to gen ( white ), Thin Case, Best DW

Please keep in mind that Im giving my honest opinion on this, other people on here might have a different view...

I think that the PPF flaws can't be seen on wrist, IMPOSSIBLE ! That would make it the best ootb Nautilus there is right now.

I got a lot of love for Pateks lately, so I have decided to mix the two watches up and get the best possible result.

If you are more patient than me ppf could be upgrading the bezel & crown issue ( although I doubt it ).
 
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Stock PF : Bad dial - White & Blue, Very Bad DW - Best case, Best Bracelet

Stock PPF : Huge Bezel, Crown Sticking out, Bad Bracelet & clasp - By Far the closest Dial to gen ( white ), Thin Case, Best DW

Please keep in mind that Im giving my honest opinion on this, other people on here might have a different view...

I think that the PPF flaws can't be seen on wrist, IMPOSSIBLE ! That would make it the best ootb Nautilus there is right now.

I got a lot of love for Pateks lately, so I have decided to mix the two watches up and get the best possible result.

If you are more patient than me ppf could be upgrading the bezel & crown issue ( although I doubt it ).

This x 100. Marbella's 5711 hybrid, in my opinion, is the closest to a gen 5711 using rep parts without going full gen.
 

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This combo is really really awesome. Looks legit to me. I would look at for a couple seconds and say “genuine” and not question.
 
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