A vintage franken rolex for 3k?

[Celt]

Hi all,

A few weeks back I started to get some interest in vintage watches.
In April I will have around 3k to spend on watches/a watch.

I saw Phong, Yuki and ndtrading websites and I have to say that I am interested in buying a 1655, 1655 or 5512.

how would you decide the gen parts or rep parts to use and the mods to do for the given budget?

(and maybe for a 1500$ budget up to 3k)

I am thinking gen bezel insert, gen crown, gen bracelet and tube and depending of the model maybe gen dial. (a gen movement would also be great!). I think that if I an taking the time to search for the best prices I could remain in the 3000 to 3500$ total price (excluding the 1655).

I will go on with this project or buy a gen datejust and speedmaster depending on the feedback you will have on this thread.

I searched the forum and found some information but as I have a few months in front of me I want to take the best decision.


Thanks for your help gentlemen :lol:

 

[Bonesey]

If you have that sort of money, and seeing that you don't seem to have your heart set on something specific. I would get PBdad or Donerix to vintage up a couple of pieces for a lot less and then put the rest towards saving for a gen you really want.

 

[Celt]

What would you suggest me then? Contact one of them and ask them to create me one or two watches of them from scratch or will I need to provide them with the parts and base watch needed?

 

[Bonesey]

You can get both those models of decent quality from Josh at perfect clones i think. I'm on really slow connection so cannot check, im sorry. But yeah, buy the base watch for $200, spend $300 on making it look awesome and old. And then you have two awesome looking vintage reps and plenty of cash left over to put towards a gen.

I'm not being cheeky, but I think it sounds like you are not seeking 100% perfection for these reps. But a gen crown, new crystal from Clark and possibly new insert and you would have awesome looking watches for a lot less than $3k. Spending that much on a franken it would need to be your absolute grail of a watch that is worth $30k or something.

 

[rol_man]

+1 to Bonesey's comments. Perfect Clones (not a TD here) carries very good vintage reps that are very "moddable". May want to check that out and move in that direction as it would leave you money in the bank for a gen but you'd still have a couple of nice timepieces.

The other avenue would be to check with Narikka (Trusted Dealer here) who sources MBW watches. My understanding is these will take gen parts but are a little more expensive.

 

[Celt]

I think that you guys are correct, I will take a gen second hand datejust and I will ask someone to do some mods on a 1655 from PT or narikaa (if he van source a1655) and I will just add a yuki bracelet with gen clasp on it.

This looks more like a smart move than what I had in mind first don't you think

 

[rol_man]

Good thinking and now you can have more watches

 

[rillesnille]

You can get both those models of decent quality from Josh at perfect clones i think. I'm on really slow connection so cannot check, im sorry. But yeah, buy the base watch for $200, spend $300 on making it look awesome and old. And then you have two awesome looking vintage reps and plenty of cash left over to put towards a gen.

I'm not being cheeky, but I think it sounds like you are not seeking 100% perfection for these reps. But a gen crown, new crystal from Clark and possibly new insert and you would have awesome looking watches for a lot less than $3k. Spending that much on a franken it would need to be your absolute grail of a watch that is worth $30k or something.

What is the URL to perfect clones? When I google it, there are two pages with the same title.... :S

 

[rol_man]

This is the correct URL... Not a trusted dealer here but OK on other forums.

www.1-pc8838.com/

 

[grejyedi]

I think Narika is in Thailand now to source a MBW

 

[PecMan]

no to the title

 

[Celt]

Ok Pec! I'm looking at gen watches (omega, Rolex and Cartier) for that budget now. Plus a Tattoo & a guitar!

 

[PecMan]

well if i were u i would not spend 2k or 3k for a watch that can be easily replicated
i mean buy something that hasnt been replicated
i go to the store , i try some 5k watches
then i order from tdealer and pay around 350 for something that has an excelent quality ! we save lots of money with replicas
if im gonna buy a gen i would buy 1 with amazing movement , imposible to replicate and of course a good looking 1

 

[PecMan]

u know something ? what the biggest problem is ??
we are changing all the time , now u like that watch , tomorrow u will like another 1 .
it happended to me bro , i was crazy about a pam 104, i still like the watch a lot , but the point is that i wanted it to be the best as posible so i spent probably $700 dolars for it , nothing wrong that u want something really close to the gen , but now i c really good ones for 300$ super lume already and just some ar job for 80$ and done ! looks the same shit as mine.
i wouldnt pay $700 again , i have some other watches that are out of the box and they looks as good as the panerai 104 that i have
after, u will like something else , and if u wanna sell it in the future , u will loose lots of money,
now with replicas u dont have to stick just to 1 watch u can change all the time
and u will wanna try different models all the time , so buy something that looks good , mod it little but dont spend 2 much , and with the rest keep buying nice replicas
if u dont wanna listen to me ,
**** u
who da **** do u think u are ??
sorry i lost it for 1 second
i love u
pec.

 

[PecMan]

ohh 1 more thing , i got the pam 202 slytech , it looks really good ,
at 1 point i wanted to get a gen dial, when i just got the watch
and the gen dial was around 350
and it looks the same shit!!! i was thinking and thinking and i was like **** it!
350$$$$$$$$? for a dial ?? that looks the same???
im getting another watch with that money , and trust me! im enjoying the new watch!
do u ******* understand????? ****!
sorry kind of lost it again
love
pec.

 

[PecMan]

1 more thing...
no not really
bye

 

[Celt]

Ha ha ha would you mind dying just a sec?! just kidding
Tastes are changing. Especially in this rep craziness but I am looking for a time watch here

 

[Celt]

Timeless

 

[PecMan]

:lol1: ok ok
u know this advices never work anyways, my father told me many times
dont do this dont do that , and i did it ,
after i was like , ****! why didnt i listen to him
so i think im going to have to let u ****** up and spend a lot of money on a temporary (like watch)
good luck
legs today at the gym