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ARF SD43 superfranken finally done!

botsyboy

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MrBeasy and botsyboy

didn't you also have 126600 frankens?

Yes, I built them both but sold the first to mrbeasy and then built one based on a noob case set. Never had gen dial though!!
Yours looks very good buddy! I’ll try and find some pics.


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Great work. Congratulations!!


My only feedback would be to consider re-luming the ghost white ARF hands to match the creamy gen lume dial.


I’ve tried to live with ARF hands on a gen dial but the lume mismatch (in daylight) drives me mad. ARF lume is simply too white.


Also is that a tall cp eta movement? If not, Consider modding it such that the hour hand is not too close to the dial. This makes a huge aesthetic difference imo. A short hand stack, removes the depth associated gen hands.

In any case, congratulations on the build. Would love a gen SD43k dial !!


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Damn looks so good! DW is nicely centered too! Is it possible to install gen hands on 2824? If it's possible u have a killer :)
 

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Hi LuoIsBoss where did you source most of the parts from, I too am wanting to Franken my Noob V7 DSSD but can't find Gen Crystal, Insert, Bezel, any help you can give me would be very much appreciated
 

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That is a gorgeous SD, one of the best I've seen , congratulations.
Are the hands the ARF ones?

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Looks great!! Well done!

Why did you chose the v2 case above the v3 case?

I also have a v2 and v3 see below.
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Which pearl of these two looks more gen to you?
 

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Yes, I built them both but sold the first to mrbeasy and then built one based on a noob case set. Never had gen dial though!!
Yours looks very good buddy! I’ll try and find some pics.


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Thank you for the kind words, boss.
 

LuoIsBoss

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Great work. Congratulations!!


My only feedback would be to consider re-luming the ghost white ARF hands to match the creamy gen lume dial.


I’ve tried to live with ARF hands on a gen dial but the lume mismatch (in daylight) drives me mad. ARF lume is simply too white.


Also is that a tall cp eta movement? If not, Consider modding it such that the hour hand is not too close to the dial. This makes a huge aesthetic difference imo. A short hand stack, removes the depth associated gen hands.

In any case, congratulations on the build. Would love a gen SD43k dial !!


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Hi!

Just asked if it is, if not I will get it modded to tall CP.
I'm thinking if it's possible to fit gen hands somehow.
I know interaktiv have done that before and I would love that on my build!

But thanks for the kind words.
 
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