Take this tid bit in fellas,
I stole the term 30%'er from HF. An homage/rep franken @ 30% of a retail priced used gen. I have several 30%ers and a 40%er. So, if building one of these as a keeper and not a flipper, why NOT spend 40-50% on a 2500 PO...who cares initially if it has a 2824 in it until at some point you can score the 2500?
Example:
I have a Rolex 1601 Datejust, gen case, crystal, bezel, dial and a jmb modded 2824 and I have never had a rep that looks as friggin good as this genken. I am sure the same would happen with a 90% gen PO.
This is gonna be fun, fun, fun