Hello all!
I wanted to share a inexpensive build that came out fairly nice and pretty darn accurate, although this is not quite as nice as some others "Mega-budget" projects , but for a fraction of the $$ ? Ill take this any day! this cost around 200 bucks and you could build a franken for far more, I hope this will inspire others to think that cheap does not actually mean inaccurate , and yes you could install a gen crown,gen this gen that but all that $$ get you only another 1-2 % to a gen? doesn't make much sense to me
BTW I owned a gen 1655 a few years back ,and although it isn't in my hand right this second to compare to this? as memory serves me correct this is scary close
cost:
cartel 21j 1655 : $135.00 + $25.00 postage
DW bezel with flat "4" Free (although the outer diameter is a hair to small)
aftermarket crystal $15.00 (IDK the source of this one)
aftermarket rivet band $45 from rafflestime(although this came with a nice folded link band that is accurate to this model)
gen spec 2mm springbars $8.00 (not yet installed)
TOTAL : $228.00
I wanted to share a inexpensive build that came out fairly nice and pretty darn accurate, although this is not quite as nice as some others "Mega-budget" projects , but for a fraction of the $$ ? Ill take this any day! this cost around 200 bucks and you could build a franken for far more, I hope this will inspire others to think that cheap does not actually mean inaccurate , and yes you could install a gen crown,gen this gen that but all that $$ get you only another 1-2 % to a gen? doesn't make much sense to me
BTW I owned a gen 1655 a few years back ,and although it isn't in my hand right this second to compare to this? as memory serves me correct this is scary close
cost:
cartel 21j 1655 : $135.00 + $25.00 postage
DW bezel with flat "4" Free (although the outer diameter is a hair to small)
aftermarket crystal $15.00 (IDK the source of this one)
aftermarket rivet band $45 from rafflestime(although this came with a nice folded link band that is accurate to this model)
gen spec 2mm springbars $8.00 (not yet installed)
TOTAL : $228.00
