List of Mods to 5711 3KF - recap

[Erinoush]

3KF v2

interesting... Do you have a photo on the watch ?

 

[Erinoush]

@Mark1937
Thanks for the photos bro
From the number 2 i like very much that it gives a green hue and that the horizontal lines-gaps of the dial are thinner
But maybe its just the different lighting conditions

Not sure if Mark and mine are the same, but they do look identical from the photo and the way the 12 mark is crooked , makes me think they come from the same batch. If so do the N°2 sripes are of the wide style.... (light gives a different feeling in fact)....

 

[Erinoush]

for info:
All gen dial variation in shape ( then you'll have to add the color variation from greenish to greyish).....

 

[grillbrill]

interesting... Do you have a photo on the watch ?

Wish I had... SB is still working on it.

 

[Erinoush]

Wish I had... SB is still working on it.

Looks promising. ;-)
If I am not wrong you do have a modded PF base as well ... curious to hear your comparison ;-)

 

[grillbrill]

I like the PF bezel more because its greater bevel/bezel ratio aesthetically appeals to me more. I know it's not gen spec but this is how I feel.

 

[Kaloc]

I've tried to search on the forum but didn't find anything very complete about the first link mod

Anybody has done this already before kind to share how they did it?

 

[Mark1937]

sembra andare bene, che base era?

3KF

 

[seaxam]

Really useful thread.

What base is this? Insanely good looking piece.

 

[seaxam]

Really useful thread.

What base is this? Insanely good looking piece.

 

[pip72]

I had SP fully mod my 5712.

 

[kokikoki]

Thank you OP for creating this summary. I have an almost identical build to yours. Hopefully it will done before the year ends.

 

[dogwood]

This arrived in the mail today. What's the base, and what are the four mods?

 

[dogwood]

Unrelated to my post above... did anybody else find that they had to sand / polish down the protrusions (don't know what to call these things) on the deployment clasp to get it to come undone a little more easily? Out of the box, it took and unreasonable amount of force to get the buckle to come undone. I hit these things with 1000 grit sand paper and removed about 0.05mm from each side. Then I polished away the sand paper marks with cape cod cloth. It takes less effort now. Did anybody else find that their clasp was very hard to undo out of the box?

 

[cranestep]

Unrelated to my post above... did anybody else find that they had to sand / polish down the protrusions (don't know what to call these things) on the deployment clasp to get it to come undone a little more easily? Out of the box, it took and unreasonable amount of force to get the buckle to come undone. I hit these things with 1000 grit sand paper and removed about 0.05mm from each side. Then I polished away the sand paper marks with cape cod cloth. It takes less effort now. Did anybody else find that their clasp was very hard to undo out of the box?

Gen 5711 is infamous of this ridiculously difficult clasp, polishing it too much may cause the clasp to loose and open itself, but I think your measurement is fine.

 

[rushabh9]

is there an update to the original post considering now bezel thinning, case thinning and crown recession is not needed.

I am looking for a new 5711 from 3K so wanted to know what else is needed other than buff dial, hands and date wheel.

 

[grillbrill]

is there an update to the original post considering now bezel thinning, case thinning and crown recession is not needed.

I am looking for a new 5711 from 3K so wanted to know what else is needed other than buff dial, hands and date wheel.

Most of them may be valid depending on your tolerance and on which version of gens is your reference.

 

[Erinoush]

Most of them may be valid depending on your tolerance and on which version of gens is your reference.

the more you modify it the better it will become, it will become better than gen tbh ....

 

[benissimo]

Would a PPF Xtal fit 3KF case?

 

[CutePinkKitty]

So from what I gathered, the 3KF 5711 would be a better choice no?
Considering it's a cloned movement vs PPF's miyota?