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Sea-Dweller 16600 - franken project | case work
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Marvelous work bro. Do you happen to know what size your dial was? I have a 28.0mm dial I would like to try using in a similar build. Thanks, what a beauty!
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One of the best looking BP SD here.
Nice job and well described what you have done and improved.
How many hours did you work on this?
The result is top notch.unk:
thanks ! It was a pain in the ass for sure. One of the toughest build to pull off . Like making a 36 dj franken is children's play compared to this
I'll post o more detailed description after i'll take some dslr shots of this .
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UPDATE: i've edited the 1st post so it shows all the pics again and i've posted all the progess there, enjoy guys !
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thanks ! i really don't know the gen dial's diameter
but i guess you can dind that out by googleing it.
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One of the best looking BP SD here.
Nice job and well described what you have done and improved.
How many hours did you work on this?
The result is top notch.
Thank you ! i really appreciate it . I've spent a lot of time on this build . A lot of lost weekends
What an astonished built!
I’m really impressed by the result of your hard work. Now It’s just an wonderful watch.
I can’t say if it looks gen but I can definitely say it’s a desirable one.
Thanks for sharing the process.
I’m really impressed by the result of your hard work. Now It’s just an wonderful watch.
I can’t say if it looks gen but I can definitely say it’s a desirable one.
Thanks for sharing the process.
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Thanks a lot begud . I m currently working on another bpsd Franken with all the spare parts I still have
In the course of doing this, could you please measure the dial size? I want to use this model with a 28mm dial, not sure if the fit will be good. Thanks bro
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KJ2020 here you are :
GEN :
sa3135 BP dial :
SA3135 sub dial noob :
I've finished the 2nd one as well :
uploading pictures
GEN :
sa3135 BP dial :
SA3135 sub dial noob :
I've finished the 2nd one as well :
uploading pictures
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KJ2020 here you are :
GEN :
sa3135 BP dial :
SA3135 sub dial noob :
I've finished the 2nd one as well :
uploading pictures
Awesome, thanks very much for the pics! So in your first Franken, the BP case originally had a 28.88mm dial and your replaced it with a 27.32mm gen dial, is this correct?
If so, that looks good for me using a 28.0mm dial in a BP case.
BTW, your second watch looks great too, nice side benefit of having spare parts lying around, well done!
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The SA3135 BPSD came with the 28.88 mm dial . The 27.32 dial is not the one i've used . I've used another blistered one but i'm pretty sure it had the same diameter.
The larger BP dial is used to center the movement as well, this is why i had to improvise and make a gasket for the movement to say centered after using a gen dial . So yeah a 28 mm dial should fit .
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Thanks for the clarification bro. I'm surprised they used the dial to center the movement and not a movement ring that would center the dial, but I guess I can improvise one too if I have to. It's useful for me to know that a gen dial (which I think it's safe to assume was also 27.32mm) still is framed correctly in a space that previous held a much larger dial.
Really appreciate the info!
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Yeah. I was lucky to not know about this in the 1st place cause I would have abandoned the project a long time ago thinking the Gen dial won t fit. It turns out that like u said instead of using a spacer ring they opted to install the movement on a larger dial.
I still wouldn t recomend this project to anyone. Too much hassle. The watch came out great but I still avoid wearing this just because of the hate I ve built up during the build
Here is a better pic of the 2nd one:
This required some mods as well but things were easier so I actually enjoy this more now lol.
I still wouldn t recomend this project to anyone. Too much hassle. The watch came out great but I still avoid wearing this just because of the hate I ve built up during the build
Here is a better pic of the 2nd one:
This required some mods as well but things were easier so I actually enjoy this more now lol.
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I still wouldn t recomend this project to anyone. Too much hassle. The watch came out great but I still avoid wearing this just because of the hate I ve built up during the build
Here is a better pic of the 2nd one:
This required some mods as well but things were easier so I actually enjoy this more now lol.
You could always sell it to me since you hate it and have another one you enjoy