Should I franken my 000?

[glay78]

I have now a semi Franken 000 with

1. Noob case
2. Noob crystal
3. Noob caseback
4. HF dial
5. HF hands
6. Gen crownguard

Should I get a gen dial and hands to improve this franken? Or is HF dial and hands good enough?
Btw the gen dial and hands are like $700. Worth it?
Comments?

 

[WingNut]

Short answer...

NO

BTW...a few pics would be nice :smile:

 

[glay78]

Short answer...

NO

BTW...a few pics would be nice :smile:

no bcos HF dial and hands are good enough?

 

[Nemrac72k]

I have now a semi Franken 000 with

1. Noob case
2. Noob crystal
3. Noob caseback
4. HF dial
5. HF hands
6. Gen crownguard

Should I get a gen dial and hands to improve this franken? Or is HF dial and hands good enough?
Btw the gen dial and hands are like $700. Worth it?
Comments?

Sounds perfect as it is. How about some pics? We love pics

 

[WingNut]

no bcos HF dial and hands are good enough?

Sure it's good enough...here is the question...do plan on keeping this watch? Will spending an additional $700 on a gen dial and hands make you love it more?

If so then go for it...if you think you'll be flipping it down the road, you'll probably be sorry you did.

Just my opinion.

And again, how about some pictures?

 

[glay78]

Sure it's good enough...here is the question...do plan on keeping this watch? Will spending an additional $700 on a gen dial and hands make you love it more?

If so then go for it...if you think you'll be flipping it down the road, you'll probably be sorry you did.

Just my opinion.

And again, how about some pictures?

Nice advice, thats what I wanna know. I felt its not worth the money to franked gen dial however I'm not very satisfied with my HF dial. Perhaps I should post some pics.

 

[ALE7575]

We would need to know the version of your parts in order to get a better answer

Sausage dial lume structure is an obvious tell in sausage reps mainly with old rep sausage dials

ALE

 

[MasterWatch]

Here is my Franken 000 for you to make your decision easier.
Noob V3 case
Modded CG
Gen Dial and Hands
OEM Crystal

 

[glay78]

Here is my Franken 000 for you to make your decision easier.
Noob V3 case
Modded CG
Gen Dial and Hands
OEM Crystal

Gosh love it! How much did you pay for the dial and hands? PM me if not convenient to post here

 

[glay78]

We would need to know the version of your parts in order to get a better answer

Sausage dial lume structure is an obvious tell in sausage reps mainly with old rep sausage dials

ALE

I got the latest version of the HF dial, wasn't that sausage but it has a gap at the centre which I can see the back of the movement. Will post a pic which will be easier to tell.

 

[MasterWatch]

Gosh love it! How much did you pay for the dial and hands? PM me if not convenient to post here

Thanks!
Tried PMing you. But your inbox is full.

 

[d4m.test]

Imho it depends on how much You know You´ll love it long term and how much use it does get. Imho You just can´t "franken" every single rep and bring it up to spec, so You just have to carefully choose what will be "the One" across the brands also considering for some brands it´s just easier. 4me it´s worth it for vintage pieces, other reps I try to use otb or to improve with "refinishing" by cleaning/polishing and fixing some details.
There is the intermediate route of high quality/ refinished/ modded aftermarket dials via lots of research and waiting: much better than the original rep dial and still only 1/2 or 1/3 of what a gen one would cost.

 

[glay78]

Thanks!
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[glay78]

Also is noob caseback a big tell from gen?

 

[glay78]

These are the flaw in my dial, the gap at the center and the number 12 and 3.

 

[glay78]

 

[granvino]

Maybe just the crown and the upcoming Noob (definite) V4 case? HF dial on mine is spot on and the case is not bad at all.