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OK guys,
I am done; I took a lot of the comments given to me by you in my last thread and incorporated it into this watch. Please continue, tell me how I can make it better.
This watch is based on a used Noob 127 bought on this forum, the previous thread was a prototype based on a DSN. I used the case, dial, hands, crystal, bridges, and all movement components were from the stock Noob. The only exceptions were the mainplate, incabloc, dagger, ratchet and crown wheel. I tried to keep any gen. part to a minimum, when I say gen. I mean ETA components not Panera, no Panerai parts were used on this build, but enough talk let’s get to the pictures…
And now the back…
Gone are the ugly yellow rep font, replaced with more gen. looking gold leaf....
Here you can see the balance wheel that come with the ETA or Swiss 6497, you can also see the flat dagger regulator, for some reason they are flat on the Noob movement. This is not the case on the gen. 127, it is the same thickness as the swan neck.
List of MODS:
1. ETA Movement mainplate
2. Changed ETA balance wheel for rep. for more gen. look
3. Used Noob bridges
4. Changed thin dagger regulator with thick Noob dagger that comes with their Genève movement
5. Used eta barrel gears
6. Polished ratchet and crown wheel bevels (later replaced with gen.)
7. Replaced incabloc shock system with Y incabloc
8. Tightened CG lever and recessed pin
9. Cleaned, oiled and adjusted
10. Shaved down and refinished CG
Only gen. (ETA) parts are:
1. 6497-1 mainplate
2. Polished barrel gears (ratchet and crown wheel)
3. Incabloc shock system
I am also modding up a Pam 253 and I am looking to buy a used Noob 217 to do next.
Thanks for looking, and give me some more comments on how to better this watch.....
I am done; I took a lot of the comments given to me by you in my last thread and incorporated it into this watch. Please continue, tell me how I can make it better.
This watch is based on a used Noob 127 bought on this forum, the previous thread was a prototype based on a DSN. I used the case, dial, hands, crystal, bridges, and all movement components were from the stock Noob. The only exceptions were the mainplate, incabloc, dagger, ratchet and crown wheel. I tried to keep any gen. part to a minimum, when I say gen. I mean ETA components not Panera, no Panerai parts were used on this build, but enough talk let’s get to the pictures…
And now the back…
Gone are the ugly yellow rep font, replaced with more gen. looking gold leaf....
Here you can see the balance wheel that come with the ETA or Swiss 6497, you can also see the flat dagger regulator, for some reason they are flat on the Noob movement. This is not the case on the gen. 127, it is the same thickness as the swan neck.
List of MODS:
1. ETA Movement mainplate
2. Changed ETA balance wheel for rep. for more gen. look
3. Used Noob bridges
4. Changed thin dagger regulator with thick Noob dagger that comes with their Genève movement
5. Used eta barrel gears
6. Polished ratchet and crown wheel bevels (later replaced with gen.)
7. Replaced incabloc shock system with Y incabloc
8. Tightened CG lever and recessed pin
9. Cleaned, oiled and adjusted
10. Shaved down and refinished CG
Only gen. (ETA) parts are:
1. 6497-1 mainplate
2. Polished barrel gears (ratchet and crown wheel)
3. Incabloc shock system
I am also modding up a Pam 253 and I am looking to buy a used Noob 217 to do next.
Thanks for looking, and give me some more comments on how to better this watch.....
