The highly-modded and franken reps thread!

[By-Tor]

@By-Tor: I love your pics. Yes, the GMT has an interesting history... I got it from our friend Stephane, who got it from old RWG member Repaustria. I had never seen so many gen parts in a GMT (especially the dial), so I fell in love with it immediately.

Thanks man.

Yes I know, RepAustria is a good friend of mine and he has worked on many of my watches. He's not into reps anymore though.

I remember that GMT very well.

 

[skysurfer78]

You guys absolute burn...I am very new to this hole thing and every day I open the forum I see some new things I would like to have...I thing I am a little bit addicted to this :thinking:

Your watches totally rock, no question...maybe one day I will call such beauty´s my own too...

 

[JellyJoe]

KBH I want your babies

wth... I do believe in marriage + kids, but something is seriously slippin aside here...

Unless you just meant you are hungry.

 

[rooster133]

Rolex GMT IIc:

- Modified ETA with correct handstack
- Lume job
- Bracelet from v2, case and bezel from v3
- Double AR under cyclop by FineDD
- AR'd cyclop by FineDD

Terrible pic, but incidentally it does show how good FineDD's AR mod is.

 

[Pix]

Roo, is the v2 bracelet better ?

 

[rooster133]

Roo, is the v2 bracelet better ?

I don't know... it looks the same to me, but for some reason the v2 bracelet left less of a gap than the v3. It might be just luck though.

 

[takashi]

...
Waiting for :
- sapphire caseback if it ever existed
- Lello DW... just kidding !

The sapphire caseback does exist on older PAM rep. I have tested my 113 from d4me last time. It comes with sapphire. Both my Carbon PAM and also PAM036 (old case) also have sapphire back.

 

[Pix]

I believe it's impossible to get right now, I inquired by some dealers.

 

[Yannou]

OK....great watches here...

So first one : Grey Skyland :
Mods done : Swap for an ETA 7750, Dial & hands relumed by Ziggy, Gen rubber strap

 

[Yannou]

The AP Black Theme and Navy Theme

Mods done :
Black one : Fully serviced by LFH, Dial relumed by Goin, Double AR by FineDD, waterproofed
Navy one : Fully serviced by LFH, Double AR by FineDD, APBands rubber strap

The twins ...now we are waiting for their sister RB II....

Will try to take some pics about the lume on the Black..

 

[Q5?]

My FrUPO:

Gen dial, hands, crystal, pearl, crown, tube

 

[14060 or 16610?]

Here's one of mine:
* gen breitling chronomat evolution silver dial
* gen breitling black calf strap
* gen breitling caliber 13 movement (installed just yesterday)

This is an old pic showing a Lello dw. I have a gen dw with the B13 now. Keeping +4 s/day with 0.30 beat error. Will be improved after a full service (no time right now).

 

[flyfisher]

I love that strap!

 

[Ruprekt]

Being the new guy here, the question of who does the mods to the watches comes up? Does the owner do them, or do you send them somewhere to get modified? I think the super lume mod looks great. Does this work with the Submariners?

 

[rooster133]

Being the new guy here, the question of who does the mods to the watches comes up? Does the owner do them, or do you send them somewhere to get modified? I think the super lume mod looks great. Does this work with the Submariners?

Hi there. Most people get trusted watchmakers to work on the watches. But some like to do some of the easier stuff themselves (e.g., changing a crystal, etc). Lume jobs can be very tricky, and it takes a lot of practice to master the technique, so trusted lumers are usually the way to go. Submariners can definitely be lumed.

 

[rooster133]

Hey guys, getting this thread moving again...

Ok here's a Hublot Tuiga... It's a bit of a classic. Easy to mod and the result is a very satisfying watch!

Mods on this one are:

- Gen ETA 7750
- Taka DW
- FineDD thick crystal
- Polished bezel
- FineDD double AR
- Lume job by Domi

 

[Edgematic]

My Franken UPO (iphone pic, sorry...)

The mods:

Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen Crystal
Gen datewheel
Gen pearl
Gen caseback
Gen clasp endlinks
Gen clasp
Gen endlinks
Gen crown
Gen tube
Gen eta2824

non gen:
he valve
case
bezel assembly
bracelet links

 

[xdemi]

My Franken UPO (iphone pic, sorry...)


The mods:

Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen Crystal
Gen datewheel
Gen pearl
Gen caseback
Gen clasp endlinks
Gen clasp
Gen endlinks
Gen crown
Gen tube
Gen eta2824

non gen:
he valve
case
bezel assembly
bracelet links

Looks absolutely AMAZING edgematic.

How long did it take you to do that?

 

[Randzzz]

My Franken UPO (iphone pic, sorry...)

The mods:

Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen Crystal
Gen datewheel
Gen pearl
Gen caseback
Gen clasp endlinks
Gen clasp
Gen endlinks
Gen crown
Gen tube
Gen eta2824

non gen:
he valve
case
bezel assembly
bracelet links

I'm loving this. Would you share the monetary investment it would take to recreate this incredible piece? (Nicely done!)

 

[rooster133]

Yeah Edgematic, that's some serious modding right there! But I know the feeling,,, once you start modding and finding gen parts, it's often hard to stop!

As an aside, I wonder if it would have been quicker and equally expensive to buy the gen, rip out the valve, case, bezel and bracelet, slap them on eBay as parts, and buy rep parts to replace them. :lol: :lol: just kiddin...