What AP Franken(s) do you have in the works?!

[SuperLory]

not me

 

[SHB]

flying-tommy you made my day LMAO

 

[slaughterer62]

So who's buying this? https://www.chrono24.com.gr/audemar...ore-chronograph-case-gehaeuse--id14879405.htm

Not me. From Russia with love.

 

[Revolper]

In reply to Tompa as I don’t want to highjack the wristie thread:

this watch is newly built, I didn’t bother about the caseback too much yet.

Options:

- go gen movement would look best, obviously
- just let it be, probably what I’m going to do
- plate the rotor, not fan
- replace with rep rotor, see above
- paint/tint the sapphire, that I actually might do as a I mentioned before

edit; forgot about a closed caseback, as most have done at this point with their modern ROO frankens afaik.

 

[Tompa]

Ithink maybe just put a rep rotor and it Will be nice. Or just leave it as it is.
Have you shaved the caseback? Is it possible on this new glas caseback?
If you ever sell this piece pleas bro pm me. I realy want it


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[Revolper]

Ithink maybe just put a rep rotor and it Will be nice. Or just leave it as it is.
Have you shaved the caseback? Is it possible on this new glas caseback?
If you ever sell this piece pleas bro pm me. I realy want it


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Yes, domi did shave the caseback. Ofc, I’ll keep you in mind

 

[slaughterer62]

I am developing a M9015 LWO283 with deco plates for these 2014 builds. Revolper nice stuff fella.

 

[Limpy]

I am developing a M9015 LWO283 with deco plates for these 2014 builds. Revolper nice stuff fella.

Oh ultra nice... i may have to update my franken when you have it all ready

 

[Tickleshoes]

Not sure if I shared already but I am lucky enough to own 1 of 2 such Chronopassion builds. The big mod was the silver subdial rings. I can’t take credit though - that’s all Spongebob. Cheers!

 

[Tompa]

Not sure if I shared already but I am lucky enough to own 1 of 2 such Chronopassion builds. The big mod was the silver subdial rings. I can’t take credit though - that’s all Spongebob. Cheers!

Wow!! How the hell did he do with the silverrings? Looks awsome


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[SuperLory]

Not sure if I shared already but I am lucky enough to own 1 of 2 such Chronopassion builds. The big mod was the silver subdial rings. I can’t take credit though - that’s all Spongebob. Cheers

Am I the 2nd lucky one ? I dont particularly like Mikey classic dw so..

 

[Limpy]

i am so stoked - just got my factory new Gen Panda Hands and they are on the way to slaughterer62 who built assembled and optimized my Black Panda before.

Never had gen hands in one of my build so iam really excited for this one.

that will complete the build. I am sure the result will be amazing - gen hands elevate the look of a franken immensely as i have heared several times.

 

[flofas]

i am so stoked - just got my factory new Gen Panda Hands and they are on the way to slaughterer62 who built assembled and optimized my Black Panda before.

That does complete the build. Do you have any black tachy around that you can install in your build and take a few pics before installing the original silver tachy again? I would love to see how your custom build would look like this. Here's a couple mockups of what I'm talking about by Black Venom, the Italian company that DLC's watches:

 

[Curt941]

I used to have some Chronopassion Frankens, but never had one with the silver rings. Those are dope.

The one Franken I miss the most is my H-serial rubberclad. Had a beautiful black dial with silver sundial rings that really flashed in the sunlight.

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[Limpy]

That does complete the build. Do you have any black tachy around that you can install in your build and take a few pics before installing the original silver tachy again? I would love to see how your custom build would look like this. Here's a couple mockups of what I'm talking about by Black Venom, the Italian company that DLC's watches:

unfortunately not. i had this a while back when i had my rep dial mounted for this build. i had no genuine tachy back then. i had this mockup in mind because the rep silver tachy is a real let down. here with rep navi and panda dial, lwo with random lwo hands. looked pretty nice especially with the halo that is created by the beveled glass.

also nice, that mockup uses the post2014 case and ceramic pusher.

a lot of possibilities. But - never break a working build

 

[gekkehenkie]

Here is my franken black themes currently being build by slaughterer62 with gen dial, lwo and white gold plated hands and screws by flying-tommy and parts from Limpy really looking forward to this build.

 

[majwilliams0308]

Fine gentlemen, can I ask a question? I found a dial on eBay without markers, for cheap. The guy listed it as 28.5mm (which is the correct size for a ref. 5402). However upon receiving the dial, it sits at 27.7-27.8mm. There is a return policy, but I'd like to see what reference this may be for. My plan was to transplant the markers from a 15202 and AP logo from a 14790 dial to make a good 5402 dial.

I got curious and tried it with my cal. 2123 date disc. It fits perfectly.

So then, of course, I had to try it in the 14790 case. The 14790 dial is 26.5mm, so this is about 1.2mm bigger, but let's see.

The final pic shows that the "SWISS MADE" at 6 o clock is cut off. The dial is too big, but smaller than the 5402.

My genuine question is, what reference is this for? Is there a vintage size between the 39mm and 36mm Royal Oak?

The crystal on the XF 15202 measures 28.3mm
The genuine dial of the 5402 measures 28.5mm
I have pictures of both of these.


Edit:
This dial: 27.8mm
36mm 14790 dial: 26.5mm
35mm 4100 dial: 25.7mm
39mm 5402 series D dial: 28.5mm

I think it is possible this is a Series C dial of the 5402, gray variant. If you look at the indices printing, and where "SWISS MADE" sits, as well as the tapisserie pattern, it all seems to line up. However I am not certain AT ALL. @slaughterer62

5402 Series C dials

 

[flying-tommy]

i am so stoked - just got my factory new Gen Panda Hands and they are on the way to slaughterer62 who built assembled and optimized my Black Panda before.

Never had gen hands in one of my build so iam really excited for this one.

that will complete the build. I am sure the result will be amazing - gen hands elevate the look of a franken immensely as i have heared several times.

I like your build very much because the contrast with a white/silver Tachy is much nicer than with a black one.

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[legend]

i am so stoked - just got my factory new Gen Panda Hands and they are on the way to slaughterer62 who built assembled and optimized my Black Panda before.

Never had gen hands in one of my build so iam really excited for this one.



that will complete the build. I am sure the result will be amazing - gen hands elevate the look of a franken immensely as i have heared several times.

Gen hands make all the difference for any franken build.
The shine, stack and shape of them are inimitable, and the thing is, you cannot really avoid looking at the hands each time you look at the watch. Congrats!

 

[SuperLory]

This would be sicker with a blackened Date window and datewheel (like flying-tommy Marcus)