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What AP Franken(s) do you have in the works?!
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Hi guys. Sorry I have been not posting much lately, but I think I let people know a while back that I would not be doing much posting. I enjoy the community and comradeship here and I enjoy chatting with you guys via PM, but I have been hunkering down on completing a number of very ambitious but also very complicated projects which require alot of sustained concentration. If you have projects still with me, please let me reassure you that I have been working 14 hours a day, seven days a week, with a solid work ethic applied to solving the problems of your builds, and I will get back to you as soon as your project is completed or if I have a question for you. If people want to communicate with me, please use RWI PM and not my Email, as there are currently problems with my Email. Before I go back to work again I will present here a pair of White Themes (one Franken one Genstein) that were bonded at the hip and completed at the same time for two different owners (you know who you are) finished this last weekend at the same time. Enjoy the pics--they bring this post back on topic: a Frankens and a Genstein next to one another! Aren't they cute? (BTW, very impressive parts collections over the last few months on this thread.)
LuoIsBoss
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I'm still trying to source a bezel gasket that acutally fits my gen case.
Tried this 25807ST bezel gasket, but unfortunately it's too small. If you have any laying around, let me know.
Tried this 25807ST bezel gasket, but unfortunately it's too small. If you have any laying around, let me know.
These are fire. I love how bad the gen rubberclad bezel looks compared to the new rep one. Makes me appreciate the WTRC you prepared for me more.
I like being driven.
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I'm still trying to source a bezel gasket that acutally fits my gen case.
Tried this 25807ST bezel gasket, but unfortunately it's too small. If you have any laying around, let me know.
I found a few sellers of AP gaskets in Germany eBay. Bought one recently for a gen 15202 case
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I'm still trying to source a bezel gasket that acutally fits my gen case.
Tried this 25807ST bezel gasket, but unfortunately it's too small. If you have any laying around, let me know.
Bro check m2m sale ”Watchparts” you have a gasket for sale there, if you are lucky its still there
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In case someone is interested, I have these gen parts for sale in the parts section:
- gen rubberclad bezel, good condition
- gen RG RC dial and tachy, great condition!
Impressive builds with all those gen parts!
- gen rubberclad bezel, good condition
- gen RG RC dial and tachy, great condition!
Impressive builds with all those gen parts!
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I am so excited I just received my Black Themes Fraken, built by Domi. While it is a bit of a fantasy piece as I opted to use the ceramic pushers and crown, I absolutely love it!
JF Base Watch
Tag Heuer Movement
Gen Dial and Tachy
Mikey’s Hands, Classic Date Wheel and Cyclops
AR Crystal 2.5mm
New Movement Holder
Many Thanks to Flying -Tommy and Mikey for their guidance and Domi for his masterful work.
JF Base Watch
Tag Heuer Movement
Gen Dial and Tachy
Mikey’s Hands, Classic Date Wheel and Cyclops
AR Crystal 2.5mm
New Movement Holder
Many Thanks to Flying -Tommy and Mikey for their guidance and Domi for his masterful work.
Firstly, it does not matter if it is a "fantasy'... all AP frankens are fantasies to varying extents but most of them look good.
Your watch looks nice as a timepiece. I will not comment on accuracy to gen, but as a watch I like the end result.
Wear it well and enjoy it, that is everything the hobby is about.
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I am working on a 15202 build with a genuine case, dial, hands, gasket, and movement. These builds are giving me the motivation to continue with the search for parts and to have the patience for it to come together.
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SuperLory
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What have you already located, and what's left?
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No movement yet but I can buy anytime. I gathered the dial, hands, gasket, and case (no bezel). Some are in transit. So if I want to build a genstein then I need screws, bezel, crystals, bracelet and movement. Anyone have these parts??
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Do you have the white or blue dial? Would love to see some pictures of the dial.
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Here’s a sneak peak of my 15202 franken.
White dial for now because sourcing a blue datewheel and dial is beyond me. Have hands and dial already.
As for the other parts. I did an acceptable rebrushing of the gen case and rep bracelet. The gen case arrived unfinished and it seemed like an intermediate product because the back and front were still raw metal surface. Definitely genuine though because the quality of the part is unmatched from what I’ve seen. Waiting for the rubber gasket to arrive before I progress, then movement and finally mating all the parts together. I really wonder how this part came to be sold outside of AP...
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Very nice! So far I've been able to get gen 15202 hands, and blue DW. Just trying to source a gen blue dial.