Who can build a watch for me?

[No name]

Hi gents,

ok, this watch has been giving me sleepness nights ever since I saw it, so I gotta ask:

Based on the best materials AVAILABLE out there, who could built a 386 for me?

Here's what I'm thinking about:

- Best 320 / 328 / 3xx mini fiddy case, whatever this is
- PVD coated to an accurate brown
- matching dial and hands with matching lume
- matching crystal with correct AR
- EVENTUALLY modifyed case back according to the official pictures (engraving)
- I know the movement ain't gonna look anything like the original

Any advice would be HIGHLY appreciated.

Thanks,

Marc

 

[SpootyPuff]

Try pbdad at RG. He's made some crazy custom pieces and they are just beautiful!

Or Nightwatch @ RWG - I've seen some of his work on vintage Panerai's


Although, judging from your list of mods - you *might* have to bounce that project around to different modders to get what you're looking for

 

[COLDI]

Good luck my friend...

If I were you I would spend my money on things that are produced...you are going to spend a load of cash. For that amount I'd rather buy a few ultimates and mod those or a pre-v or two. But you're talking tons of custom work. I wouldnt even tackle this and I build a LOT of a watches

 

[Fiddo]

No sarcasm intended here. However, waht you are looking for will be on the pricey side.
Have you considered a good used gen? Or perhaps sourcing parts over time and putting it together yourself?

Regardless, I understand where you are coming from and appreciate what you are looking for.

 

[No name]

Thanks for the honest an quick replies guys and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

:bubbles:

Have you considered a good used gen?

Well... yeah, I actually considered a good used 351 instead, however that would be round about 6000 Euro / 8400$ so that's quite a bit out of my range. And once I bump into something, the value go down the drain quite some.

The gen 386 isn't even available yet - however rumors have it, that it'll be somewhere between 10,000 and 14,000$... my CAR isn't worth that amount.

you are going to spend a load of cash

I dunno how good the case is on the 3xx currently available... The 312 from Puretime is 208 bucks. PVD coating would probably be around 150-200$, new set of dial and hands... 100? Modding of Lume and Crystal, say... 200 bucks. Sums up to round about 800$. Pretty similar to my current watch (Lum-Tec M6, very Luminor like, but made from solid tungsten carbide).

Am I completely off?

Best,

Marc

 

[QinetiQ]

You are COMPLETELY way off mate.

WATCH: $208+30(shipping)
CUSTOM BROWN PVD: $300 at least (plus shipping)
DIAL: I don't even know where you're gonna get that brown dial from but say you can get someone to make a custom one for you it won't be under $250-$300
LUME AND CRYSTAL: $200 plus shipping

Right now you're looking at over $1k and that's excluding a strap where a good one costs $200+. Also shipping fees for everything, sending it to different people etc. etc. At the end of the day you're potentially looking at a $1300+ watch with an incredibly inaccurate and UGLY movement. I just don't see the point mate

 

[Spboudart]

You are COMPLETELY way off mate.

WATCH: $208+30(shipping)
CUSTOM BROWN PVD: $300 at least (plus shipping)
DIAL: I don't even know where you're gonna get that brown dial from but say you can get someone to make a custom one for you it won't be under $250-$300
LUME AND CRYSTAL: $200 plus shipping

Right now you're looking at over $1k and that's excluding a strap where a good one costs $200+. Also shipping fees for everything, sending it to different people etc. etc. At the end of the day you're potentially looking at a $1300+ watch with an incredibly inaccurate and UGLY movement. I just don't see the point mate

+1

But on the other hand: Very Unique!