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12 February 2024, 01:14 AM
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Franken Sub?
I have always wanted a blue dial YG sub. But the yellow gold is very flashy.
I am considering taking a blue sub dial and hands and having them installed on my sub. I know franked sub. but you must admit it looks pretty good. Any ideas on cost of the dial and hands? |
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12 February 2024, 01:23 AM
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Not feelin’ it, bro.
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12 February 2024, 01:24 AM
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Not my cup of tea.
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12 February 2024, 01:24 AM
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Meh. Gold hands look wrong.
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12 February 2024, 01:27 AM
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I think a version of a blue sub would need a blue dial, grey bezel, titanium handset.
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12 February 2024, 01:33 AM
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Looks a little too "weird" for my tastes. However, if you like it, I'd say go for it! Maybe leave the original hands though? The gold really looks out of place imo.
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12 February 2024, 01:33 AM
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Consider going WG? Spendy, but won't be Franken.
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12 February 2024, 02:11 AM
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I love it. I wish they made that. But I'd never do that because it looks fake.
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12 February 2024, 02:15 AM
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Sorry not for me
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12 February 2024, 02:30 AM
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Most likely the dial won’t fit
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12 February 2024, 05:12 AM
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Bad idea! Looks like something a micro brand would put out….
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12 February 2024, 05:24 AM
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Just don’t.
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12 February 2024, 06:00 AM
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Best to mod a seiko instead to get it out of your system.
But if you have to do it, head east to 47th street in NYC and Traxnyc, they would love to do it for you |
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12 February 2024, 06:05 AM
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Noooooo
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12 February 2024, 06:19 AM
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nooooooooooo
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12 February 2024, 06:24 AM
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Looks good to me, except for the gold hands. Stick with silver.
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12 February 2024, 06:31 AM
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12 February 2024, 06:35 AM
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Not feeling the hands but otherwise looks great.
Frowned upon by purists. I wouldn’t do it to a watch of mine but it’s yours to do as you wish. Make sure to keep original parts and can easily be reversed should you need to.
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12 February 2024, 06:37 AM
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Ouch!
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12 February 2024, 06:39 AM
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I don't care about the modifying a Rolex part but that combo just looks terrible.
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12 February 2024, 06:45 AM
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Franken Sub?
I’m all for mods and customizing something you wear to your own liking. But, If you’re going to mod it, go big or go home. Otherwise it’s probably not worth the cost.
Especially with small miniscule changes like that, you may as well just get a DeepSea or a 11 series WG Submariner since they have a similar look. Otherwise it just looks bland/amateur with heavy odds for remorse down the road |
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12 February 2024, 07:00 AM
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Not for me. I don't see the upside to doing it.
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12 February 2024, 07:05 AM
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 LOL
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12 February 2024, 07:16 AM
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I personally would not.
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12 February 2024, 07:39 AM
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It's your watch, so do what makes you happy. Just keep the original dial and hands just in case and remember that Rolex won't touch it without putting it back into the original configuration.
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12 February 2024, 08:27 AM
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Noo looks realy bad....
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12 February 2024, 09:06 AM
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This is the vibe I’m getting from this mock-up. It looks like it could’ve been a Steinhart/Squale, etc... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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12 February 2024, 09:07 AM
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Just say no.
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12 February 2024, 09:28 AM
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12 February 2024, 10:19 AM
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Looks like an aftermarket, fake, nasty, something somebody would do because they can’t really get a real Rolex, in my opinion
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