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Old 19 December 2013, 08:00 AM   #61
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Crystal won't be original in the end it'll be domed for sure :)) please tell us it'll be domed

Haha oke ..

Yes ! It will be domed !

In the coming months we will be doing upgrades one at the time and i will keep you all updated in this thread.

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Old 19 December 2013, 08:19 AM   #62
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Old 20 December 2013, 03:17 AM   #63
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This is such a great thread!!
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Old 20 December 2013, 04:08 AM   #64
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Getting assembled...





Customized dial will follow..

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Old 20 December 2013, 06:22 AM   #65
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Old 20 December 2013, 08:14 AM   #66
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Old 20 December 2013, 09:03 AM   #67
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So when can I pick up my one :)
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Old 20 December 2013, 09:05 AM   #68
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Getting assembled...





Customized dial will follow..

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Is this going to be a sub skeleton?
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Old 20 December 2013, 12:20 PM   #69
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Is this going to be a sub skeleton?

Like that idea....


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Old 20 December 2013, 12:46 PM   #70
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Old 21 December 2013, 12:26 AM   #71
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Here are some pics with the dial but not the final outcome.

The dots are painted over the lume so it looks like aged tritium.

Next step now is the steel bezel !
I will make some pics of that tommorow.

So far this :




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Old 21 December 2013, 02:11 AM   #72
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Where's the brown vintage dial ? Where's the superdome plexi ? Where's the maxi dial ?
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Old 21 December 2013, 02:21 AM   #73
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Old 21 December 2013, 02:22 AM   #74
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Old 21 December 2013, 06:09 AM   #75
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Where's the brown vintage dial ? Where's the superdome plexi ? Where's the maxi dial ?

Sorry to dissappoint, superdome will be made but in sapphireglass.
This is the vintage dial but its not all ready there are still some finishing touches.

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Old 21 December 2013, 06:11 AM   #76
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Sapphire superdome where can I get one of those please Wesley
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Old 23 December 2013, 11:00 PM   #77
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Hey everyone, here's an update !

The next step was the bezel. We took a bit off the side off the bezel to make the watch looking smaller and it worked out well i think.

Here you can see a side by side comparison, we already did the one on the right.


Notice how the watch looks smaller.
The one on the right also has brushed sides on the case, we chose polished.



And here some pics of the final result ! Also we've put on a rivet bracelet to make it look more old.






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Old 23 December 2013, 11:04 PM   #78
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Old 24 December 2013, 02:46 AM   #79
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Old 24 December 2013, 03:03 AM   #80
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Old 24 December 2013, 03:04 AM   #81
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Wow, Just Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 24 December 2013, 03:05 AM   #82
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Old 24 December 2013, 03:29 AM   #83
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WOW! Love the look of the crown.
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Old 24 December 2013, 03:56 AM   #84
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Looks great but I have to ask; why is this not considered a "frankenwatch"..?
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Old 24 December 2013, 04:05 AM   #85
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Looks great but I have to ask; why is this not considered a "frankenwatch"..?
I think a franken watch would combine aftermarket parts. I believe all of these parts are genuine, just customized.

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Old 24 December 2013, 04:26 AM   #86
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Since this not a real genuine Rolex anymore what is it worth?
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I think a franken watch would combine aftermarket parts. I believe all of these parts are genuine, just customized.

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IMHO, and generally speaking, I think that the name "franken" is usted to name a "put together pile of parts", even if they are all genuine.
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Old 24 December 2013, 04:44 AM   #88
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I wouldn't take the term Franken seriously if all totally original it looks better than the original also
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Old 24 December 2013, 04:50 AM   #89
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Amazing end result my friend - thanks for sharing!
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Old 24 December 2013, 04:58 AM   #90
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Not sure if this is a frankenwatch but imho its a very good one. The parts are indeed original. Dont mind it being called frankenwatch everyone can call it what they like offcourse.

When the final steps are done it will be much better then a 14060M, thats my opinion offcourse :)

Thanks everyone for the likes !

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