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Also may want to mention Ssteel, great guy and a great watchsmith. He is here on RWG. He is not taking new work at the present, but I would send him a PM and discuss his future schedule. He is from the UK, lives in Finland. Also Domi in Germany, great work, but he is really busy and may have a backlog of a couple of months. He is absolutely the "Go to" guy for building high dollar AP Frankens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Would you pay $1800 or so for a top notch replica of it with the finest materials and craftsmanship?

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Thx AJ, this strap is just amazing. Already got a few compliments about it. A close up of the details of the strap. I really like the SAS logo.

Tritium dial now on its way. No plans to rush this build now I've got a case, crown and dial. I hope to get a gen swiss ETA, Clark hands and crystal, wso (or gen bezel) and a decent strap over the next couple of months. I think I will assemble it myself although getting the correct stem length is a worry for me.

There's a lot of things one can buy rather than building. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

V, my friend, I know the dial I quoted above is an 005 dial. But it is indicative of the early 2000s era Panerai dials that had thicker indicies. The more recent versions are definitely thinner and more uniform. Case in point on the dial Abba posted. Is Rollis dial thicker than the gen of that era? It appears so, but I can get by that because I know the quality of Rolli and FGDs efforts. They are truly every bit as high quality as a genuine dial. I have held many. We've gotta keep in mind these aren't some back door, [censored], dime-a-dozen rep dials. These are the result of an extreme commitment of time and resources on behalf of a few very motivated collectors. They have succeeded in producing a dial on par in quality and standards with the genuine dials. For serious collectors and builders, this should be celebrated. Those that can discern the value will buy and enjoy, those that can't wont. Congrats to Rolli and FGD. Once again beautiful work. Looking forward to many more projects to come. (Especially a 1A or 22b hint;) )

1665 today

Getting some good Care after my surgery !! Haha

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hR - rouHelena on flebay Send them a message with case request Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks amazing! who is hr?!