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Congrats m8, perfect opportunity to both get a new watch......

Muy bien Francesco, gracias.........great tut again

DVS did that sometime ago.....at least his 3717 gen and rep

wow T.... what a transformation....have to get used to it, kida miss the old GTGcolors

thanks for all your hard labor m8

I saw one yesterday from Deltick, one of the dealers here....awesome piece

616.618,620 will fit the 47mmcase....with the mentioned mods.......

I came acros a few used ETA 2892 and 2824 movements from a guy in Spain, may need service/regulation, can check if they are still available if you want

Don;t know about fitting but I guess you know what on what......

But what the heck.it's aclosed caseback so who knows.......? (except for 10.000 RWGmembers

Thanks for the kind comments, gang

I certainly do hope that this helps inspire others to give building/modding a try. It's a fun project, though maybe not the most cost friendly; I'm less than halfway to a gen. If you take the base watch out of the equation and factor in what a gen case, movement, etc would cost, the project would be more than what a gen at current secondary market prices would run. I sourced some parts from Ofrei- Others were found elsewhere. It definitely pays to shop around as some parts were picked up for significantly less than what they can usually be sourced at from the supply houses.

As for movement- I did consider maybe fitting in an ETA 2892, but cost just didn't make sense for something hidden behind a caseback. The 2824 does a good job in it's own right and I feel it's adequate for this kind of project. Plus, the 2892 is a thinner movement and has a different profile compared to the 2824; the stem may not have lined up center in the tube without some work. A gen 2500 would have been nice with the 25k beat rate, but again, it's cost prohibitive and the issues with fit were a concern.

So, all in all, a nice piece to wear and enjoy. This project also satisfied my curiosity as to how a PO might fit into my collection without spending the extra to procure the gen.

nice pics m8, well done....oh , great coillection as well..........

Bienvenue, willkommen,welcome............this is contagous m8, be aware

I use a Canon EOS 1 D MK3, had a cheap glass on it and switched to a 100 F2.8 macro or a 24-700L2.8

Love to use available light or complexe lightset ups, depending on what kind of image I want

Deep respect for this transformation Ubi.........Really inspires me to try this too.

What I would have thought was that you would change the movement for a gen as well? Any reason why not to?

Hats off for this one

WOW....didn't know Avitt was getting this Ketel Vodka, coinsidence really amazes me again................................This liquor is made by the Noletfamily from Schiedam(part of Rotterdam in the Netherlands) and my place of birth.Thanks Avitt for taking the time to get CC this and thanks to CC for helping me out......Cheers to booth of you

TAke a look in the Watchmaking Resource Center at the How to..............or on RG watchmodforum

great photostory Pug.........looks so easy, gonna give it a go myself

Read the 3 pagethread on RG m8, completely out of order this guy, hope PP will free up your account soon...............never read the rules this clown

+1 on the Ebel...................

great project Scotty,divi

very nice collection, the Ebel is awesome

wow D, didn't know you fancied Breitlings......?

But then again, you just have to grab them while working

sweet project Ubi, gonna follow this one closely.

Thanks for sharing bro

wow man, great choice, no way back now, you will end up with at least 5 more

It really got out of hand on my side: 183 black seal,Fiddy,113,111H,212,036TI brown and black,005,127,187,188,196,308....just hooked on this brand210G on the way

Have fun

Tom Highway is UKbased I believe.................

7750 m8........

keyless works,stems, 30minute counterdrive,in fact i think almost all gears...

Did you try contacting Domenico in Germany? Heard and saw some really good work of him.......