Stay away from Ubi, he's a bad influence. After he and Lani got done with me I was no longer satisfied with an out-of-the-box rep...
Pick something simple. I would do a Tudor as a first build - SURPRISE!! The gen dials are plentiful and reasonably priced, rep cases and bands are plentiful, no date wheel overlay to mess around with, and the gens use an ETA movement just like your Franken will have!
Yeah, but my favorite was the little ol' lady demanding, "Where's the beef?", then after a silent pause, "I don't think there's anybody back there..." Seems I remember that turning her into practically an overnight sensation.
I remember a thread the other day about franken "grades" and this ties in nicely. I think we can throw out super-franken, ultra-franken, and all the other xxxx-franken terms people use to hype their "best frankens" and just refer to a franken that can get no better as an "Ubi-Franken".
Great job, Dizz! I don't know if this is your very first franken build but if it is you may very well never buy another "pure" rep. It is so much more satisfying to the soul to build 'em yourself!
My, you have been a busy little beaver!! Two great builds! The Jumbo Tudors are in a class by themselves. I think the current Datejust II size is a bit much but the 38mm just feels "good".
Thank you, Sir, you are a gentleman and scholar! That should dress it up nicely! My 2846 service is finished as soon as my Borel order gets here with the freakin spring I lost!! I always manage to let a spring get away from me on each one I service...