Jut got this back from it's final stop and couldn't be more pleased with the results and it's journey is worth telling
This is one of the famous 4th Generation ETA Pumpkin Planet Oceans (42MM). This one has had quite the journey but it is indicative of the spirit of RWG.
The first upgrade I planned was a Chief Double AR of the crystal. Shipped it off only to have the crystal get lost in the process of being returned by Chief. What did he do, he replaced it with a Genuine crystal - now that is customer service
A very generous forum friend (you might recognize the countertop) then completed phase 1 which included his ingenious pearl upgrade. The results were great and I was pleased. But, then I went hiking and while climbing through some caves, I scratched the bezel insert -
Start:
On to phase two which he so generously agreed to do the work - parts from ofrei:
Gen Dial
Gen Bezel
ETA DW (left over from a PAM Lello DW swap)
A little snag along the way with the fitment of the gen bezel. Nothing is exact in the rep world as we know and the Gen bezel was a tad too snug to fit. I guess no two 4th Gen PO's are the same and it is hit or miss with the gen part fitments sometimes.
But....
We have another forum friend with a new lathe up yonder....
So, off it went to Canada.
Just got it back and am pretty impressed
Special thanks to Chieftang, Ubiquitous and Ziggy for making this Franken come true
Ubi was right about the Gen Bezel - it is a huge improvement