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IWC Monday: Ingenieur to start the day 3717 Spitfire Pilot for the Evening

Totally agree By-Tor. Those flares and spoilers "simply aren't done" to an MGB - better suited to a rice burner

Looks fantastic Richard. Glad someone grabbed that one.

You have to wonder why someone would take all the time to accumulate the parts to build a V72 powered Daytona and then not follow through Love the pictures of the Yachtmaster case....Bad camera or bad photographer

Hard to tell who was having more fun

Beautiful end product Stephane. One of my favorites of your collection. I'm assembling the parts to build a Glossy Gilt dial/Hand variant of the 5513. I can only hope it comes out as well as yours

So if I read you right M, none of the other cases are an option if you want to keep the original spacer ring?

I think it is a simple Asian model from Sead on RG. Very nicely photographed. The dial looks great.

Sunday: Starting the day with the 03B Franken: Switching to the 239 Sub for the Evening:

Looks good to me Dani

It came out wonderful Ape. You should be proud of the accomplishment. I did the same with my house and know what a long road it is. Enjoy it and don't be a stranger

I for one, happen to think part of the appeal of the SOSF is the balance between brushed and polished surfaces but to each hi own. Glad you like it.

Saturday: Un-modded 028A just received

If you could do a JimmyFu CG and a 2.0 correct crown the sky is the limit T. I know I'd be in for some serious numbers

Simon needs to chime in on this because he researched this extensively, but from what I understand it is not a straightforward transplant of the 2892 Soprod movement into any other case. There is some milling of the case needed. I notice that the Power Reserve cases I have (027 & 028) are deeper or the caseback sits lower (which may mean just a deeper caseback) that a normal case. I would love to know because I could just start with a fresh Polished case to make the PVD process less costly. As it stands now, since this latest batch of 028's are a PVD coating on a brushed case, there are multiple steps required to get a new PVD coating Right. The case needs to be blasted to remove the existing coating. Polished to accept the new bead blasting and then PVD coated.

Sums up perfectly how I feel about this Stephane. It is a hobby and the sport in it is the hunt for parts, etc... I suppose there is a bit of hunt in finding the right genuine but nothing like what we go through to build our Frankens as JoJo points out!

Starting the day Friday with my DSN 232 010A for the Evening:

I'm in for 1 Panerai Branded Homer

Can't wait to see this one Rolli

Looks great Max. Goes with your Blue Dial 082

@Dave NYC Thanks Wearing the Correct Handstack 16570 Black Dial Explorer II today.

Wednesday: Freshly modded 010A with T-Dial Ziggified.

Uhhhh, OK