My advice is continue to invest in the Fiddy Franken.
If I were to choose from an 005 and the 177L, I would invest my money into the 005 Franken.
My $.02
Good stuff Freddy. Defininately something I need to remedy on my GMT-IIC since the Lani AR cyclops didn't pan out. Been on the hunt for a Gen crystal but they are hard to come by....
Thanks for taking this on
Although you can DLC Ti, there are no Gen's or reps that do this.
If you oxidize the Ti, you can get a nice dark result. Do a search for Oxiclean in the Panerai forum.