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I spoke to the guy once.....selling watches was really a side-gig from his actual job, which involved something totally different.

Now, I think he has a ranch in Vancouver and he herds wild cats.....

I spoke to the guy once.....selling watches was really a side-gig from his actual job, which involved something totally different.

Now, I think he has a ranch in Vancouver and he herds wild cats.....

I've seen some old DJ with a 1570 movement go for around $1000....you can use the movement in a 1680 build, or some other vintage Sub build......only thing is you may probably have to spend $300 to service and oil the movement...just to be on the safe side...

selling off the other parts may take some time...case set, dial, hands, and bracelet

kudos to the Zigmeister!

what would be the fun in buying a Gen and be done with it? ....there are many masochists around here...it's the journey, not the destination that is fun

sure, you can source a 1575 GMT movement out of a 1675 GMT master, in order to build a rarer 1655.......I can justify that....I can spend the $3K in parts....as opposed to spending the $12 to $15K that the real thing costs.

but, I'm not sure that I would buy a whole GEN watches and then part it out....unless that GEN was so much cheaper than the sum of its parts.

Some have done this for PAMs but the idea was to get the parts into a franken for another (rarer) model.

I think you should just get a gen and be done with it. Just my 2 cents.

what would be the fun in that?

sure, you can source a 1575 GMT movement out of a 1675 GMT master, in order to build a rarer 1655.......I can justify that....I can spend the $3K in parts....as opposed to spending the $12 to $15K that the real thing costs.

but, I'm not sure that I would buy a whole GEN watches and then part it out....unless that GEN was so much cheaper than the sum of its parts.

Some have done this for PAMs but the idea was to get the parts into a franken for another (rarer) model.

I think you should just get a gen and be done with it. Just my 2 cents.

awesome work! I would buy one as well!

3135 movement only...is about $1700 +/- $200 depending on condition

maybe some companies can make watch dials out of any fallout material!

LOL....too late...Rolex already makes watches with "meteorite" dials....they bought and actual meteorite and cut it into dials.

cool....it would be interesting to re-live what the dinosaurs went through

I doubt a rock the size of a double-decker bus...."....would burn up in our atmosphere & pose no ground danger."....I'm sure it all depends on the make up of the rock.

who sells these?

I'm assuming the standard REP hand set cannot be modded or broached to fit a GEN 3135 movement?

Thanks in advance!

check this out...

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f74/gp-sea-hawk-pro-ii-wrist-shots-301624.html

I have handled one...GP is one of the most under appreciated brands out there...they are one of the last remaining true everything in-house watchmakers.

That seahawk is very nice...about the same size as a PAM 44mm...and about as thick....it's a rugge watch and the rubberized band with the Ti butterfly clasp is one of the best and softest rubbers only second to UN Rubber bands. The crown position is signature GP, and the dial has large lumed markers. The Ti makes this large watch lighter, of course.

One caveat...since GP is an exclusive movement....prepare to shell out some big bucks whenever you decide to have the watch serviced or cleaned.

I'm not sure that folded bracelet is correct with the 7836 stamping? Maybe the jubilee bracelet is Ok...but, most of the GEN 1655 I'm seeing have the solid bracelet.

Well, it wouldn't kill him to make the whole case set better but we all know that's not happening. The caseback is well worth the $20 that he's going to charge for it though. We can call it the "fat fish" caseback and look at that serial, capital thinking.

LOL....jeeeeezz....gotta love the S/N on the '63'

the man definitely has hit a "quality hump"........if he would only improve his quality similar to what Little Hero puts out with movements, dials and CG....and at a lower price than LH....that would be something.......we all know he has the machinery to do it.

Also:

1. the fish is too fat on the caseback

2. the two dots on the caseback are not equally spaced to the texted

3. WOULD IT KILL DSN....to make a longer Case Tube...so the Crown stands off the case by 1mm?

date wheel probably suffering from depression

on the caseback: the "fish" looks like a grouper....and the two dots, before "Officine" and "Panerai"...are not evenly spaced from the text.

hands and dial gonna need some matte spray blasting

Mary does not have the "580" endlinks nor the 7836 bracelet.........any other bracelets that are compatible with 1655?

no offense to Tanya or Rex but that's definitely not a WO crystal...

I'm confused now...so that WO Auto Cystal won't work on either DSN or Cartel PAMs........jeez.......I remember someone was working on getting a batch of "ultimate-style" crystals made.............

Sorry for the necropost....but WO does not have the 580 endlinks.....

who is the latest source for correct 1655 bracelet ("580" or "380" end link with 78360 or 7836 bracelet stamp)?

Tanya's was a v2 ultimate crystal not the ebay crystal... Gen auto pams with cyclops take 3.5mm thick crystals and reps take closer to 2.5mm... there's no exceptions.

here's the post I was referring to: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=112748

actually it's a DSN 240 with a WO crystal....and your right, the auto Rep PAMs are Ok with these crystals...the problem is with the manual Rep PAMs...the crystal is too thick

heck...while you're CAD'ing the Gen CG....may as well get the Gen Case CAD'ed.....wishful thinking...then flip the watch back on Ebay.

the V1 is just as good....I have a Taka V1 datewheel available for sale on RG, sorry I have not listed it here yet...new and never used....actually I have 3...but selling 1.....they are great and bold numbers...better font than the Leo DW I have

Taka DW is printed on top of actual ETA 7750 DW

Awesome work...thanks for the research!

Where did you get the file set you used? And the flat laquer spray is from hobby store?