om3ga_guy

Thats better...

I love mine too, but something doesn't look quite right, I can't seem to put my finger on it :s

Yep. closed case is the only way to go, shame they are as rare as rocking horse s**t these days. There was one for sale over on rwi recently so they can be got, also for sale separately was a 2221.80 dial and hands as above for dirt cheap, something like $150. It is doable but a lot of hassle finding the parts. less hassle to just buy a 2nd hand quartz gen tbh.

Both those sale threads were mine

I gave away the gen dial + hands for almost nothing!

It took me almost a year to find that closed factory SMP. It's one thing finding a case that takes gen parts, it's another finding one with the correct HE valve placement + reasonably accurate CG's. Both versions of the cf case existed 4 years ago.

I have one last closed case in my box which I'm building my final franken SMP with.

As far as I know you cant buy a gen pearl. You need to buy a used bezel off eBay or whatever and extract the pearl yourself. That's how I've done my last 3 frankens.

Man you guys are all putting me in the mood to get an AT. Where should I get one?!?!?! lol

Now that I sold my 007 franken I've pulled enough money together to finish my next franken. This one will be a definite keeper next to my FrPO. I wont throw the details out just yet ( some of you already know what it is... ), but I am going to post some inspirational photos up................................................

Here is the shell for my project, my newly aquired FrSMP 2254.50. All I kept on this was the case (note the modded cgs and correct HE position)...I parted the rest of the watch.

Inspirational photos....................

For those wondering, the dial your seeing is off a Seamaster 2230.50.00 (none Amercas Cup)

More to come. My watch should be done by the end of next week (pending if my parts show up)

My watchmaker made the sleeve. Victor is a trusted modder on RWI.

His contact info is:

Victor Chow

madebyvictor@gmail.com

May i ask where you got that sleeve assembly as i am going to do this mod and that is a GREAT idea also how did you get it to stay in there ?

No prob guys. This guide really helps out when your looking to put a model number at a watch. I use it all the time.

Very nice! It looks awesome! If I had seen that before doing my franken, I would have tried doing it without epoxy as well though - although I think mine sits firmly. The "hole" left when removing the rep tube had threads, so I got some extra grip there I guess. Still - it would have been much nicer to fit it like you did.

I see you decided to go the Seagull route as well. Happy so far?

I still have the rep crystal on mine. Definitely more of a blue reflection. Did you feel it made much of a difference apart from the color?

Thanks for the complements all!

The Seagull works amazing. I will probably use theses movements moving forward. The build from what I could see was identical to ETA and it holds great time at half the price.

The gen crystal is more clear. The AR IMO is questionable. I find it really depends on the angle you hold the watch.

Its a custom made piece that several modders are making. It hold ups WAYYYYY better than epoxy. My tube fell out twice before I decided to try this route. Now, I will never go back!

Hey guys,

There's been several questions floating around about "which model is that black SMP with those skinny hands?" and/or "which SMP is the black Bond SMP?". I decided to generate a brief reference guide for those new to the SMP. This guide helps put a face to most of the SMP models out there. I realise I haven't captured them all (like the Apnea), but this reference guide does a pretty good job at identifying the more common models and some of the ones that have been repped in the past. NOTE: Some of these models come in different bezel finishes and strap options, which of course tweak the model numbers.

If I can free up some time, I'd like to add some more models to the thread and generate one of these for the Planet Ocean as well...

Enjoy!

NON CHRONOGRAPH MODELS

SMP Professional in blue ceramic 300m = Model 212.30.41.20.03.001

SMP Professional in black ceramic 300m = Model 212.30.41.20.01.003

SMP Professional in black aluminum 300M = Model 212.30.41.20.01.002

SMP Professional in blue aluminum 300M (chrome omega logo)(quartz model) = Model 2221.80.00

SMP Professional in blue aluminum 300M(chrome omega logo/ red writing)(auto) = Model 2220.80.00

SMP Professional in blue aluminum 300M (AKA original Bond model)(quartz) = Model 2541.80.00.00

SMP Professional in blue aluminum 300M (AKA original Bond model)(auto) = Model 2531.80.00.00

SMP Professional in black aluminum (triangle @ 12) 300M (quartz) = Model 2264.50.00

SMP Professional in black aluminum (triangle @ 12) 300M (auto) = Model 2254.50.00

SMP Professional in polished aluminum (triangle @ 12/ elec. blue dial) 300M (auto) = Model 2255.80.00

SPECIAL EDITIONS

SMP Professional in black aluminum (007 Quantum of Solace) 300M = Model 212.30.41.20.01.001

SMP Professional in blue aluminum (007 gun barrel) 300M = Model 2226.80.00

SMP Professional in blue aluminum (007 40th anniv.) 300M = Model 2537.80.00

SMP Professional - Americas Cup 300M = Model 2230.50.00

GMT

SMP Professional in blue GMT (co-axial) 300M = Model 2535.80.00

SMP Professional in black GMT (black dial/ 50th anniv.) 300M = Model 2534.50

SMP Professional in black GMT (white dial) 300M = Model 2538.20.00

CHRONOGRAPHS

SMP Professional in black aluminum (chrome omega logo) 300M Chrono = Model 213.30.42.40.01.001

SMP Professional in blue aluminum (chrome omega logo) 300M Chrono = Model 2225.80.00

SMP Professional in black aluminum (horizontal sub-dial config) 300M Chrono = Model 2594.52.00

SMP Professional in blue aluminum (original blue model with white branding) 300M Chrono = Model 2599.80.00

If anyone notices that I mixed up the model numbers, please let me know. I will make the revisions as required.

Hey guys,

Finally finished my FrPO. I'm going to keep this very brief and cut to the mods.........

Build consists of:

- Gen dial

- Gen hands

- Gen pearl

- Gen crystal

- Gen crown/tube

- Gen clasp (hand selected links)

- Gen springbars

- UPO HE valve assembly

- ETA datewheel

- ST2130 Seagull movement (brand new)

Note:

- Victor and I put this whole watch together. Victor is a trusted modder on RWI and does amazing work. I recommend him to everyone, seriously!

- We made custom sleeves for the gen crown/tube and HE valve. This allowed us to go to a pressure/friction fit assembly as oppose to epoxy... No epoxy or glue was used on this build

- Dial feet were a little short. Instead on epoxying the dial or installing it loose, we sanded the feet down to get the tips to flare out a bit. This solved the issue

- I did the pearl mod with a Rona drill bit and some GS Hypo cement. Came out wicked

- We pressure tested the watch to 300m

Generic photos:

Lume shot:

Photos of the crown and tube/ HE valve install:

Yeah my money's on the AT only right now...sorry guys my knowledge of the Omegas in Skyfall was behind.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/omega-titanium-planet-ocean-james-bonds-new-watch-skyfall-619510.html

http://www.jamesbond...m=news&g=111205

It appears like it may have just been rumours. Speculations at this point...

r11co, it sounds like your getting my post confused.

Let me clarify:

Craig wears the black 45mm PO on rubber throughout the whole first half of Casino Royale movie (not blue I know). From the train scene in Montenegro on he rocks the SMP Professional.

Its now obvious that Craig will be wearing the AT in Skyfall, but in addition to that watch "I thought I heard" he was also suppose to alternate to the BLUE PO....I may be wrong

Consider yourself corrected! First DC movie featured two watches (accidentally in one scene alternating on his wrist!) - a blue Seamaster 300m 'red' (which had just been launched and led many, myself included, to believe it was a GMT when pictures of it escaped from filming) and of course the 45mm black PO on rubber strap.

Second movie had only one watch - 42mm black PO on steel bracelet.

Never a blue PO!

Anyhoo - I've always fancied an AT and now I've a perfect excuse to add one to the collection....

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the AT one of two watches Craig is wearing in Skyfall? The PO wasn't ditched, he's just rotating watches like he did in Casino Royale.

Isn't he still rockin the blue PO...?

I had the same winding problem with my 42mm 5th gen ETA guys. I too had to manually wind the watch for a few weeks. This seems to be a common issue with the PO...when you shake it would start but stop after a few seconds. I would need to give it a good 20-30 turns via crown and it would run fine until I took it off. Some nights it would still stop but for the most part it ran "ok".

I ended up franken the @&$# out of it and dropped a new and serviced ST2130 myself. The movement took the gen parts perfectly with no mods. Its super smooth, very accurate and runs like a tank now.

They all need to be modded. None of the out of the box SMP's are really good...

WBK's (TD) a21j is a good budget SMP if your interested.

Looks great dude

Great franken Matt!

Both the rep and gen SMPs are 41mm

The PO is a 42mm (per gen)

The gen SMP chrono is 41.5mm

I have a 6.75" wrist so they look very proportional.

You guys should check me out on RWI. I've got posts on all my watches over there. I dont have much activity on RWG...

Thanks guys. I rotate watches daily so they all get a turn.

I've been wearing my V2 Ploprof lately and I'm working on a 42mm franken PO currently...

PO has:

-gen dial

-gen hands

-gen crown/tube/stem

-gen crystal

-ETA datewheel

-pearl relumed to match gen dial and hands

All this one needs is an HE valve and bezel. I haven't been able to deals on them yet...

Dude,

You can buy a used dial on eBay. I did...this is my beater.

My frankens got:

-gen dial

-gen crystal

-gen hands

-gen bezel

-gen crowns (both)

-ETA datewheel

Gen left/ mine on right

If only I had the correct HE position

I own both the chrono and non chrono gen models...

Yup $1000.00 to $1300.00 USD for a Seamaster Pro makes sense.

I guess all I was trying to say is if a guy wants a very good franken SMP rep and is willing to work with a +/-$650.00 USD project budget, it's doable. Otherwise go gen and spend +$1000.00 USD for a clean one.

I bought a closed factory SMP for $250.00 and the gen parts (007 dial, hands, dw, crown and bezel) for $250.00 (on eBay and RWG) . Threw PBDAD a few bucks to build and relume the dial and now I have a 9/10 rep that's almost bang on to gen. I own a quartz, auto and chrono SMP already. I just figured I'd try a franken for a beater...and now I love it.

If you take your time sourcing clean, used gen parts you can do it at a great price. On the other hand, the guys who buy all their parts new are the ones that go over $1k...that I wouldn't be interested in spending...