Mr Z

SUMMER DIVING !!!!

same here ... direct from the master him self .. these are for the wider audience and no forum members .. and other without the skills to install the parts !!!

just a few group diving pics !!

group diving

here are a few before and after pics .... just a quick mod to bring it in line with the gen bezel !!!

oh i see you was in the land of the free ...(joke) well i do hope you enjoyed the game and the hot dogs !!

I see they finally reached the deals now..more exposure and ready fitted for those with less modding skills !!

The rep ap rg are very very close to the shade in not on par to the gen rose gold !! and the rg mh super classy ! no picture are doing it any justice!!

thanks love the las vegas as well makes such a difference with the ss bezel ... i was not feeling the mh when i first saw it posted but after .. it really grows on you if u like the summer colours!! and the rose gold ... well u have to see that in person ... u may change your mind .... but if your not a fan of rose gold watches then i totally understand !!!

Hey dutchy was you in London or just in transit ? just got my HB diver loving the watch ... but you know what actually i much prefer the weightiness .. but its a beat on the wrist !!

not thats rep safari!!! very nice on to !!

there is a big waiting list , and batch 2 number are not confirmed , and the only dealers that have this watch are puretime and torobravo .. until they fill there pre-orders, no other dealer will be able to get V3

so i would say its 50/50 chance so get your self moving quick speed !!!

ALL i can say let the lum speak ... im talking about brightness here !!!

Hi greek

Its sold ,new wristie will be picking it up tom!! No trade secrets here ..I just called up the AD and order the straps that i needed , easy as 1 2 3 strap lol and the cash

Thanks just my novice handy work!! .. its ok you are young zorro !!

thank you totally amazing in real life !!.... but the beauty it about to be heading to new hands or wrist should i say !!

thank you for stopping and appreciating and leaving you comment .... im glad you enjoyed my small project

Hey budda

I see you finally managed a few pics ... com'on we need better pics then that my friend lol

look great now you got it one a horn-back even better thats it a gen one at that, i and see nice to have the rounded pusher as well...... its a shame rain rain maybe next week you can pose it the sun .... enjoy my friend look awesome

That is unreal, congrats!

cheers ,, for the congrats

Mate this is sick!!

A super rep.

Nice one!

yes very sick i all most chucked lol ..its heading in the super rep cat!

thanks bud

Very nice little tweak. That is one sick watch. Wear it well.

cheers my friend .. well all know its all in the small details !! and yes im enjoying it very much sicko lol

Amazing build and fantastic pics along the way!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

thanks it was a fun one to put together !im gald you like my messy pics .. lol your very welcome i will updated it when ive tweaked it up a little more !!

very classy ... ive still not got any ap royal oaks yet ... but could be warming to one .... just the size might be to small my wrist !! great watch my friend

I was in Selfridges a little while ago as well and tried on the new ap chrono in rg ,, nice watch just waiting for the rep ... as i really dont see how the price can justify

when some of the newer ap reps are so good... ill save the bucks and get the rep lol

I wanted make a quick updated to bring another step closer to gen mod

the 2 lower parts to the bezel should be in very high gloss finish

not matte finish as the are normally on rep lower bezels

here are a few pics: rep matte finish

and what they should look like on the gen !

so decided to do a quick mod update on the GP

remove bezel as show earlier on in the thread

its in 4 parts 1 carbon part 2 lower metal parts

and 1 rubber gasket washer

what you need

black gloss auto spray paint

wet dry sand paper 2500 grit

white spirits

now take the 2 metal bezel parts and sand them using a fine wet and dry paper 2500 grit

remove surface paint so when spraying the new gloss coat gets a better key to the

metal

use white spirits to remove all paint and dust

leave to dry for a few mins

then apply black gloss paint thin coats ive used 4 coats in total

as it really builds up the gloss coat perfectly

leave 30 mins between each coat to dry somewhere warm mine was near the radds

oh quick tip i used a water bottle to hold the part as its easy to get the side

profile when spraying ...

any over spray just use the wet and dry sand paper to flatten and respray

that area again !! job done

reassemble and enjoy one more step closer to the gen ap !!

Awsome Z.

Great mod, excellent write up and one awsome monster watch.

Looking good geezer!!

thanks for the kind words budda ... .. just keeping my novice skill up to scratch !!

if you like or not more then welcome to leave feed back or rate it from 1 to 5

hope you enjoyed the review

Wow that looks great

Can you shoot a wrist shot from the top by any chance?

thank mm here a few shots for you fresh

Wow, amazing mods and a great looking watch

the mods are amazing and totally set it off in the new dimension

Thanks man! that is one heck of a watch!

your very welcome ...enjoy

Thanks for that little breakdown, Zorro. I will use this opportunity to demonstrate just exactly how good a deal that $1540 is, despite initial appearances.

Gen AP Grand Prix: $70 000.00

Rep AP Grand Prix w/full bells & whistles: $1540

-Mathematical cost ratio: the gen is 45 times more expensive than this super-rep.

Gen Rolex Sub C: about 10 000.00

Rep Rolex Sub C (noob mod): $4-500.00

-Mathematical cost ratio: the gen costs twenty times more than the rep.

Conclusion: even when you pull-out all the stops and go for aftermarket carbon parts and a gen strap that costs more than the rep, you're still getting better value for your money compared to the gen than a Rolex rep collector. Food for thought.

could not have put it better my self ... worth every penny and more ... which in my case will be more as more mods to do !!

having said that its best value for money you can get for this rep

Thats a real beauty...and with all the mods and gen straps it looks outstanding....worth every penny.

Theo

thanks dr theo ... so when u joining the carbon club my friend???

Zman-

Outstanding!

its totally upstanding ,,,, my friend . just cannot get over how well it looks now never thought it would turn out like this

thanks to the carbon parts , and with out them it would be a ok rep !!!!

the watch as cost me in totaly $1540 dollars

thats with out my time and effort in changing the fake carbon parts for the gen carbon parts

and modding the end links for the gen grand prix strap

$600 watch with shipping

$600 gen strap with shipping and taxes

$340 gen parts express shipping and taxes

total

$1540

without my time and effort

on the change over parts

and modding the end links !!

there you go now you have a full break down

Wow, amazing mods and a great looking watch

thank you ...glad you like and have good taste to

You are an artist , how much did the gen strap cost

the gen strap ..was coming close to $600 dollar with the shipping taxes

but really worth the look and feel better then rep black leather one!!

thanks ... yes i think its turn out pretty well .. very distinctive now!!