lazarini

boooom thats what i waited to see great news frank! thx for letting us know

laz

Gen tropic or just tropic has a certain shine that clark Christal don't achieve u need to have it side by side and have a closer look to see that ... also tropic is just a tad clearer in real life again really hard to see ... still in some eyes don't make difference ...

at stephane ... yes thats the case back i have on the way ... mmmm

Laz

@ kelster ... i have that style as it came on the DRSD ... the one i purchased now is the circular one ...

@ lancelot ... i have striped mine course actually tribal did and even aged it a bit

Laz

Very nice watch also Peters straps are amazing ... wear it well !

Laz

yep i agree with takashi and stephane and pretty much also with others ...

1 thing to note is build the watch that u will be happy with ... we all have a bit different taste to what needs to be done to make it good for yourself ...

Mine 1665 MBW was build by tribal a year ago but i constantly been upgrading it ...

here is what he done i will start with the ones that are basic and needed imho:

- CGs Shawed

- lugholes drilled to take gen bars

- gen bars

- gen 585 end links

- casebook color engraving striped and vintagized

- gen insert and pearl

- gen crown and tube

- gen tropic 39 flat top

- dial and hands relumed with night rebel lume

- ubi flat 3 DW overlay installed

- general overwork of the case and polishing etc ...

- next on my list change of case back with GW one ATM i have a DRSD case back as my 1665 came with DRSD dial but i decided to instal GW dial there fore the DRSD case back

- HE valve mod

The sick thing is it never ends many members know and been there but then again this is why it makes it so fun ... take ure time also and be patient ... my 1665 is a 1 year project and still ongoing one ...

NOW here is the out of the box state when i received it :

Here is how it looks after 1 year ...

Huuuuuge difference well for me at least

I leave u with a double wristie with his modern contra part ... inspired by stephane

Wish u a nice project whatever u end up with will be fine as long as ure happy with it mark my words!

Laz

man why does it look so ... how to say it weird ?!

laz

u have PayPal do u ... why not upgrade to supporter and post this in "i want to buy" section ?

no disrespect but this shod be deleted ...

have a nice one ... Laz

@tmg smoking watch that patina looks lovely in ure title of topic u forgot me

@ Stephane i thing Freddy refers to the way tritium patina contrasts with white dial ... i feel ure on the edge with ure exp II hold in there its a great piece ...

laz

Love the Doxa no doubt great tool watches i love how they incorporated modern technology and kept the watch design 30 years old

Since they reped ORIS and the likes i cant see a problem to rep this also acquiring a gen is not such an expense ... and im sure there is a lot of fans of this one here on the boards ... i personaly know a few members that would pick this one up for sure

Here is a Doxa GMT SUB750T Sharkhunter Watch video review ... btw doxa uses eta mvt. for their watches

Started the week with this one:

Will continue tomorrow with this one:

Laz

voted for nr.2 good luck!

laz

To bad m8 ... u got me going there for a while all do this is no watch i have desired still i was looking forward to a good end ... and then the last to pictures

Well we all learn some day and still experienced members sometimes make exception and try the luck of the draw but usually ends like in ure case with dissapointment.

Hope it did not set u back to much ... don't go crazy down the pub with booze ... aint worth the aggro

regards laz

Amazing values no doubt ... again i agree with all pretty much ... this dial makes sense only in restoration of gen watch or white to red transformation ... buying this for any Frankenstein is pointless IMHO.

Kind regards Laz

love the lug holed 16610 ... can u share how old it is and what u payed?

cheers laz

love it looks good thx for sharing ...

saso

hike just a tip ... i remembered ure gmt IIc story ... pls. lube the gaskets and pressure test the watch before u take a dip or shower / wash hands with it ... even do built like a tank

better of safe then sorry right? wear it well regards

laz

not to nose in here but i wondered what happened any update on this my friend.

Laz

lazarini,

is the dial / bracelet gen?

total cost?

which movement did you use?

Hi,

here is the specs of my DJ 16014 Franken:

Genuine dial

Gen 16014 case

Gen crown and tube

Gen 62510H jubilee bracelet

Gen 555 end links

Gen plexy crystal

Clark hands

3055 datewheel

ETA 2836-2

Built by kelster and his watchmaker from parts collected by W.Genzo that was the previous owner of this baby

I had luck to persuade Genzo/A to part with it as he has another DJ franken project near completion and also a gen modern SS DJ

So regarding cost split per parts better ask the mentioned members ... hope this helps.

PS @ ALL ... GREAT WATCHES!

Laz

back to this again ...

Laz

Im so keeping my fingers crossed the gasked will work out for u my friend! but still if it don't u have a one hell of a watch ...

regards laz

mmmm this one today ...

and then this one tomorrow ...

laz

good work T ... appreciated !

Laz

Holly smokes Batman this kicks a.. congrats my friend

Laz

I have nokia E90 for what i use it for is best ... just recived today on test the nokia E71 from wom world nokia uk.

Nice device i must say ... iphone i dont know just not for me i guess had v1 sold it in 3 weeks ...

laz

Rule number one: Keep the reps out of water.

Rule number two: See the rule number one.

With all do respect BT im with Freddy on this one if proper persuasions are taken there is no risk at all ...

Also SD4K test seam to tell the same story ... i learned my lesson once now proper greasing the seals a close case inspection and visit to the watchmaker for a pressure test will account safe swimming and showering ...

Just my 2 cents ...

Regards Laz