kbiz Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Here for your viewing is my newest project completed… I love the GMTs as I have 4 pam GMTs Equipment List: Ultimate Case re-milled for perfect fitment with CG Ultimate Crystal (Newest Ultimate 088 only... U104 is not as good) Gen Dial Gen Hands Cartel latest date wheel (perfect full fat font) moded for sunken date wheel fix Little Hero CG reshaped, ground, polished and pin fixed Gen SS spring loaded crown (thick) Custom crown tube And now on to the pics Custom crown tube... this allowed me to set the crown exactly the distance I wanted it from the case... also shown is the OEM spring loaded crown... Milled the case so the LH CG sits perfectly... This is the Sunken Date window fix... the standard date wheel is drilled out to reduce weight... modified the ultimate date wheel, which is better than my lello dw, and sandwiched that on top. Here's the spacer that the dial sits on... it's there because of the bridge work for the GMT modification... but it was too tall and only made the sunken date issue worse... I lapped it down until there wasn't much gap at all... just enough for the DW to move around... Here's the finished product... Gen for comparison... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drulee Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Great, now I can't get to sleep. I just decided to order a 228 GMT from Davidsen, and now I think I'm going to have to add an 088 GMT to the order - thanks a lot! Hope you're happy. You, sir, are truly a craftsman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 lovely franken you managed to build...some really nice mods have been done - a truly unique rep! congratulations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Excellent work, I wish I had that sort of skill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Well done, great results and amazing workmanship. Thanks for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Excellent result my friend.. well done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad dawg Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Inspiring stuff. thanks for the post md Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pecty Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Very nice, man, that gen lume is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Oh man.... This has to be one of the best frankens out there... amazing work! What a beauty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Incredible work and terrific results. A true beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elisiX Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 A great combination of some rare parts. Came together nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 that's the best automatic franken pam on rwg ... congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Looks great! Well done and nice custom work on that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Unbelievable work. Thanks so much for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Applause, applause.... innovative and professional approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 God please I am begging you to do the CG, Crown and tube mod on my Vac Lumed 088. Ever since I saw Rolli's 229 project earlier this month where he fitted the new tube and finished V CG. I have been crying on the inside when I look at my beautiful (but now sadly lacking) Ultimate 088. Please tell me you would offer to do this mod!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I'm willing to net his inbox is overloaded with similar requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexfinder Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 It is really nice. This is what I am looking for the whole time. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbiz Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thanks to everyone for your kind words... And thanks to RWG for sharing years of knowledge from all the great modders... I've gotten a few requests... So I'll throw this out there... if anyone has a cartel 089 dial I'll trade you some services... I've been having a hard time sourcing one. Mine has the missing tick at the 9... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sander Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Great piece man! Enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbiz Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Also I've gotten a lot of questions about some of the procedures... I've been asked about the spacer ring on the movement... all the movements have them... it dictates the height of the dial from the movement... The spacer rings usually are already on the movement... it's usually held down by 3 little screws... I used the one that came with the movement... it was too tall so I "Lapped" it down... Lapping is super easy if you haven't done it before, all you do is put a piece of say 220 grit sand paper on as flat and hard a surface as you can find... glass or granite are popular choices but a table will work too... you can tape the sand paper down if you like. Then you move the little spacer around on the flat sand paper over and over and over again in circular motions until you have removed enough metal to achieve the thickness needed... Lapping has been used for centuries to reduce thickness and maintain flatness... very effective! As for the glue... I used a slow cure epoxy for the date wheel mod. Look for the two part epoxy that takes the longest to dry. That gives you enough time to run the date wheel through all the days several revolutions to adjust for clearance and most importantly... for date window alignment!! You have to run the date wheel through several times with the dial on to make sure the alignment is perfect. Hope this inspires some people to take matters into their own hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 A gorgeous dream franken! MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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