dluddy Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 We all know what a fantastic rep the SMP Chronograph's are. By-Tor has done an extensive review and has some terrific pictures of his Blue Dial version. I knew I wanted one but another Blue Wave Dial Omega wasn't doing it for me so I began to hunt for the elusive White Dial version, the 2598.20. Since nobody has ever repped a White Dial Seamaster properly, I started to look for a Gen Dial. All good Frankens start with the dial. I successfully found an NOS White dial on the bay and my Franken project began. I picked up a blue dial SMP Chrono that a member was selling. It had some movement problems and was fairly beat up case wise, but I was confident I knew a man up north who could help me overcome those issues Since there are no reps with the polished silver bezel, I needed to go genuine and ordered one from ofrei. Off to Canada the parts went. Off to CA the crystal went. Just got it back and have to say I am really pleased with how it came out. Zig did a full service on the A7750 and replaced the broken parts. Genuine Dial is installed along with the Gen Bezel and the crystal with Double AR from Chief. Did a little polishing of the mid case and bracelet and am now wearing it on a regular rotation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danza1812 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 very cool watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Not one you see every day...In fact it's the first one I have seen. Looks the goods D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 A real stunner!!! Very, very nice!!! Good call on the white dial. Having a blue dial SMP was part of the reason I sold off my Chrono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman_Fred Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Very nice !! Congratulatons on a great franken - something a bit "out of the ordinary"! I have a gen of the blue/black version with the silver bezel, here's a pic for comparison: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpie007 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Wow! Didn't even know they existed! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 now that's a keeper with a capital K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphinfreindly Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 nice looker, well done for finding/modding/showing us that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimster Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Very nice !! Congratulatons on a great franken - something a bit "out of the ordinary"! I have a gen of the blue/black version with the silver bezel, here's a pic for comparison: The Omega Logo is painted on the dial: hence the curly toes, right? I spent about an hour last week talking to the owner of the authorized Omega repair center here and we determined that the majority of the painted logos have curly feet and all of the applied markers with two feet to go into the dial have flat feet. We referenced over 20 of each in comparison. jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaunit Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Very nice, well worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkirke Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Damn I'm lovin those lume dots. That yellow'd aged look against the white dial and paired with the high polish of the case and bezel insert are SWEET!!!!! Beautiful franken bro. Nice work The Zigmeister! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Wow... what a great idea! I think there was a rep of the shiny bezel version (blue and white) but it was garbage. This... well, I couldn't tell it from a gen. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vafarmer70 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Love the white dial. Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I wish they'd do a Submariner like that--silver insert--or even a DeepSea; nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Nice, D. I haven't ever seen one of those dials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbnj Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Very nice! Makes me think of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Sweet! I'd actually seen this in the wrist check yesterday and was certain it was a gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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