Super Ultimate Fully Modded Franken Pam 089

[kbiz]

As I'd posted before, I'd been trying to source a Gen 089 Dial for about a year and a half... Finally the dial came in and the project could begin.

Equipment List:

Old School Cartel Case re-milled for perfect fitment with CG

Case fully reshaped and brushed to match Gen

Ultimate Crystal

Gen Dial

Gen Hands

Leo date wheel modded for sunken date wheel fix

Gen Ti CG

Gen Ti spring loaded crown

Custom Ti crown tube

Low Profile Ti Bezel

On to the pics:

Case was hand filed and reshaped before being brushed... a gen Ti case was used as a reference and matched.

Measuring and calculating before machining is a must!!

Machining the case to ensure exact fitment with Gen Ti CG

Sunken date wheel fix

Comparison between rep and Gen dial... there is no comparison

Hands mounted after DW alignment is perfected

Finished product

A matching pair... my Super Ultimate Fully Modded Franken Pam 088 and his evil cousin the 089

Two of my all time favorite GMTs...

[Utheman]

Wow! Pretty friggin awesome.

[Eton]

WOW! That is WICKED!!!

[projectologist]

Wearing that 89 would be so much more soul-satisfying than the full gen version. A beautifully done project with great documentation... this is what it's all about! Love it! Thanks for posting

[kbiz]

only a projectologist would truly place the process over the end result

absolutely!! I regard super frankens far higher than Gens... they're far more rare and require a Zen level of patience when collecting parts and building...

[100]

Thank you for sharing. Awesome work!

[Drulee]

Wow, that pair definitely belongs together. Panerai should've made a 088/089 LE offering - two of my favorite PAMs, congrats on putting it all together. So, what's next?

[lanikai]

Incredible pictorial !!!!

Drooling the whole time..

AC/L

[HauteHippie]

Unbelievable. I'm going to have to say that this is easily my favorite Panerai rep of all time. And by rep... I mean veritable gen. (1) Because I want a gen 89 - it's one of the few limited/rare PAMs that are actually highly attractive too (IMO of course), and (2) because of the work that went in to it. Is that an end mill you used on the case? Very, very nicely done. I really can't say how impressive this is. Not to mention that sourcing an 89 -- let alone just the dial -- is no easy task. And the whole thing fit like a glove. Zen-like patience... now THERE is an understatement.

Again, wow. Congrats on an incredible accomplishment. And obviously you know who to contact once you get sick of this watch. But if not, can I just be your friend??

[HauteHippie]

As a side note... the level that a select few of the frankens have reached in the last few months is really something to behold.

[OSRep]

Everyones said it all, but WOW - a huge pat on the back buddy. Thats one hell of PAM.......The dial is just the . Nice set up too, you did all the work yourself?

[StormTooper4]

Crikey sterling effort indeed

[Whatever123]

Great work and a hell of a watch...

Also love that strap - what is it?

Cheers,

W.

[dluddy]

Outstanding kbiz

Much more rewarding then buying a Gen. Thanks for sharing the journey. Excellent shots of the steps along the way

You should be very proud of that pair - and you should call me first if you ever decide to sell it

[Cats]

Just one word AMAZING

Carpe Diem

Cats

[Sweattdogg]

Wow!!!!! Great work. Better than gen, because you made it yourself!

[Aji]

OK I'm drooling ...!!

[swdivad]

Great job... super watch and wonderful tour!!! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

[blackbard]

Positively AMAZING Work. The machining alone is VERY impressive. Thanks for sharing this labour of Luv!

[kbiz]

Everyones said it all, but WOW - a huge pat on the back buddy. Thats one hell of PAM.......The dial is just the . Nice set up too, you did all the work yourself?

Yes sir... only thing I won't do is lume sausage dials...

[kbiz]

You can also check out my 088 build for more pics of case building, etc.

Super Ultimate Fully Modded Franken Pam 088

[PeteM]

Fantastic work mate.

Its great to see the process of the watch and its parts. Sometimes the parts are greater than the sum of those parts in terms of the time and work done on those non gen parts.

Well I know what I mean!!

Thanks for sharing

[kbiz]

Unbelievable. I'm going to have to say that this is easily my favorite Panerai rep of all time. And by rep... I mean veritable gen. (1) Because I want a gen 89 - it's one of the few limited/rare PAMs that are actually highly attractive too (IMO of course), and (2) because of the work that went in to it. Is that an end mill you used on the case? Very, very nicely done. I really can't say how impressive this is. Not to mention that sourcing an 89 -- let alone just the dial -- is no easy task. And the whole thing fit like a glove. Zen-like patience... now THERE is an understatement.

Again, wow. Congrats on an incredible accomplishment. And obviously you know who to contact once you get sick of this watch. But if not, can I just be your friend??

Yes that's an upright mill... the only way to make a perfect fit with a CG...

[redwatch]

Outstanding job kbiz!!! It's a sight to behold and I am always amazed at the level the folks here at RWG will go to make that perfect franken!

[OSRep]

You can also check out my 088 build for more pics of case building, etc.

Super Ultimate Fully Modded Franken Pam 088

Ok now youre just showing off haha! Absolutely brilliant.