Franken Audemars Piguet Royale Oak Offshore (40 jewel Baume Mercier mov., gen Dubois-Depraz module, gen dial, gen hands, gen strap plots/strap/buckle

[Guest Daytona1984]

Here are some pics of my Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore with the following features:

gen dial

gen hands

40 jewel Baume Mercier movement (modified ETA 2892-2) + gen Dubois-Depraz module + double casing for the movement like gen

gen AP strap

gen AP deployment buckle

gen AP strap plots

I hope you enjoy the pics and I welcome all comments

[Watchmeister]

Looks really good. Out of curiousity, did you start with seconds at nine version and did Domi do the case alteration to adjust for the crown? In any case, wear that one well.

[Guest Daytona1984]

hey,

indeed i started with a second @ nine since the case is thiner (closer to the gen).

the watch wasn't built by domi. i had another watchmaker

best,

dom

Looks really good. Out of curiousity, did you start with seconds at nine version and did Domi do the case alteration to adjust for the crown? In any case, wear that one well.

[Francisco]

hey,

indeed i started with a second @ nine since the case is thiner (closer to the gen).

the watch wasn't built by domi. i had another watchmaker

best,

dom

very nice franken.

can you tell us whether getting gen parts was hard?

regards,

Francisco

[Guest Daytona1984]

hey francisco,

sometimes you have the chance to grap a nice dial on the bay, but finding gen hands is a pain in the a..

but if you are a patient guy, there won't be any problems

best,

dom

very nice franken.

can you tell us whether getting gen parts was hard?

regards,

Francisco

Edited May 23, 2010 by Daytona1984

[Watchmeister]

Gotta agree. The hardest parts to find are the hands and the crown. When they come up grab them. You can always relume the hands to whichever particular watch you want to make.

[vafarmer70]

Man that is one serious nice watch.

[rosnik]

UaUUUUUHHHHHHHHH!

Nice!

Congrats.

[HauteHippie]

Nice one to round out an impressive collection!

[ubiquitous]

Looks amazing!

[gran]

[donpedro]

What a work of art! Amazing!

[OSRep]

I cant see the pics for some reason , but just from the list of parts I can assume this is one heck of a watch!!

EDIT: I can now see the pictures and I love it even more. This is one of my favourite ROO dials. Truly beautiful.

[deniz21]

cawaaabaannnga very nice watch, maybe i would have choose another dial, but thats only my personal taste. this partlist is awsome and thats a real nice watch

enjoy it

[Raijor]

...Bravo ... well done .. .. what a great watch.!

[redwatch]

Stunning! Gotta disagree with deniz - I love that dial!!!

[Katerchen]

How come i didnt saw this thread before??

Congrats on a unique and very nice AP franken!

Greetings from Germany

George

[thewax]

hey,

indeed i started with a second @ nine since the case is thiner (closer to the gen).

the watch wasn't built by domi. i had another watchmaker

best,

dom

I was looking at case thicknesses on Joshua's website, and his sec@12 is thinner than the sec@9. The sec@12 I believe is 15.5mm and the sec@9 is 17mm. Is this a recent change to the sec@12 case?

[Guest Daytona1984]

no, the sec @9 is thiner because of the missing gears...

I was looking at case thicknesses on Joshua's website, and his sec@12 is thinner than the sec@9. The sec@12 I believe is 15.5mm and the sec@9 is 17mm. Is this a recent change to the sec@12 case?

[thewax]

no, the sec @9 is thiner because of the missing gears...

Does that mean the collectors' websites are wrong ? I want a case size closer to the gen.

[rosnik]

The sec at 9 got the pusher and crown not aligned like Gen,

and I suppose that only there you can get Dubois-Depraz module , like gen.

[Guest Daytona1984]

i can just tell you what my watchsmith told me and he should know... he finished this project 2 years ago, maybe at this time there were different modells out there...

Does that mean the collectors' websites are wrong ? I want a case size closer to the gen.

[Watchmeister]

I would guess the details on the cartel seconds at 9 is either wrong or they have a totally different model in which case you lose the better finish work on the MBW.

[mt666tm]

nice work... and very nice choice for the dial. My favorite AP dial!

[Guest Daytona1984]

thanks buddy

nice work... and very nice choice for the dial. My favorite AP dial!