burnz Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 many thanks to Concepta for being able to source gen parts for my 3717-12 Laureus project.. still work-in-progress, but am pretty damn happy with it so far.. this is prob one of the smallest watches i have in the collection, but wears surprisingly well and it's gonna get a fair bit of wrist time started off as a base a7750 3717-12 rep from the dealers, with the following mods: - gen dial - gen hands - ETA day & date wheels - taka double AR crystal definitely not thinking of getting a gen movement, but will likely drop in a proper valjoux 7750 in there at some point and get the gen strap as well. the rep crown seems a little too big compared to gen, so a gen crown would be nice too if i can find one. as far as i know, there are only 2 such 3717-12 franken builds. Concepta built one a few months back complete with gen movement, which now belongs to someone from the Singapore posse i had the pleasure of seeing that beauty in the flesh, which inspired me to do this. anyway, enjoy the pics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 I really, really wanted that dial!! Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 me 3!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 I love these laureus dials! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Gorgeous watch. I love the blue as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Now that's a real beauty which I had the honour of seeing & enjoying her in the flesh! Wear her in great health, bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Forgot to mention the generosity of coolfire who so kindly gave me a set of eta day & date wheels to go into this project. Damn I love this community! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchurch Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 That is a beautiful looking watching. Love the blue dial those look so amazing. I really wished I had some extra money when Concepta was selling the other one a while back. Looked amazing and the work that went in to it made it that much nicer. This one also looks very nice also. Great watch you have there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Forgot to mention the generosity of coolfire who so kindly gave me a set of eta day & date wheels to go into this project. Damn I love this community! Please don't mention it, brudder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmStaFF Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 i love that Dial, nice Watch wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 One of my favorite Blue dial watches. Outstanding Build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teiki75 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Bro, Yours look fantastic too I'm really in love with that blue dial Great thanks to Concepta, for sourcing these gems! And to bring them to the Singapore posse St Ex chrono project will be on track soon, just need to clear some stuff before! Wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneventura Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Love it! What kind of strap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 just using the dark blue rep gator strap that came with the watch. not too bad, but find it just a tad stiffer than gen IWC crocs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 very nice...one of my favorite IWCs... questions: 1) the gen hands fit onto the a7750 movement?...any tweaking needed to be done to make them fit?...any concerns with moving them onto an eta 7750 now?... 2) how was the AR on the rep?...can you describe it?...i'm assuming you went for aftermarket AR to make the dial pop...just wondering how the rep's factory AR is? well done and thanks for sharing... R- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 R, the gen hands fit a7750 without any mods. Except for the gen chrono needle which is a little too big to fit the a7750. So I've kept it aside and just continue using the rep chrono needle until I decide to go for an eta 7750 to transplant into the watch. The rep factory AR is actually pretty good, but the aftermarket taka AR crystal is slightly better which does help to bring out the dial's details more. In all honesty, the rep factory AR was good enough. Of course, bear in mind the laureus dial is a glossy dial, so the effect of aftermarket AR will not be as pronounced as compared to using it on the standard 3717 black Matt dial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 thanks, I!... any chance of a side-by-side of the rep dial and gen dial?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Not a big IWC fan, but a huge blue dial nut...This is really beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 thanks, I!... any chance of a side-by-side of the rep dial and gen dial?... swamped with work, but i'll post some over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Very nice piece. I love the raised detail of the numerals on the Laureus dial. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 quick comparison of the rep dial vs gen dial. while i would say the rep dial appears well made from a quality standpoint, it's obvious that the rep dial's blue color is much darker than the gen. also, on the rep dial, the centre of the subdials at 12 & 6 is raised, whie the gen's are recessed. the numerals on the rep dial look pretty well made, though the finish on the gen dial's numerals wins hands down. in all honesty, not too bad for a rep, though if one is really serious about building a good 3717-12 Laureus, i'd say gen dial franken is the way to go. side by side comparison: rep dial macros: gen dial macros: one last shot of the franken: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDorian Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Crooked 0 on the rep like all spitfires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted August 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 oh yeah.. good eyes, i never did notice that the "0" was crooked on the rep dial.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Wow, same here... we all learn something new on here, everyday, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 thanks, I!...just playing catchup...great to see the side-by-side... i still scratch my head over how good some replications are - but how a couple little things get missed...oh well... R- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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