blackbard Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 As many of you remember, I was contemplating building a great Franken B'ling. I had an S/A bought from P8b some time ago and decided to give it a whirl. I had a spare watch with gen 7750 lying 'round so I sent both watches to BikeMike for his craftsmanship. Result is stunning to say the least! I believe the donor S/A is a version II but not sure. I paired it with a Blackbard coach strap done some time ago for myself and I think the pairing is absolutely perfect! Better in person.... Great Kudos goes to Mike for great attention to detail and work! Now on to some crappy pics....And yes, the bezel is slightly dirty...My fault not Mikes!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opti Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Great work! The SA is going to be my next watch, when the Mrs lets me buy another one The franken SA's are awesome, especially love the Gen dial. How did you go about getting it waterproof? I have done it myself but with non chronos (seal He valves and grease crown and caseback) But How do you go about doing it with chrono pushers? Do they have their own little gaskets? Especially the non screwdown types on the SA. I haven't opened my skyland so I dont know, but when I opened my Bently 6.75 it looked like the was a simple rod with no gaskets or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Very nice! Enjoy your SA! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Looks gen, except the strap is nicer than Breitling OEM (just get rid of that Pam style buckle!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Well as far as Im concerned you have a gen SA now go clean your watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 when it comes to watch-working, Bike Mike is definitely as gen as it gets ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbard Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Great work! The SA is going to be my next watch, when the Mrs lets me buy another one The franken SA's are awesome, especially love the Gen dial. How did you go about getting it waterproof? I have done it myself but with non chronos (seal He valves and grease crown and caseback) But How do you go about doing it with chrono pushers? Do they have their own little gaskets? Especially the non screwdown types on the SA. I haven't opened my skyland so I dont know, but when I opened my Bently 6.75 it looked like the was a simple rod with no gaskets or anything. I have not opened this one, but others have gaskets on the pushers. Mike has intimate knowledge of this one... Thanks! Well as far as Im concerned you have a gen SA now go clean your watch Yes sir! Done Sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbard Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Looks gen, except the strap is nicer than Breitling OEM (just get rid of that Pam style buckle!). As soon as I receive my O/R from over seas, I'll make this same strap but with the O/R deployant..... . The color really works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I have not opened this one, but others have gaskets on the pushers. Mike has intimate knowledge of this one... Yep, gakets around the pushers. The only gasket I touched was the Crown tube and case backet with some gasket grease. Ran it in a Sigma tester from -0.5ATM to 10ATM and she passed without issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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