grifter Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I finally had a chance to write this up. I really wanted to do this watch justice by taking pics with a camera instead of my usual iphone pics.. LOL First and foremost, a million thanks to pbdad who finished off my build. http://http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=112944 I can't say enough good things about him as a person and for his work. Truely amazing! Enough talk, hope you all enjoy the pics. Here is what I had in mind: gen 1655 Here is my finished 1655: Looking back at the conversations between pbdad and myself, we had around 70 emails. I gave him ideas. He gave me ideas. The whole process was AWESOME! I felt like I was there with him while he was working his magic! I sent him this picture of lbd1014's 6152/1 http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=113613 that Nightwatch did the dial and lume for. I LOVE the "star" effect and asked pbdad if he could do that on the 1655. He said it would be difficult but that he would do his best. Honestly, I didn't think it would be possible because of the type of markers I had compared to the PAM, and also because of the difficulty level. I figured pbdad was super busy as it was, and put it out of my mind. I really didn't expect to see this when I took the lume shots for this post... I literally screamed out, "HOLY CRAP!" and had to go into a darker room to see this again and make sure I wasn't halucinating! He did it! He remembered how crazy I was about the lume effect and made it reality for me in my watch. WOW!!! Like I said, pbdad is amazing! Flat 3 datewheel: Every single thing I asked pbdad to try to do, he did. Color of the GMT hand. Exactly what I wanted. Lume color, texture, and effect. Dead on. Contamination level on the hands. Perfect. I am so happy with this watch and with pbdad's work. So happy, in fact, that I am looking for a better movement and quite possibly may go super franken with a gen movement. Hope you enjoy the pics and this write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 WOW! Very very nice! I really like that lume effect. Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Takes it to a new level Grifter - that is so good - fantastic project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Looks amazing! Now all you need is a thinner crown/gen crown and it will be superb!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prsist Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Looks amazing! Now all you need is a thinner crown/gen crown and it will be superb!!! Wowzzas! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_99 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 yep, pbdad is magic. Nice watch man- that came out really nice. wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA400 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Thanks for sharing the photos and the story. I have seen so many bad reps of that watch [and sad to say I owned a couple] that I didn't think that I would ever see one done so well. That is a positively beautiful piece and the way pbdad ages his pieces and pays attention to the small details is absolutely astonishing. GA400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifter Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 thanks all!! actually, the crown is gen. heehee, i might have taken a bit too much off the crowngaurds when i reshaped the case.. gen parts: tube, crown, crystal, and lugbars. aftermarket: dial, hands, and datewheel. i really appreciate all the nice coms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelizer Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 VERY nice! Congrats to a sweet 1655 build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 The patination exceeds expectation! And that Indonesian dial looks fantastic in white. Great stuff all around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 seems like ingod44's 1655 frogfeet dials are the way to go for such a build! congrats on such a beautiful acquisition & I hope you push it all the way & get a gen movement for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 it look very convincing,the best 1655 so far!!! Great work guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker27 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Here is one I have. Yours does look really nice!!! Sorry the pic is not the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 A very effective build, in the wild i would never question that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Fantastic Grifter and kudos to PBdad for his work! Boy, my old franken 1655 looks like crap compared to the options out there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Here is my finished 1655: A very effective build, in the wild i would never question that With a flat-top 4 bezel & a bit of CG reshaping, I would agree. Very impressive as it is. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 That does look amazing! The cg need slightly more attention and it will look very convincing. biggest issue is that the crwon sits higher in the guards on a gen watch. Here is a couple of pics of mine to compare with. Enjoy your masterpeice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Thats a super nice dial , a great looking SteveO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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