ubiquitous Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 What exactly do these mean? And have these terms been trademarked? Maybe it's just me and my old school ways, but I've always known a frankenwatch to be just that... A frankenwatch. Are these labels just different 'tiers' per se, or some sort of differentiation of varying levels of build? Did I miss the memo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btocamelo Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 LOL....i seen that the other day on a listing....Hyperfranken? Franken is a franken....there are no degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-combo breaker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Drat, I was going to post up a spanking new Über-franken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-combo breaker! Wow, that brought back memories!!! Super, Ultra, HYPER...are merely sales & marketing strategies, IMO. A Franken is just that...A FRANKEN!!! It's pretty black and white in my mind as you require a certain amount of parts to qualify a watch as such, end of story! Now, there is one more variation that I believe we all would agree on...and I believe it might be trademarked... ...The Ubi-Franken!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utheman Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Some of mine are Franken-Lite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Oh Ubi .... you know all of yours are Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Frankens ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hyper-Frankens include a Dial Blowjob lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Nah... Mine are just plain Jane vanilla variety of franken-builds... But I do believe that a franken is a franken is a franken, semantics aside... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Any Franken built by the Master Ubi shall be referred to as "The end all, beat all InFinite Franken" Quantum calculations and Infinite Mathmatics prove that only Ubi can bring more quality to any build......'tis immeasurable, and never ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hyper-Frankens include a Dial Blowjob lol Any Franken built by the Master Ubi shall be referred to as "The end all, beat all InFinite Franken" Quantum calculations and Infinite Mathmatics prove that only Ubi can bring more quality to any build......'tis immeasurable, and never ending. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 So What qualifies as a franken. I hear this all the time, somebody puts a gen crown on a rep. And then calls it a franken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZnwIIKnWJtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Some of mine are Franken-Lite... I call all of mine that are built with just a gen dial as Franken-Lites - if just a crown then it's just a modded rep. I feel a full Franken would have at least a gen case, crown, and dial. But, that's just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I think someone has too much free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movementum Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I had a beer cup and glued a ceramic handle onto it. I call it my franken stein. Sorry, I should be punn-ished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 So What qualifies as a franken. I hear this all the time, somebody puts a gen crown on a rep. And then calls it a franken. My definition of a Franken-watch is a watch that is built from genuine, replica and/or aftermarket parts. A genuine dial is a requisite at minimum; a true Franken should have at least 30% or greater genuine parts content (with dial) to qualify as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I am with Ubi on this one. A franken starts with a gen dial and then goes from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I am with Ubi on this one. A franken starts with a gen dial and then goes from there. My feeling as well. Not a franken unless you have a Gen Dial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utheman Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I had a beer cup and glued a ceramic handle onto it. I call it my franken stein. Sorry, I should be punn-ished Well done. I appreciate a nicely delivered groaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well done. I appreciate a nicely delivered groaner Im suprised that a man that has such a command of the english language would use the word ":groaner",oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 What I find interesting is that most of the initial posts state that a franken is a franken. But then later on some defining boundaries or conditions are put on it. Isn't that the same as defining using names such as Super...Uber...Ultra Continuing to play devils advocate I can't say that a dial is a requisite to be called a franken either. Suppose you had a gen case, crown, tube, bracelet with a rep dial. I would say that would qualify too. No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well, I couldn't see wasting a gen case, band, etc. on a rep dial! That would qualify the builder as somewhat "unbalanced"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 What I find interesting is that most of the initial posts state that a franken is a franken. But then later on some defining boundaries or conditions are put on it. Isn't that the same as defining using names such as Super...Uber...Ultra Continuing to play devils advocate I can't say that a dial is a requisite to be called a franken either. Suppose you had a gen case, crown, tube, bracelet with a rep dial. I would say that would qualify too. No? No... I've defined what *I* consider a frankenwatch. There are qualifications for what I would consider to be an actual frankenwatch; sticking a gen spring bar in a watch's lugs does not make a rep watch a frankenwatch. My point of 'a franken being a franken being a franken' is that as long as it meets my criteria of being a frankenwatch, it's just that to me; a 'franken' and nothing more. There is no need to build it up with fancy super duper special titles or anything as such. A watch that someone 'built' by adding a gen crown and nothing else does not constitute a frankenwatch to me. Nor does a rep watch fitted with an aftermarket dial (differing from the original rep dial it came fitted with). Those are what I would define as modded watches... If you have a watch that's all gen *except* for a dial, then that to me is essentially an incomplete gen. However, these are only my personal qualifications for what a frankenwatch is defined as. What someone else might consider a franken will differ from what I consider a frankenwatch to be. Just as others will choose to use the term 'ultra' or 'extra fancy' with the term 'franken' to describe their pieces... It's nothing written in stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utheman Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Im suprised that a man that has such a command of the english language would use the word ":groaner",oh well Dare it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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