mojako Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Good day to everyone. After lurking for quite some time, let me post this. This is my 1st REP Omega acquisition but my nth rep acquisition. I would like to share the pictures of my recently purchased 5th gen Planet Ocean with ETA (supposedly) movement from Mary of watches international. No mods yet, except for the leather strap which I bought from ebay. I already ordered a GEN dial, bezel, helium valve and crystal from Ofrei and they are en route to me. Cost me a whopping $720 including shipping! I will update this thread once I have succeeded in modding the watch (actually my watchmaker will be modding the watch) I know that the dial font isn't pure white, i know that the 9 indice has the wrong size, i know that the pearl is hideously largem the helium valve is bigger than GEN, the lume is on the greener side but let me say this - the whole is better that the sum of it's parts! The watch is amazing! I was stunned when I received this. The pictures don't do the watch justice. I own a BK WM9 V2 and this PO is just amazing. On to the pix! Looks like the pearl isn't centered.. but it is. This isn't a straight on shot. Showing off the bluish AR tint. The AR on this watch is amazing! Hope you all like the pictures! Shots were taken with a D90 and 35mm Nikon lens. Edited February 1, 2011 by mojako
redwatch Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Great pictures and great watch! Looking forward to seeing the difference with the gen bits when it's done!
carter711 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Soooooo nice. I have to pull the trigger on one of these!
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 wow.. makes me one to get one.. but i already have 3 omegas!! lol
luckyman Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 I think you forgot to include an ETA datewheel for this one? It is rumored to have a silver/grey datewheel although on your pics it looks white. Hope I'm wrong
mojako Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 watchpart.co.uk is out of black datewheels.. where can i get one?
Jkay Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 There's a source in Switzerland on USA eBay who sells ETA datewheels, including the black.
Eton Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 Great shots!!! It's really a sweet watch to begin with, and once Gen parts are installed, it's going to be amazing!!! Looking forward to the update!
luckyman Posted February 3, 2011 Report Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) watchpart.co.uk is out of black datewheels.. where can i get one? You could try contacting ofrei and ask if he hasn't shipped out the parts. If so maybe he could it with your current order. AFAIK he has some of those, just have to ask. If not maybe you can try ebay. edit: removed link. The datewheel I posted was the wrong one. It doesn't have the flat top "4" Edited February 3, 2011 by luckyman
plaifender Posted February 3, 2011 Report Posted February 3, 2011 your datewheel looks fine. and looks gen eta to me. No reason to swap if they're the exact same
mojako Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) good to know that the datewheel is fine! Edited February 3, 2011 by mojako
plaifender Posted February 3, 2011 Report Posted February 3, 2011 Can i have it when you´re done????? pretty please!!!!!?? hahaha Really is a beauty
Ruma Posted February 3, 2011 Report Posted February 3, 2011 Where did u get the bracelet. It's a genuine omega strap?
mojako Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Posted February 3, 2011 plaifender.... uhmmmm NO! LOL! Ruma, it's from an ebay US seller. Not GEN. The GEN is rubber, this is leather. Costs $57.50 Here > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110627148168&var=410016151599&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_6168wt_905
Ruma Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 plaifender.... uhmmmm NO! LOL! Ruma, it's from an ebay US seller. Not GEN. The GEN is rubber, this is leather. Costs $57.50 Here > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110627148168&var=410016151599&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_6168wt_905 It looks very well with that bracelet. Thank you
mojako Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Thank You Segoy! I had a GEN SMP insert lying around, so I decided to transplant the pearl to the PO! results! Datewheel is white. You can see it from this angle Edited February 6, 2011 by mojako
ryaku Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 Great improvement with the last mod!! I'll probabily do the same with a very good rep pearl
luckyman Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 Perfect angle to show the greyness of the dial text. Glad to see the datewheel is fine. That's one less mod you need.
Kal Vilmer Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 Perfect angle to show the greyness of the dial text. Glad to see the datewheel is fine. That's one less mod you need. Looking good on the project. I didn't know you could just "swap parts out". Keep us posted. Paco
puddleduck79 Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 Beautiful piece! I just recently did the dial and hand swap on my 5th gen and it looks fantastic. Good luck with the mods!
joaquin.burdado Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 Beautiful piece! I just recently did the dial and hand swap on my 5th gen and it looks fantastic. Good luck with the mods! Post pictures please!
Jkay Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 Looking good on the project. I didn't know you could just "swap parts out". Keep us posted. Paco If a replica watch is advertised to accept genuine parts then you can swap. The UPO 45mm Planet Ocean accepts genuine parts and so does the new, latest generation 42mm Planet Ocean.
Kal Vilmer Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 If a replica watch is advertised to accept genuine parts then you can swap. The UPO 45mm Planet Ocean accepts genuine parts and so does the new, latest generation 42mm Planet Ocean. Thanks for the info Jkay, so if you get the He valve from OFREI, then the incorrect height of the valve would be fixed? AM i wrong?
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