FxrAndy Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 Just quick post on this as it is not that special, but thanks to a great deal on a Gen dial movement and hands i started building this on as i have always been a bond fan. the recipe Gen dial gen hands gen 1120 movement gen tube gen crown gen bracelet (i got a great deal on this brand new) Rep case and bezel (pearl polished and recessed, but the lume is still crap compared to the dial) Any one got a gen bezel insert???????? I think the crown guards could be a touch shorter but apart from that i could add AR but the easrly 1120 gens did not have any as afar as i know. quite any easy project this one.
FxrAndy Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Posted February 16, 2011 Oh the rep with the correct HE position is from Mary at watchinternational and it was a great service that i recieved and the case takes a gen tube with out problems just pull out the old one, pop the new on in the freeser for and hour and then push it in (still stiff but that ensures for a good fit!)
watcher Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 That looks very good and the insert is a good rich blue as per a new gen insert. If you are only concerned with the pearl I may have a gen pearl in my toolbox. I buy and sell around 30 SMP's a year and sometimes keep odd bits if I refurb them. As far as I know all 2531.80 SMP autos have always had internal AR but some 2541.80 Quartz models did not in my experience. Shoot me a pm if you want a pearl and I will have a good look through my parts bin!
redwatch Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 Sweet!!! And a correct He Valve placement too? I may have to revisit this one. I had one that I gave to my father in-law last year for Christmas. I do miss that watch though.
ryaku Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 Wonderful result!! I wouldn't care about accuracy too much, double AR improve the watch a lot:
FxrAndy Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Posted February 16, 2011 Thanks Watcher, it is more the colour of the bezel that digs at me, it is just a bit too? well too blue. Ryaku, i may go for some finedd AR next time i send anything down to Uwe, i sold my black gen by the way so we are equal on the frankens. Red the basic watch from mary at less than $200 is well worth it, Even had a swiss 2824 fitted! I may relume that dial and sell it on to bring the costs down on this as well.
triplehd Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Beautiful watch....had the same exact franken sans gen tube & crown. I miss all my franken Omegas
rychastings Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Might I ask how you would make the rep pearl polished and recessed? Do you use a dremel or a sanding type tool?
FxrAndy Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Posted February 17, 2011 I popped the pearl out stuck it in my lathe and polished it like that and then used a 2pm drill bit in a pin vize to make the bezel hole larger then glue it all back together
plaifender Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 GREAT work! beautiful! Wish I could bring myself to like this watch! I simply don't understand the watch. Maybe one of these days it will grow on me
Stefanp67 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Very impressive work and what a nice looking SMP Bond . If you could get hold of a gen case you would have a gen SMP Bond.
aeromatic Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 All your detailing/parts adds up to only one thing! Gen! gen! gen ! great work!
danza1812 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 I'd be tempted to get a gen bezel. I modded one of these several years ago and once I got it in my head about the shade of blue being wrong, I couldn't sleep until I swapped it!!I got a second hand one off the bay. They pop up quite regular these days.
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 see thats seamaster... you got a good deal on the gen dial and gen 1120 andy...i saw that posting for that and my stomach sunk since it was soo cheap!! can you pm how much it all cost.. if your ready to let go of it.. let me know... see the problem with going franken on smp's is that a gen is so easily attainable @ about 1k? so to me its not worth.. but building it is half the fun right??
nomad89 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 Awesome job! How about a movement shot?
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 Also andy.. Do you know if a aftermarket crystal will fit into this case?? There's a bunch on ebay that can replace it..
FxrAndy Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Posted February 20, 2011 no idea on the after market, i looked at the gen crystal but if i got that i could have got a gen for about the same price
Wayward Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 Been considering one of Mary's SMP's for quite some time now...Did the watch come with a coke bottle crystal Andy?
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 well andy... theres a bunch a of aftermarket parts.. but i dont know if it will fit... i can get you some links... i want to get it but will need a new crystal for sure... awesome watch again brother...
marrickvilleboy Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 Looks good! I did this same mod back a few years ago to the 007 limited edition. Picked up the 1120 for $80 and change. Put in a genuine crown and tube and bezel insert.
bosk Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 I'm also curious if Mary's SMP comes with coke bottle crystal? It makes a huge difference.
P4GTR Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 Awesome, especially if you're deeming it a budget build. I get the bezel fixation, I have a gen, its an electric blue SMP and the chrome bezel bothers me. I want to swap a regular blue SMP bezel onto it. I've never seen that before, and I think it would look bad [censored].
FxrAndy Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Posted February 22, 2011 Can you explain what the coke bottle efect is and then i can say yes or no, it does have a bit of distortion and glare, so i an thinking of AR to get rid of this.
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