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hello! long time reader, first time poster! heres some pics of my franken upo orange planet ocean on mesh, enjoy!


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hi there, hows everybody doing?! i've been reading a few threads on this forum over the past few months and found them super informative and friendly-so i've signed up and thought id say hey. im james and i've collected watches for many years-both rep and gen.i'll upload some pics of all my collection over the next few days and hopfully will get some nice comments and get to know some people.

i have a big love of all things omega, so below is one of my faves-it started life as a standard upo 45.5mm...a good few hundred quid later its now my super franken and i love it! it has:

gen dial

gen hands

gen bezel

the gen dial and hands made a MASSIVE difference, the lume is like nothing else i've seen! the bezel too just screams qaulity-the insert is one piece with the ring and not wanting to impose possible damage i went with the complete assembly glued in place-looks over function i guess!

all the work i did myself, fiddly but a proud feeling once complete-if your gonna try yourself watch out for finger prints on the dial and hands! i had to do the work twice-second time with gloves!

im now awaiting a gen rubber strap, black with orange stitching and deployment clasp, gen tube and crown and caseback-but will have to wait til after christmas for those...

the bracelet it came on was ok-ish but just was'nt upto standard, so i mounted it on a 22mm mesh with "seat belt" omega style buckle-not to everybodies taste but i think it looks pretty damn fine! wears incredibly comfortable too. anyway onto the pics! hope you like...

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#sgtguk, its alot of fun! i started by getting some very cheap asian 21j movement watches and taking them apart bit by bit...i totally wrecked them! but you get a good feel for how things work and where things go...this upo was my first with gen parts-i was a gibbering wreck at the start but some cups of tea, deep breathes and one or two cigarettes later and i was set to give it ago :) i actually did that one with nothing more than a pair of tweezers and a multi-tool...but now invested in proper tools, the right tool for the right job and all that!

#vlydog, thanks for the welcome! glad i found this place-a great forum without predujice, good to be a member!

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cheers buddy, ive been on and off in this hobby since around 2007 as it goes, great to find a place like this to chat about reps AND gens without anyone getting angry or preachy!

glad you like my franken upo too, i'll post a couple more pics of my collection when im at home (away working at the mo) including a blue 7750 seamaster chrono, 42mm planet ocean with black bezel orange numbers, black seamaster 300m with aqua blue relume, ploprof 1200 on orange rubber strap and many many more-i have abit of a thing for dive watches-or is that obvious :-D

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cheers mike! yeah ever since back in 2003 when i bought my first gen blue seamaster 300m quartz i've had a passion for dive watches, since then my collection has been dominated by them...apart from a few casio g-shocks i use for hiking and coastal exploring...

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cheers mike! yeah ever since back in 2003 when i bought my first gen blue seamaster 300m quartz i've had a passion for dive watches, since then my collection has been dominated by them...apart from a few casio g-shocks i use for hiking and coastal exploring...

This is a thread that you might find Interesting James... If you havent seen it already. :)http://www.rwg.cc/to...ge_fromsearch_1

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Welcome to the forum James! You've found a great community of true watch lovers. Rep or Gen isn't really the issue here. It's a love of all things horological and there is a very passionate group of people here. I am sure you have found yourself a very comfortable home! :tu:

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thanks again for all the nice comments and welcomes! i'm away with work right now but by the end of the week i'll post up some pics of my collection-cos we all love pics of watches right??!!

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