atomic_doug Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Here's my completed rep-turned-Frankenstein of one of my favorite Omegas, reference 2538.20 Seamaster 300M GMT, a.k.a. the Great White. The repro case is actually quite nice and quite close to gen, though the dial and handset are pretty bad in comparison to gen. The gen hands, in particular have a domed-black lacquer at the edges. The whole piece has great wrist-presence without being too ostentatious; always a risk with a gleaming white dial. It started over a year ago as a basic OTB rep, when I found the gen dial and handset available on Ofrei. So I got those. Then I bought an ETA 2893 to ft it...and a gen crown...and a gen bracelet. A little bit of casework got the case up to snuff and nicely brushed. It's been pressure tested it to 100m and got the crystal AR'd colorless. It's as accurate as anything else with an ETA2893, but it doesn't have the Rolex GMT-style functionality, since that is an exclusive-to-Omega modification of the 2893, so the GMT hand is slaved to the hour hand and not the other way around. I can live with that. Sorry for the miserable pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartDoc Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Very, nice I have the gen and yours looks pretty much dead on. If I may how much did you put into the project. I got my gen for $1100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Thanks. Once the dial and hands were on there, it's pretty much indistinguishable from gen. One of my colleagues has one. They weigh the same. My bracelet's gen, so that goes a long way to getting that gen feel. All told I have no more than $500US in it. The only thing that was really expensive was the movement itself. Once I decided to keep it, sourcing a 2893 became a bit of a cash sink. Everything else, including the base watch, was cheap. Omega parts are not expensive. I did the work myself, too, so I saved there as well. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Any suggestions for improvement? Edited December 20, 2011 by atomic_doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 One of my all time favorite watches. Nicely done Here is mine: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplehd Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Oh how i miss mine !!! (Black dial version). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 nice watch! May I ask where you got the rep from? The case / crown / crown guards look very nice wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 It started as a basic black-dialled GMT from Silix. Around 60 dollars or so. I did a fair bit of shaping and filing to get the shape and finish right. The crown, at least, should look nice, it's gen. I did grind the bottom of it down a little bit to get it to sit right, however. Otherwise, it stuck out too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Fleischer Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 That's a smart looking watch! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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