ALDS22 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey fellow watch enthusiasts, So I'm interested in building my 1st franken watch, however, I wanted to get some feedback from those who have ventured down this road... I'm looking for some opinions as to what would be a good looking, accurate, and manageable watch to build - keeping in mind this is my 1st time doing this... Any constructive and relevant advice/opinion(s) are welcome! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upland Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 There is no limits to " build good looking, accurate, and manageable watch" Somebody will say - Panerai, some- Rolly, some , another brand, most important question is - are you gonna do it yourself, or use greatest in the world RWG modders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALDS22 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I'm know there will be some aspects of construction where I'll have to employ some help from an RWG modder, but ideally I'd like to try it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upland Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Respect! Good luck ! Choice of brand - is yours, post some pictures of process and you' ll get tons of feedbacks and suggestions..;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I would say the brand or model of the watch is irrelevant, the key questions are what do you want out of a watch (must it be a divers watch, a chronograph, or even a custom build?) what are the availability of the parts and pieces, and what is your budget? I've just swapped the dial over in my DateJust, probably going from one model number to another, but it was a pretty simple procedure to do. Another project I have on the drawing board is for a completely custom piece, which will require having a bezel ring modified to accept a different insert, and modifying the dial to fit over a GMT movement, so a bit more challenging I would definitely suggest undertaking as much of the project yourself as possible, as nothing beats the feeling of looking down, and thinking "I made that..." Best of luck with your project, whatever route you decide to go down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 A cheap one you can afford to toss if your efforts go SNAFU........ :pimp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky driver Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Have you done any work before? Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthat Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Omega PO probably offers the best combo of availability and price with every part available from oftrei for the most part Gen is not very expensive though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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