w.genzo Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Everything began when my girlfriend went with me to a Rolex AD. While I was looking at the new Sub, at an old GMT and other stuff, I saw her staring at the datejust corner. I said: "why don't you try it on?" She has a very small wrist, around 4 3/4 inches and actually the lady size was perfect. But she likes girls wearing a man's watch, and on such a small wrist, the only solution was a Boy size. The look is exactly the same of a woman with a normal wrist wearing a men's Datejust, very sexy She loved it so much that I decided to start a new project for her (good excuse ), looking around, but wow, midsize parts are very difficult to source! And to assembly as well.. Thanks to Stilty who did the tricky work and some good deals on VRF I found the exact same dial, case and bracelet she liked. I just mounted the dial, hands and bracelet and finally, after months, here it is. And the most important thing, she is really happy with it. And I am happy too. Specs: Gen dial Gen case and bezel Gen datewheel Gen Crystal Gen crown Gen jubilee bracelet Omega ETA 2000-1 movement Clark hands Stilty's pics: This is the GEN (my budget was around 1/3) And mine (hers ) Wrist shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Very nice, well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Best story on the forum today! I want to adapt a 2671 to a gen lady sized case. Just haven't begun yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Nice! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanshogun Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Even looks good on your wrist! Bravo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 I would have gone with the lady's version, but the watch turned out beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Beautiful piece Eta 2000-1 is used in some pretty expensive watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 i have a nice datejust dial sitting begging to be turned in to something if i can find a nice case think gen would be too expensive for me for this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Great build, even better your motivations behind it. Result shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w.genzo Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Thanks guys. I would have gone with the ladies version too, much easier to source the parts and to build, but she prefers this one.. you know how it works Another issue was the bracelet, the removable links were not enought and I had to remove two permanent links from it. The first watchmaker said it is impossible to do, the second asked me 70$, then I brought the gen bracelet (only the bracelet) to my Rolex AD and they did it for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Real nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Congrats, nice built! I would love to make my wife wearing a Rolex... I bought her last month a lady Datejust with a rare diamond dial in a "like new" condition for really cheap money. Saphire was broken, hands were damaged, but no marks on dial, bezel or case. I replaced the parts and give her the watch to wear it. She tried the watch on and said:"Naah, it's too much bling bling. Someone could cut off my arm on the street. Better you sell it! I still love my Tag Heuer..." And so I did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapsMoney Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 thats awesome!!! If i source datejust parts who could I go to for a build like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Very nice build W.G. I'm sure you both like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlative Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Excellent build. I think this should be a sticky for those that wish to build mid-sized DateJusts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixers_610 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Watch is so classy. Well done Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamdudi Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 hi, i'm actually thinking of getting this rep. can you tell me a bit about gen parts prices to get a feel of how much like this would cost me to build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w.genzo Posted May 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Well, unfortunately a midsize is not a standard so I cannot say how much you would spend, because parts are rarer than men's size dj and prices can be fair or crazy. I was going to buy this dial for 350$ because I really wanted it, and then by chance I found the same exact dial for 180$ brand new and with hands too. For a men's size I can say that you can spend around 1000$ for a watch like this. And that was my budget too. With a rep bracelet you could cut costs a lot. Anyway fair price would be: Case crystal and bezel 250$ eta movement, $150, dial, $150, hands $10, crown $50, date wheel $50. Bracelet $350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan.sidarta Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Well, unfortunately a midsize is not a standard so I cannot say how much you would spend, because parts are rarer than men's size dj and prices can be fair or crazy. I was going to buy this dial for 350$ because I really wanted it, and then by chance I found the same exact dial for 180$ brand new and with hands too. For a men's size I can say that you can spend around 1000$ for a watch like this. And that was my budget too. With a rep bracelet you could cut costs a lot. Anyway fair price would be: Case crystal and bezel 250$ eta movement, $150, dial, $150, hands $10, crown $50, date wheel $50. Bracelet $350 very nice, didnt know omega movement was so cheap. btw, does she know u built it on ur own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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