Skywalker Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Haven't seen too many of these: GEN Dial GEN HandsetGEN crown & tube GEN case, caseback, pushers TAKA crystal, AR'd by Dominico TWB alligator strap GEN IWC 21mM springbars Either Rep or GEN IWC buckle Swis ETA Valjoux movement ETA Day and Datewheels Hardest thing was acquiring the dial and the handset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 thats one great watch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 thats one great watch!!! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Very impressive. I think Fixen has a set like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobkat Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Really awesome build man. The gen hands must have been a bear to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Wow, great watch to Franken.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Should mention that the gen dial is from the IW3713-43. Edited October 26, 2013 by rolexian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpl Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 how much entire build set you back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) how much entire build set you back? Original purchase - €385 GEN Dial - USD100 GEN Handset - USD195 GEN crown & tube - €200 GEN case, caseback, pushers- ~€490 - I paid €490 for the case set, including crystal and caseback. The crystal and caseback went towards another build. The crystal IMO is probably the biggest cost, so I'd say this was probably closer to 300 than 500/ TAKA crystal, AR'd by Dominico - Came with original purchase TWB alligator strap - Came with original purchase GEN IWC 21mM springbars - USD7 Either Rep or GEN IWC buckle - Came with original purchase Swis ETA Valjoux movement - Original came with A7750. Harvested from another rep (where I swapped in a gen movement) ETA Day and Datewheels - Same as above Assembly, with speedy G, cost me $70, since I waited to do everything at once. Edited October 26, 2013 by rolexian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobkat Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 You did really well, some of those parts were a bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Gen dial was a nice deal. I see it has some character to it. Gen springbars are $7? I thought someone was selling it for $50 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted October 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 You did really well, some of those parts were a bargain! Yeah...I felt like the case set, as well as the original purchase, was a little too much. Especially since the original purchase only had an A7750 in it. Gen dial was a nice deal. I see it has some character to it. Gen springbars are $7? I thought someone was selling it for $50 or so. Yeah, that "character" definitely caused a lower price. Wow, at 50, there is no way I would have gotten gen springbars...after all, non-gen springbars will hold up just as well, and there is probably no way to tell that the springbar is non-IWC without a very close inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I will also note that frankly, the TAKA crystal with Domi's AR is superior to the GEN crystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixen Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Damn, i almost missed this thread Great build my friend, and i know it is hard to get that dial, and i know that my 3717-02 dial was damn expensive straight from iwc Mine say hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utheman Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Those gen dials are just awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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