AP ROO Diver V7 fully modded by Domi

[Tinitonsi]

Hi guys

This is my beloved V7 just back from Il Maestro Domi

It has the following mods:

- Waterproof

- Double AR mineral Xtal (colorless)

- Double AR on cyclops

- Fixed the crocked DW

- Clean dust and dirt from dial, hands and markers

- Lube movement

Next step, Tissot Powermatic 80 on it

Some porn pics from an iphone 6

[modificata]

Wow looks stunning!

[markiemark]

I don't want to bash up your thread, because that is one lovely watch, but are those iPhone 6 pics?? The quality is rather poor for an iPhone 6, or did you use some kind of filter?

 

Note: Just curious, not an Apple hater or whatsoever.

[Tinitonsi]

I don't want to bash up your thread, because that is one lovely watch, but are those iPhone 6 pics?? The quality is rather poor for an iPhone 6, or did you use some kind of filter?

 

Note: Just curious, not an Apple hater or whatsoever.

Lol, it's a foggy day in Italy... No sunlight in a quite dark room

[sputim]

Lol, it's a foggy day in Italy... No sunlight in a quite dark room

When I use my ip6 it takes 100x better pics even in a dark room so check your lens again or return it otherwise very nice watch and glws

[panerai153]

That is very nice. The V7 is miles better than the v5.1.

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[Legend]

That is very nice. The V7 is miles better than the v5.1.

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In forum pics yes A, "miles apart" does apply to a reasonable extent. 

 

The V7 is a lovely watch also in real life, I just saw one on the wrist of my friend.

But honestly, with so many iterations, V1-V7 and those in between (V3.5, V4.1, V5.1 etc), I would be hard pressed to tell the later versions apart, especially for modded units, when I spot a diver, gen or otherwise, on someone's wrist. Perhaps it is just not my bailiwick (cue member folex, where are you bro?  )

 

I like the diver, and could not justify spending the money on a gen, given the steadily improving quality of the reps.  

Thanks to my discussion with member folex over the "white border issue" for the inner bezel numbers, I would be holding off purchasing the ss diver until this is resolved.

[panerai153]

I have a V5 that has been relumed and AR'ed and I'm perfectly satisfied with it. Maybe if something came out that was "perfect" I would upgrade, but I have found that every time a new model is released, they make incremental improvements in one area, but either fail to address other faults or make them worse.

The rep manufacturers are business people, they know full well that if they build a 99.99% copy of any watch, they will sell folks one and that's it. As it is, every time a "new and improved" model is released, people sell their old ones and buy the new. Just human nature.

[folex]

There are improvements with the divers, but they always seem to get the inner bezel incorrect. This is the gen of the FC diver, notice how the font is slightly different and the lume application is also very different. The closest factory ive seen so far to replicate this is H factory. The main flaw with that is the slightly yellow tint on the lume, in which if it was white, i would 100% go for it. I think the H is severely under-rated and they deserve more credit.

To return to our topic of the accuracy of the inner bezel. The regular SS version has a slight difference in font and lume application which really bothers me. The level of detail in the lume application is more than the FC divers which makes it obvious that it is a rep. Its sad to see how such minor details have such a huge impact of the big picture of the diver. It becomes one of those: so close yet so far.

Someone posted a pict of the gen diver, id repost it here. Even from a distance u can still tell the difference. (Pict #2)

But on the topic of the factories intentionally not making it right, i completely agree with what they are doing. But i think if they switched the strategy to making it right, charging a premium, and make more accurate models, they might make more money. But hey, everyone has different arguments. I for one would be willing to pay 2x more for an accurate model, and wouldnt most of us, which is why many end up modding and going franken.

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[Capt_K]

That's pretty, just need a strap change and you'll be skipping a beat everytime u look at it

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[panerai153]

There are improvements with the divers, but they always seem to get the inner bezel incorrect. This is the gen of the FC diver, notice how the font is slightly different and the lume application is also very different. The closest factory ive seen so far to replicate this is H factory. The main flaw with that is the slightly yellow tint on the lume, in which if it was white, i would 100% go for it. I think the H is severely under-rated and they deserve more credit.

To return to our topic of the accuracy of the inner bezel. The regular SS version has a slight difference in font and lume application which really bothers me. The level of detail in the lume application is more than the FC divers which makes it obvious that it is a rep. Its sad to see how such minor details have such a huge impact of the big picture of the diver. It becomes one of those: so close yet so far.

Someone posted a pict of the gen diver, id repost it here. Even from a distance u can still tell the difference. (Pict #2)

But on the topic of the factories intentionally not making it right, i completely agree with what they are doing. But i think if they switched the strategy to making it right, charging a premium, and make more accurate models, they might make more money. But hey, everyone has different arguments. I for one would be willing to pay 2x more for an accurate model, and wouldnt most of us, which is why many end up modding and going franken.

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While most of us are not happy with the increase on prices of reps, we seem to grouse and bitch about it, but then we pony up the money and buy. The problem that I see is the added money that we spend on getting one "right" Just for example, lets use and FC V whatever as and example

 

FC diver new cost                                                                                   528.00 USD

AR'ed crystal or stock crystal relumed                                                    100.00-125.00 USD

Relume                                                                                                    130.00 USD

Movement conversion or slow beat Tissot                                               265.00 - 300.00 USD

Case polish                                                                                                75.00

 

Total                                                                                                         1098.00 -1158.00 USD

 

 

Even with all these expensive mods, you have a nice watch, but this still doesn't address the inner bezel faults, the size and spacing of numbers, DW issues, etc. So what you have is a watch that has doubled in price and it's still only  95-97% , not 99%. The biggest problem with spending double what the watch costs to get it from 94% to 97%, occurs when you try to sell it. You are NOT going to recoup your modding costs. Some folks are luckier than others, sometimes it depends on the model and popularity, but in reality, you will be lucky if you get the cost of the watch and half of your modding costs back at sale. Also, we don't usually factor in the price of shipping a watch back and forth between modders, the frustration factor of getting a freshly modded watch home, only to find out the it's now running 30 minutes per day fast or slow, The chrono subdial hands are not zeroed, and on and on and on!! I believe that all of these factors are a big reason that some of our most active members here, folks who have built or had built some pretty amazing watches, eventually give up in frustration and switch over to gens. 

 

So as folex said, I would much rather pay twice the price upfront for one that is 99% and can be worn straight out the box, needs no mods and is accurate and reliable.

[Vester71]

While most of us are not happy with the increase on prices of reps, we seem to grouse and [censored] about it, but then we pony up the money and buy. The problem that I see is the added money that we spend on getting one "right" Just for example, lets use and FC V whatever as and example

 

FC diver new cost                                                                                   528.00 USD

AR'ed crystal or stock crystal relumed                                                    100.00-125.00 USD

Relume                                                                                                    130.00 USD

Movement conversion or slow beat Tissot                                               265.00 - 300.00 USD

Case polish                                                                                                75.00

 

Total                                                                                                         1098.00 -1158.00 USD

 

 

Even with all these expensive mods, you have a nice watch, but this still doesn't address the inner bezel faults, the size and spacing of numbers, DW issues, etc. So what you have is a watch that has doubled in price and it's still only  95-97% , not 99%. The biggest problem with spending double what the watch costs to get it from 94% to 97%, occurs when you try to sell it. You are NOT going to recoup your modding costs. Some folks are luckier than others, sometimes it depends on the model and popularity, but in reality, you will be lucky if you get the cost of the watch and half of your modding costs back at sale. Also, we don't usually factor in the price of shipping a watch back and forth between modders, the frustration factor of getting a freshly modded watch home, only to find out the it's now running 30 minutes per day fast or slow, The chrono subdial hands are not zeroed, and on and on and on!! I believe that all of these factors are a big reason that some of our most active members here, folks who have built or had built some pretty amazing watches, eventually give up in frustration and switch over to gens. 

 

So as folex said, I would much rather pay twice the price upfront for one that is 99% and can be worn straight out the box, needs no mods and is accurate and reliable.

 

And that's a conservative estimate on costs.

 

Would love a 99% accurate version, but even then we'll find mods to do, like servicing, sealing, etc

[Straßenapotheker]

Looks Great

[369]

Looks fantastic