Ultimate Franken Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Bumble Bee

[Guest Daytona1984]

Here are some pics of my Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Bumble Bee with the following features:

 

gen dial

gen tachymeter bezel

gen hands

gen Hamilton movement (swiss ETA 2892-2 + gen Dubois-Depraz module)

custom date wheel as per gen

gen crystal/gaskets

modded midcase 

recessed crown position

custom movement holder ring including silver electroplating

lots of other modifications such as recutting the threads etc.

on rep rubber and custom SMP alcantara strap

 

This watch was built by my friend and great watchmaker Domi !! Thanks a lot !! You are the best watchmaker on the planet !!

 

Also a big thanks to Mrgee5165 for disassembling his gen AP Bumble Bee to provide me with lots of info !! Thanks also to Edge for his CF input !!

 

I hope you enjoy the pics and I welcome all comments

 

[andyaudi42]

This is amazing! If this ever goes up for sale, I'll be in line

Wear it well

[Legend]

Are jealous and hateful comments allowed brother?

Just jesting. Beautiful watch and well deserving owner. Proud of you my friend, wear her well!

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[imajedi]

Holy 5'6oz baby Jesus...that is sweet.

[Guest Daytona1984]

thank you guys for your nice comments, this is truly appreciated

[panerai153]

I wish you would quit posting all these gen watches in this rep forum!! Like Legend all wishful, lustful, hateful comments and evil thoughts aside, these are WOW!! nice.

Could you please send me the exact GPS coordinates to your house, the combination to your safe and what sort of treats your guard dogs like, OH!  and  when are you going on vacation? Please leave the watches, they are safe. Take your Timex, there are thieves and pickpockets about.

[rillz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSuhH-h5YuU

[Dj_doshi]

I am speechless bro.. That's by far the BEST Franken I have ever seen bro.. Superbbbb !! Wear her in great health and I will always wait for the day you decide to ship it off to me :-) :-) :-) love that beauty.

[stambel]

hey dude, is there way i could do the same itinerary as you did? advice me where to buy (supplier) and who i do check with to do the mods, eventually where to source the gen parts.

cheers ..... by the way, why buy an over 35000$ watch when you can such a beauty for a fraction of the price?

[rillz]

hey dude, is there way i could do the same itinerary as you did? advice me where to buy (supplier) and who i do check with to do the mods, eventually where to source the gen parts.

cheers ..... by the way, why buy an over 35000$ watch when you can such a beauty for a fraction of the price?

Domi does the mods, he has 12 weeks waiting time... Parts I have no idea.

[stambel]

Domi does the mods, he has 12 weeks waiting time... Parts I have no idea.

Cheers mate..

[Guest Daytona1984]

hey mate,

there is no chance to order new parts due to changes in AP policy. There are only some "left overs" which can be found on ebay etc...

but these would most likely be the more common dial versions, not a bumble bee set. the only person i know who has another set of gen bb parts is Z.

my friend domi did this project as a favor to me. he said he would never do a project like this again, since to much work was involved. so this is and will most likely be the only bb franken unless someone else will face the challenge.

and yes, waiting is about 12 weeks. was waiting for the project since end of last year to be done.

hey dude, is there way i could do the same itinerary as you did? advice me where to buy (supplier) and who i do check with to do the mods, eventually where to source the gen parts.

cheers ..... by the way, why buy an over 35000$ watch when you can such a beauty for a fraction of the price?

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[stambel]

Cheers mate.

[jpohl402]

but these would most likely be the more common dial versions, not a bumble bee set. the only person i know who has another set of gen bb parts is Z.

my friend domi did this project as a favor to me. he said he would never do a project like this again, since to much work was involved. so this is and will most likely be the only bb franken unless someone else will face the challenge.

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Exactly, no Bee parts out there. Only our man Z has a set....

Interesting about not being done again - a truly unique/one of a kind build you have then!!

I hope you wear it & get some use out of this one, D. All the best buddy!