Legend Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Fellow AP afficionadosAs you all know, one tell on the rep ROO, and even frankens, is the incorrect date magnification. The date font often appears too small. I have finished customizing a cyclop to give a much more accurate date magnification, and this would work for the standard rep ROO and frankens as well.I am currently trying pairing it with ETA datewheels for both the A7750 and the LWO movements and the result is not too shabby. For those wondering, I am still working on the AR, so project is not complete yet. Stay tuned for more pics project nears completion. On an A7750 movement, ETA datewheelOn a franken LWO283 movement, test fitAnd franken movement LWO283 movement, ETA datewheel, and AR applied Edited September 17, 2015 by Legend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imajedi Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Great work Legend. Going to need this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacsah1 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nice work bro! Keep up the good work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) After some refinementGroup shot update Edited September 17, 2015 by Legend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 A shot of the date on 23 showing how it fills up the date window nicely. The apparent distortion in the "2" in earlier shots were due to the angle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooky492 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Amazing! Now our frankens will be even harder to tell!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchouse Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Due to the way the cyclops mod is done there seems to be a 'halo'/bubble to be seen at the bottom. RC Picts are dark but some GP pictures I've seen the bubble effect is rather strong n obvious. Sent from my iPhone6 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Perfect! Amazing! Now our frankens will be even harder to tell!! Thanks guys I'm in the process of refining it. Still a bit more to go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Due to the way the cyclops mod is done there seems to be a 'halo'/bubble to be seen at the bottom. RC Picts are dark but some GP pictures I've seen the bubble effect is rather strong n obvious. Sent from my iPhone6 using TapatalkI concur. It is not an easy mod to perfect and I'm in the process of fine tuning it. Thanks for the feedback! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Awesome work L!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankiba Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 wonderful work!!! gosh I'm so impressed with all these AP mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi1 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Great effort !Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Update on mk2 cyclop refinementSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDoesBeirut Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hats off mate...stellar work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Update on mk2 cyclop refinementSent from my iPhone using TapatalkMr. A, this is a gen AP, correct!! That looks really, really nice. These just keep getting better and better.Kudos to you my friend, for all the work that you have put in to bring these AP ROO's up to a whole new level.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I see that the magnification gives it a slight concave look too which I've noticed on the genuine watches too. Kind of the opposite of Rolex bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 On a member's A7750 movement bumblebee. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi1 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 On a member's A7750 movement bumblebee. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkWowLooks amazingWould love to do it on mine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverking2 Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 After some refinementGroup shot updateuhhh, ROO black theme is GEN or franken right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 uhhh, ROO black theme is GEN or franken right?That is a black rubberclad and its just a humble franken.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 That is a black rubberclad and its just a humble franken.. Sorry my friend, there isn't anything humble about any of your watches. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi1 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Sorry my friend, there isn't anything humble about any of your watches. Sent from my iPad using TapatalkAgree Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awltoga Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Amazing work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpohl402 Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 So, are you going to sell these for other fellow franken owners?Approx when do you think, and approx how much?Very nice work, I really like the cyclops! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 So, are you going to sell these for other fellow franken owners?Approx when do you think, and approx how much?Very nice work, I really like the cyclops! ;)I am still in the process of perfecting the cyclop, mainly for clarity and achieving a flat, even magnification across all dates..Yes when it is perfected to my satisfaction, I would be delighted to share it with fellow members for a nominal fee...Thank you very much for your kind and polite comments, I always appreciate posts like yours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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