Shasta Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 EL Super lume dial + casing + buckle Davidsen AR Sapphire and super lume hands EL Fiddy docs Gen strap Gen Box Set courtesy of RWG member Donor movement from Pam 113 E series ENJOY
astig Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 wow! nice engraving with broad sword! i want one!
flavor flav Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 i surrender! you have the best rep franken fiddy in the world!
Craytonic Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 Best I have seen. If not for the 581 on the case I would have had to look really, really hard
Craytonic Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 I was under the impression it was a real panerai movement from a 113E? Not bad idea if you can get one cheap enough...
Epanoui Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 That is gorgeous I'd like to know more about the movement as well. Isn't a 113 a 44mm model?
V Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 EL Super lume dial + casing + buckle Davidsen AR Sapphire and super lume hands EL Fiddy docs Gen strap Gen Box Set courtesy of RWG member Donor movement from Pam 113 E series ENJOY What can I say.. BEAUTIFUL work
olreon Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 hello, nice work, but i´m sorry that i have to say you that the casing of this fiddy is way of. it´s the dead giveaway on this watch! just take a look at the distance between the bezel edge and the case edge at the 9 houers position and compare to a gen fiddy and you will see that it is too big. best wishes olreon
olreon Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 here are the pics... your fiddy... gen fiddy... anyway your is still nice for a rep... best wishes olreon
Polynomial Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 EL Super lume dial + casing + buckle Davidsen AR Sapphire and super lume hands EL Fiddy docs Gen strap Gen Box Set courtesy of RWG member Donor movement from Pam 113 E series ENJOY Odd case indeed, don't see why using Eddie's case when Davidsen's case is all right (http://www.replicacollector.com/members/The-Ultimate-Fiddy-t28823.html). That movment is not from a rep or I was away from the boards too long
babola Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) So Shasta's decided to "play" a little game with us here What he's ommited to disclose is the fact the movement is a genuine E/F/G Series OPXI Panerai. Maybe he's just sitting and waiting on how many of us will spot this little fact Nevertheless, quite a lot of good work went into making this 'ultimate' 127 - I congratulate you on your efforts...having been there myself I know exactly what you have gone thru, mate. The only 'minus' to the config is the case, as Olreon pointed above already, it's slightly wrong, 0851/1950 case with wider sides than both 0117/1950 rep and the genuine, but that's not such a big deal Cool one, babola Edited February 6, 2007 by babola
Shasta Posted February 6, 2007 Author Report Posted February 6, 2007 Yes, the movemernt is genuine from my 113. The 113 that I rarely wear anymore has the rep movement. I listed the 113 on ebay once with a buy-it-now for $3200 but there weren't any takers. I guess the white dials aren't nearly as popular as the 111s that would sell for $3500 or more, no problem. Swaping the movement is no big deal, and I'll probably swap em back at some point - when I can source a gen - HAHA The casing is a little off, & maybe I'll look at getting the Davidsen case, though I wasn't aware that he sold cases seperately. The dial though (same one that came with the case) is the best. And the box set (lucked out and stumbled upon it on the old trading board) completes the illusion....
flavor flav Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 Yes, the movemernt is genuine from my 113. The 113 that I rarely wear anymore has the rep movement. I listed the 113 on ebay once with a buy-it-now for $3200 but there weren't any takers. I guess the white dials aren't nearly as popular as the 111s that would sell for $3500 or more, no problem. Swaping the movement is no big deal, and I'll probably swap em back at some point - when I can source a gen - HAHA The casing is a little off, & maybe I'll look at getting the Davidsen case, though I wasn't aware that he sold cases seperately. The dial though (same one that came with the case) is the best. And the box set (lucked out and stumbled upon it on the old trading board) completes the illusion.... the 117 case is the best. see if you can buy a case from joshua. it makes quite a difference! i wish i could find a gen movement.....
TK471 Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 the 117 case is the best. see if you can buy a case from joshua. it makes quite a difference! i wish i could find a gen movement..... Don't you go getting any ideas!
Sweattdogg Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 I think that River sold a rep with the gen movement about a year and a half ago when the 117 Case first came out with sapphire. She had a pic of one with a $3000 price tag. I never heard if anyone bought one.
wan Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for someone to do that to a rep fiddy. I thought of doing the same thing with my gen pam but it is a pam177 so a fiddy would not have turned out correct. I almost put the movement into a rep pam217 but the fiddy is the only one i would void my warranty for....... So for the last year and a half i've had to settle for my gen pam177 instead of a frankenfiddy but i take it day by day. I'll tell you though, i would have done it in a minute if i had a pam113. Not that i dont like the white faced pams, "i think they are really cool" i would have just done the swap for a while with a rep fiddy because i would not be able to resist...............As far as getting a 117 case, i bet you can pic one up for about a hundred dollars from one of the dealers. You might not even need a new CG because i think the one you have will fit on the 117. You might have to buy the 117 caseback but thats probably it. "Even if you did nothing else to it from the way it is now, you would still have the best fiddy rep anywhere!" You have the first FRANKEN'FIDDY congrats..........Cheers, Wan
FxrAndy Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 Very nice, I just got mine back today from having davidsen hands and a new davidsen crystal fitted, how i have missed this watch, love yours by the way
flavor flav Posted February 23, 2007 Report Posted February 23, 2007 Don't you go getting any ideas! i just finally now got the joke.....LOL! good....very good
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