vaccum Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 UPDATE New pics ! New Gen sapphire AR crystal Gen destro Crown Guard!!! Custom lume mix Lume shot Base Swiss ETA 6497-1 moded to fit the 112 dial...no sub seconds hand vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubus Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) i must get a better job or leave my other than watches dreams behind, because this is a stunning and absolutely gorgous piece of work very very nicely done Edited April 16, 2007 by pubus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Were did you found the gen destro cg and for how much? Btw.. the cg on the Submersible lefty 239 is identical to the genuine (A-E series) but wrong for the 239 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Were did you found the gen destro cg and for how much? Btw.. the cg on the Submersible lefty 239 is identical to the genuine (A-E series) but wrong for the 239 It was supplied by the customer/owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 i must get a better job or leave my other than watches dreams behind, because this is a stunning and absolutely gorgous piece of work very very nicely done Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 It was supplied by the customer/owner And why he used this beautiful cg in this watch (which is completely unaccurate for H-I series cg) ??? Is he an active RWG member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 And why he used this beautiful cg in this watch (which is completely unaccurate for H-I series cg) ??? Is he an active RWG member? Did you noticed that this is a "custom project" I did what I was told to do The results are awesome and the owner like it I don't think he is a member here. vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Great work as usual vaccum. Wonderful pictures as well, keep them coming. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 'Spoil a nice juicy fish by cooking it'.. As the Gollum would say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Great work! ...even if what we have here is a full-of-resources someone using a full-of-talent-and-skill master to get to an unaccurate watch. Well, if he likes it, that's all that matters. But on this occasion I just discovered that genuine AR coating is complete s**t. Nothing but a blue cover with plenty of reflections. I just made it up with the 'light AR coating'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Great work! ...even if what we have here is a full-of-resources someone using a full-of-talent-and-skill master to get to an unaccurate watch. Well, if he likes it, that's all that matters. But on this occasion I just discovered that genuine AR coating is complete s**t. Nothing but a blue cover with plenty of reflections. I just made it up with the 'light AR coating'. Thanks for your words...please note that I said "Gen sapphire" not gen AR.... Great work as usual vaccum. Wonderful pictures as well, keep them coming. RG Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) Feel the power of the BASE brothers... All I can say - excellent work, although the final product is a complete mixed bag of gen and rep spare parts from different PAM Series, the final product just blows me away. Simple understated dial, uncomplicated raw movement, lume appearance and quality on par with the gen, sapphire glass etc...simply beautiful ! This is what Panerai watch should be all about, tool utalitarian watch in its roots...rattrapante, turbuillon, XX-days complications, gold plating and other watchamajigs should be left to other brands, IMO Keep 'em coming mate ! babola Edited April 16, 2007 by babola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Feel the power of the BASE brothers... All I can say - excellent work, although the final product is a complete mixed bag of gen and rep spare parts from different PAM Series, the final product just blows me away. Simple understated dial, uncomplicated raw movement, lume appearance and quality on par with the gen, sapphire glass etc...simply beautiful ! This is what Panerai watch should be all about, tool utalitarian watch in its roots...rattrapante, turbuillon, XX-days complications, gold plating and other watchamajigs should be left to other brands, IMO Keep 'em coming mate ! babola You hit the nail that was the objective of this project....just built a reliable great looking time piece vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I need to get some Base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavor flav Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 awesome job vaccum!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrnixon Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Maybe a silly question, but what is the difference between a regular crown guard and a destro version? I have allways thought it was the same just put upside down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Maybe a silly question, but what is the difference between a regular crown guard and a destro version? I have allways thought it was the same just put upside down? That was true on old models, where the CG lever was placed exactly midway between the upper and downer (?? argh, my English!) surfaces of the crown guard. But if you look at a more recent crown guard you will see that the lever is now a little shifted to the upper side. So, should you simply turn the crown guard upside down, the lever would not stay centered on the crown anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 awesome job vaccum!!! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikel Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Looks great vaccum...a nice mix of old and new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbailey86 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 That is really nice! Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftydna Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Wow! Beautiful work Vaccum and I am definitely envious of the owner, and totally understand the Sinestro mind that would be happy with this Destro beauty accurate or not, Gen, rep, franken mix and all! Like another poster stated a great example of the understated, utilitarian, udeniably awesome tool watch! ______________ Don't be LEFT out LeftyDNA UPDATE New pics ! New Gen sapphire AR crystal Gen destro Crown Guard!!! Custom lume mix Lume shot Base Swiss ETA 6497-1 moded to fit the 112 dial...no sub seconds hand vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I am building one for myself...but without the Gen CG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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