eunomians Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Hello. How is your day going? Or perhaps should I ask, how is your evening going? Either way, thank you for taking the time to click on my thread. Hopefully this will be fun for you to read... Enjoy This particular thread is dedicated to the art of modding a somewhat overlooked rep. Well actually, this is an in-depth pictoral study/reference guide to the replica Mark XV. It took me quite a long time to finish this project. I searched high and low for these parts, and I would like to take the time to 'share' them with you. You might be saying to yourself: didn't Euno already post a thread about this damn watch project already? Well, to answer your question: yes, I did. But the project was not complete. And the pictures were not up to my usual standards. So... A new thread in honor of an old project, now finally finished. Well, almost finished. The last step is to fit a serviced & calibrated 2892-A2. These detailed pics show freshly installed genuine IWC Mark XV hands. Monsieur The Zigmeister did the honors of removing the Tritium and reluming them with Super Luminova (mer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Realy nice Euno. A worthy watch to mod to this level of perfection Not so sure I like your photo background though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leitztozeiss Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Holy . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Fantastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridius Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Your watch looks great. The mods look perfect, and hopefully you found the work you put in worth it. The results are definitely impressive. I wish the rep factories could get a bit closer "out of the box" on this watch! I'd be all over a great version in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Great job. Thanks for posting. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Fantastic post, Eono and an equally impressive piece of work. The OEM dial/hands makes all the difference in the world. I suspect you were fortunate to find the parts. Thanks for sharing....did I mention this is a terrific post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltic Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 The Mk XV is a beautifully understated watch and yours is a truly worthy hommage. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jubilee Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 The mark XV is one of my favs...nice post. I also like the spitfire and want to get one soon. I was hoping the reps would get better over time, but to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 king jubilee? holy "where have you been" batman didnt you make custom pens? still doing that? i think we were talking about that a while back and we missed you The mark XV is one of my favs...nice post. I also like the spitfire and want to get one soon. I was hoping the reps would get better over time, but to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vapor Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 That is some nice work there!!! How long have you been working on this beauty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Sweeeeeeeeeet! Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTR Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Nice score on the Gen face and hands... I will applaud the work you've done, and have had done, on the watch before adding my (hopefully not too critical) criticism... I am not a fan of your Rep's case, it still screams "wrong!" to me... the lug width isn't the only problem... the outer edge is way too wide, and not properly indented for the crown (which is also incorrect on your Rep)... about 2 days worth of careful 'dremel' work and a good polishing to get rid of the 'fat' and to fit an original crown properly (once you find it) should definitely be on the menu... THEN, you will have a nearly perfect illusion. (unless the case material is crap, then you have a pitted ugly mess, and a new excuse to re-publish the project again, when you finish it the next time... (which is why I always mod the case first)) Really, I am not an a-hole... well most of the time I'm not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Nice work but the case does look too thick. I have just sold a 2000 model MarkXV and it a beautiful simple watch. Here's a pic on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiderkilo Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Who have You buy base for modding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concepta Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Now all you need is a gen movement ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Who have You buy base for modding? Not sure if you realize the original Post date is from 2007. Not sure the original base watch is still available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frutta007 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Nice model)) Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronofan Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 A simple,but non the less interesting piece.Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 A simple,but non the less interesting piece.Thanks for sharing. Simple? I don't really think so. This is an all time classic watch. The rep had quite a few flaws and Euno managed to get rid of almost all of them. Extreme modding in its purest form! Thanks for digging this thread out! Val. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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