cpaman Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I called a Franck Muller AD to purchase a 16mm stainless tang buckle (not white gold mind you), after I picked myself up off the floor and made sure I was still breathing, I asked to make sure he quoted me the right price. He said that was correct and I said that is insane. The price... $ 180.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJGladeRaider Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I called a Franck Muller AD to purchase a 16mm stainless tang buckle (not white gold mind you), after I picked myself up off the floor and made sure I was still breathing, I asked to make sure he quoted me the right price. He said that was correct and I said that is insane. The price... $ 180.00 The more of this sort of garbage that I see, the more I enjoy watching the rep industry develop. I know that rep dealers and manufacturers violate all sorts of laws, but sometimes there are situations where some mutt needs his ass whipped. Rolex, Franck Muller, and their ilk get no sympathy from me. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Damn, you can get a nice rep for that kind of $$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpaman Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 A 16mm buckles has about .10 worth of stainless steel and I understand that there is some cost to mold it and sell it, but give me a break. I purchased a OEM 18mm Breitling buckle and it was only $25, I figured the FM can't be more than $50 (was I ever surprised). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 For every ten thousand people that see how silly that price is, there will be one silly sap happy to pay it thinking all the way home how exclusive their buckle is and how only they could afford such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Does anyone know of good aftermarket buckles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpaman Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I sent an email to Joshua to see if he can get rep Franck Muller buckles (since they sell strap versions of rep Muller's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasng Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 A UN tang buckle cost me more than $100 too (SS one)......... Don't even ask about gold buckles, especially gold deployants. I had to buy a new deployant to replace a damaged one on my old UN Freak, and it was close to $1800 for a RG deployant. Lange's deployant's are almost $3000 a piece, the Platinum ones go for close to $5000 a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 i could meake those buckles on my CNC machine and charge them at half of that price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossanti Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 damn..i was shocked.....so dadoq...you have the CNC machine..make one ..and sell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 damn..i was shocked.....so dadoq...you have the CNC machine..make one ..and sell it well, i do...i am in the alluminium business and recently we bought this CNC machine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Do they accept RWG $ ? Because that's the only dollars I was intended to spend if I had a FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robideaux Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 i have an OEM franck muller buckle. i won it on an ebay auction for a conquistador chrono rubber strap. it was 103 for strap and buckle. i also won an alligator strap for the regular conquistador for 50 bucks (simply because it was mis-listed as "franK muller") and transfered the buckle to that. unfortunately the rubber chrono strap is 1 mm to big, but at least i got the OEM buckle. but then, the OEM alligator strap wouldn't fit as well.... it has a 2mm thick plastic spacer where the strap connects to the watch, and the lug holes are only 1 mm away from the case. but i have a custom strap in 19 mm from banda on its way, and it looks like an almost perfect match! if it fits well, i am going to see about a custom made with real alligator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robideaux Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 (edited) for a rep version you may want to ask ken at www.etaworldgoods.com on the japanese site, it says they can procure the franck muller vegas with whatever colour "belt" you like: black, brown, red, aqua(lit. watercolor!), blue, pink, or white. ther is probably a good chance they have some extra buckles as well. the band wont look good on the conquistador, but if it gets you the buckle it may be worth a shot. the buckle looks pretty close to the OEM that i have infront of me, but i do notice that the OEM has the circular FM logo on the underside. Edited May 12, 2006 by robideaux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faber Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 thats just a robbery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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