ravishingrick Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Ingredients: Jimmyzfu case Jimmyzfu crown guard Jimmyzfu bezel Jimmyzfu caseback Palp crown Standard rep sapphire crystal Standard rep 112g dial (superlumed by vaccum) eBay hands (superlumed by vaccum) eBay genuine swiss eta 6497-1 movement Genuine Panerai gator strap All work was done by myself except the dial and hands relume that was done by vaccum. Had allot of fun searching for parts and assembling the watch... Work done: -pressed crystal. -flattened and polished high cannon pinion. -installed high cannon pinion. -shaved minute hand canon pinion tube. (sent hands & dial for relume with vaccum) -assembled dial, hands, movement -cut stem to size, fitted crown to stem, -flattend and polished CG pin to sit flush with crown guard. -assembled CG and sized CG lever to fit with palp crown. -assembled the rest of the watch... PS: I do not provide services for others.... If you want you watches modded please there are several professional modders on the board... Also I know the movement and caseback are esthetically not accurate, but I like the genuine Swiss ETA's 6497-1's better then the esthetically more accurate Asian (6497 copy) brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Very impressive work.....Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 impressive and good looking watch... i'd change the movement for the now available new unitas wih correct bridges ... this new version really looks very close to the gen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star69 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 ohh this look perfect ! i f you ever want to get rid of it - please think of me Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Looks awesome A fantastic project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikel Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 This is truely the best 112 rep I've seen Worth every cent...great job ravishingrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4. Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 You may not want to answer... but I have thought of a similar project... exactly how much do you have invested in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingrick Posted October 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 First of all thanks for all the compliments! You may not want to answer... but I have thought of a similar project... exactly how much do you have invested in it? Well this project started out as a single jimmy crown guard. It was announced on the board that jimmy crown guards where sold out. A few days afterwards a member posted a secondhand jimmy CG for sale, which I purchased. Soon after that I purchased a palp crown, and decided that I would build a PAM from the best available parts, which lead me to the rest of the jimmy parts (case, bezel, caseback, crystal teflon ring etc). Jimmy does not supply crystals anymore and the ones he sold in the past where mineral, so I decided to go for the standard rep crystal which is genuine sapphire 3.5mm thick (same hight as the gen). For the movement I chose a genuine swiss 6497-1 simply because I prefer Swiss movements to Asian movements, and I would always have the option to replace the clear case back with a PAM02B closed caseback, turning the watch into a 2B. For the dial I chose the 112G dial, I had build a 111H in the past but could not live with the dial, the crooked of centered L SWISS MADE L and the large text on the dial just turened me of with every glance to the face, so I decided to go for the 112G dial. The 112G dial is accurate and well made imo. Had the dial relumed by vaccum which did an excellent job! All parts where gathered over a period over about 1.5 years, there was no rush behind this project. Purchases where all adhoc spead out over longer periods, so the did not hurt me financially at all. Had allot of fun sourcing parts and assembling the watch, and wearing the watch gives me a certain pride that I as an armature modder pulled it together. I did not keep track of the total costs of the project, but I will try a provide an accurate summary of the costs. Jimmy CG (90$) (No longer available) Jimmy (Case 30$) Jimmy (Bezel 23$) Jimmy (Caseback 30$) Jimmy teflon crystal ring. (free) (No longer available) Palp crown (75$) (Rep case + Crystal) + Dial (130$) eBay seller (helenarou) hands (15$) Relume dial + hands (..... contact vaccum for details) eBay seller secondhand gen ETA 6497-1 Movement (45$) High cannon pinion (10$) Total costs exclusive relume where about 460$... Not bad in my books... Also due to the cheap dollar... Happy modding all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAMman Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 (edited) Congratulations, it looks excellent. I have all the same parts assembled for the same project too so if it turns out nearly as good I will be well pleased. BTW, had you any problem with the lug threads on Jimmy Fu's case? Edited October 6, 2007 by PAMman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingrick Posted October 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I the beginning it was very difficult to screw in lug screws but after a few sprays of wd40 on the lug and a couple of tightens and loosens they work sound. Maybe you have the incorrect lugscrews for jimmy's case. I know jimmy did sell lugscrews in the past, you could always drop jimmy an email if he has some lugscrews for sale that fit his case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viennawatch Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Awesome!!! My hero.. but I do prefer the 111.. looks a bit more complicated with that seconds subdial! Nevertheless impressive work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikel Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I think you did a wise choice to do the E serie. As we all know that starting from the H serie the biggest flaw is the CG. Also haven't seen a correctly placed L SWISS MADE L yet...all are too close to the 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 The biggest flaw is one I have spotted across the room in NYC many times.... dial font is too white! I think you did a wise choice to do the E serie. As we all know that starting from the H serie the biggest flaw is the CG. Also haven't seen a correctly placed L SWISS MADE L yet...all are too close to the 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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