dastrix Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Yep! It's finally done. Arrived back from The Zigmeister today First up, Omega SMP Chrono, now fitted with: Genuine Dial Genuine Hands, Yep all of them inc the sub hands Genuine Bracelet, Costly but worth it! ETA 7750 Movement Genuine Bezel & Insert (yes it does fit) The Zigmeister installed it all, looks great and works nicely! Going to have to run it in now. Dial has been relumed too, it looks a tad off on inspection (dial looks a bit more 'brown' but I'm sure the bezel lume will wear a bit and match (its brand new) Some pictures: Cheers das Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Oh man... what a beauty! Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchurch Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppen Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) you have PM, i just noticed something, but the colour on the tip of the seconds hand, and the subdial hands is red, is this not the colour from the new model(2225.80.00), didnt your model (2599.80.00) have orange on the hands? anyway, its a great looking watch, wear it well Edited December 14, 2007 by steppen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 you have PM, i just noticed something, but the colour on the tip of the seconds hand, and the subdial hands is red, is this not the colour from the new model(2225.80.00), didnt your model (2599.80.00) have orange on the hands? anyway, its a great looking watch, wear it well Both colours can be correct, I have seen genuines with orange or the deeper red Fantastic watch, you have one up on me as mine does not have the genuine dial, wear it well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Wow, that looks awesome! 100% to the gen aesthetically! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Both colours can be correct, I have seen genuines with orange or the deeper red 100% correct. Orange is more common, but the deep red color is accurate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Looks fantastic One question though, why re-lume a genuine dial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TighTTChrono Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Stunning!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Looks great!! That was a lot of work, but well worth it in the end. As far as the orange vs. red. I had a gen SMP for about a year, my second hand was orange, but I was told that the second hand and dials for that matter fade with time and mine was an older watch and my second hand had faded into a nice orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Looks fantastic Dastrix. Nice Franken you have there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermanx Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 On my gen the second hand faded until it was white, and the bezel pearl was always greenish, while the bezel lume was a milky/yellow, yellowing more over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplehd Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Awesome watch - wear it well ! Excellent job by The Zigmeister too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuDro Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Great franken...Did you use the rep crown and stem? Did you do anything to the crystal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 wow....very nice watch! enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suchecracks Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Is changing the dial just an emotional thing? As for I cant really see a difference between the gen and rep dial. Anyway - a great watch either way! I owned the gen and have the rep now - onlay thing I would change is the bezel and insert. ...and eventually the movement but as long as the asian does as well as it does right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) Is changing the dial just an emotional thing? As for I cant really see a difference between the gen and rep dial. Anyway - a great watch either way! I owned the gen and have the rep now - onlay thing I would change is the bezel and insert. ...and eventually the movement but as long as the asian does as well as it does right now. It is true that there are very few visable difference between the rep dial and genuine. Obviously the gen has superlume, but new, they can be really hard to find. The ones that you can get hold of are very old in most instances, with faded/brown hour markers. So a relumed rep dial would be a very viable alternative. Edited December 14, 2007 by Mickey Padge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 It is true that there are very few visable difference between the rep dial and genuine. Obviously the gen has superlume, but new, they can be really hard to find. The ones that you can get hold of are very old in most instances, with faded/brown hour markers. So a relumed rep dial would be a very viable alternative. Hey Guys! Mikey is right, the gen dial had bad lume so it was redone to match the new hands. Yes, the hands are red and the dial markers are more red then orange. It looks to match perfectly. Again, the bezel lume is green, whilst dial lume is more milky white, when its glowing the color is the same. Apparently this is like the gen also! Gen dial has correct color markers and correct M in Seamaster, small but to me important. Rep crown/step, will be gen when I get a service on the movement. No changes to crystal, i believe its 100% like the gen i love the watch, looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Nice watch, as good as the gen! IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Hey Guys! Mikey is right, the gen dial had bad lume so it was redone to match the new hands. Yes, the hands are red and the dial markers are more red then orange. It looks to match perfectly. Again, the bezel lume is green, whilst dial lume is more milky white, when its glowing the color is the same. Apparently this is like the gen also! Gen dial has correct color markers and correct M in Seamaster, small but to me important. Rep crown/step, will be gen when I get a service on the movement. No changes to crystal, i believe its 100% like the gen i love the watch, looks fantastic! Ahh, I wondered if that might've been the reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Superb,.. dial colour and bezel insert are brilliant Congrats, LIVE STRONG AND WEAR IT WELL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted December 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Ahh, I wondered if that might've been the reason I'll get a few action shots of the watch soon in my new car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I'll get a few action shots of the watch soon in my new car Watch has been sent to local watch smith to install the gen Crown & Tube. ETA 7750 is being serviced also as its slipping when winding and has also stopped. Hopefully Ill get it back shortly! Only thing not gen, is the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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