tenacious_b Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 OK, I really want a GOOD UPO, but I am tired of the dial feet issue and living in fear of the crown & tube stripping. So, if I were incline to do the following, can anyone give me an idea of how much the parts and labor would cost: 1. Purchase and install gen PO Crown and Tube 2. Purchase and install gen dial 3. Purchase and install Gen Hands 4. Are there any other mods I should consider, and if you suggest one, please include what you know about costs. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 1. Purchase gen PO Crown and Tube - $50.00 (crown) $6.60 (tube) 2. Purchase gen dial - $222.00 3. Purchase gen Hands - $38.00 (hour/min) $17.60 (seconds) Labor will be dependent on who you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Double AR - $45 from CT GenBezel - 198 Ofrei The Rep Bracelet is actually pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Like my good friend porsche356a said, the rep bracelet is pretty good and if you want the gen insert, you have to buy the bezel because they are a package deal. The insert can be used but the bezel cannot so it becomes an expensive paperweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 If you have a look at the sales section on Repgeek, a modded 42mm has just been sold, the owner listed all of the expenses in there, it looked great once it was done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenacious_b Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Would someone pm me or post the contact info for Ofrei's? Also, obviously Rob would be the person i'd want for the job, but if he's booked up, is there someone in the states that can do this work for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I've often wondered if it might not be a better idea to buy the gen, replace the movement with an ETA, the sell the gen co-axial movement for big dollars? You would end up with a perfect rep, all gen, for not much more than a franken UPO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Well... I am with Andreww After modding 3 POs with gen parts, it's afterall still a rep watch. Anyway if you are really interested, R2D4 has posted parts' list for 45mm PO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 All you really need is the Genuine Dial and the tube/crown.. chieftangs AR matches or surpasses the genuine crystal this is my UPO with gen.-dial; crystal; tube/crown .. the hands are good enough .. you cannot tell the difference but they need SL ...to match the dial.. and the bezel is good enough to stay with the rep .. the pearl needs SL.... so if you go this way the parts will cost you under 300 usd after removing the rep crystal and replacing it with the genuine.. i had the rep crystal AR'd by chieftang.. that will go on my UPO orange (pumkin) model.. and i can say chiefs AR is better..IMO than the genuine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenacious_b Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Laniaki, Awesome, so $248.00 for the rep, $300.00 for the improvements, $60.00 shipping from "somewhere in the pacific", and $100.00 for your trouble. Please PM me your paypal info. HAHAHAHA.....I wish!!!!!!!! Seriously thanks for the direction. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Another similar version: The link to the part list is here: http://www.replica-watch.info/phpBB3/viewt...=338866#p338866 I would recommend that you just replace the hands. They don't cost that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Having seen the genuine parts compared to the rep ones, I would offer this: Hands I have not noted any difference or only a slight difference between gen and rep Crown and tube is a must in my view, too many faulty defective crowns, better to replace for practical reasons Dial, there is a difference, is it enough to warrent the cost?? Bezel, slight difference, but as with the dial, is it worth it. Lume on the dial and hands is quite good out of the box, Super Lume does take it up one level but most are quite good as delivered. I have always been more into the practical part of upgrades, crowns, movement quality, etc, and the lume, since I really get a kick out of the glow that SL provides. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedo Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Rather than starting a new topic, just a question here about the PO. Anybody done a mod to lume the numbers on it? Sure, not like the gen, but I think it would look pretty cool, like the Pams with lumed numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I saw one on the bay a while back that had it. It was a total cluster, I'm sure The Zigmeister would do it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Having seen the genuine parts compared to the rep ones, I would offer this: He's just being humble, he's the father of the ZPO (there can only be one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Rather than starting a new topic, just a question here about the PO. Anybody done a mod to lume the numbers on it? Sure, not like the gen, but I think it would look pretty cool, like the Pams with lumed numbers. I haven't been asked or done one, but there is no reason you can't lume the numerals, even the orange ones can be done with orange SL. Not like gen, but so what, many things are not like the gen... I think it would look great, especially the orange one. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I'm with Rasta on this one. The markers on the rep dial are just too small. Easy to spot. Same with the pearl sitting too low, dead giveaway. Rep hands are fine, but you'd have too relume to match the dial. I'd also just get CT AR instead of a gen crystal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAMman Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Having seen the genuine parts compared to the rep ones, I would offer this: Hands I have not noted any difference or only a slight difference between gen and rep Crown and tube is a must in my view, too many faulty defective crowns, better to replace for practical reasons Dial, there is a difference, is it enough to warrent the cost?? Bezel, slight difference, but as with the dial, is it worth it. Lume on the dial and hands is quite good out of the box, Super Lume does take it up one level but most are quite good as delivered. I have always been more into the practical part of upgrades, crowns, movement quality, etc, and the lume, since I really get a kick out of the glow that SL provides. RG I'm 100% with Rob on this one. The UPO is one of those watches that I feel is good enough to not justify the expense of modifying, except for replacing the crown & tube when necessary. Chuck a whole lot of money at it and you still have a rep, just one which has cost far too much and really doesn't look that much better. The Steelfish is the same - too good already to justify the expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenacious_b Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Thanks for all the input everyone. If the dial replacement is not justified then, is there a practical source for the more correct Omega dial logo...one without the "clown feet" in other words.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Thanks for all the input everyone. If the dial replacement is not justified then, is there a practical source for the more correct Omega dial logo...one without the "clown feet" in other words.... Silix, but the rest of the dial is not as good as the other dials, only the logo is superior. He used to sell just the dial but I heard you may have to buy the watch now. Just to get the logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Silix, but the rest of the dial is not as good as the other dials, only the logo is superior. He used to sell just the dial but I heard you may have to buy the watch now. Just to get the logo. He does still sell the dial only. I ordered 1 yesterday, $50 shipped. Quite expensive considering I'm just going to use the logo only but the dial is what you look at so want it to be right. I know there are other minor flaws with the dial but they are ok to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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