Omega Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 What do you think about this beauty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 It's real nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 It looks great. I'm not the expert to say if it's real or GEN. If you ask me it's at least real and it's doen by one of the biggest modders Carpe Diem Cats P.s i'm still enjoying and wearing my SUB most of the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Isn't real and gen the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Isn't real and gen the same thing? It was a joke, a few days before we had a post with "is it real or rolex"... @Cats Thanks, my friend. And take care of you and my watch...errr - I mean your watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 No Doubt! It's genuinely really superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 The crown position say it's GEN . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) it's a rep. Actually the crown position in particular suggests it's a rep. It should be even higher. Another tell is the lugholes being too high. This is a Euromariner V3. Other parts also are not gen. The crystal lacks the top edge rounding. The top edge of the crystal is way too sharp to be a gen crystal. the pearl is most likely a watchmaterial pearl. The tell of that is the luminous material doesn't fill up to the inside of the rim. The CGs were reshaped superbly. Amazing job. But there's a tell at the CGs. If you draw a line across the base of the U of the CGs, below the line, the surface should be brushed, not polished. But hack, I won't even do it. Again, it's an amazing CG mod. The gen crown and gen/generic springbars are great additions to this superb rep. -bk Edited December 10, 2008 by bklm1234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cht Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) wow, looks great! What bracelet set up are you using? The SEL's look nice and smooth, like it's a real SEL! (are they ) Just wondering why you went with a bezel insert with the triangle 4 on it instead of the euro v3 bezel with the flat trapezoid 4? Also, did you do any mods to the date wheel? The numbers sit really close to the lower edge on my euro. BK, do you have pic to illustrate where the brushed part of the SS SHOULD be near the CG's? (Just like a paint shop of Omega's pic with a red outline perhaps ) Edited December 10, 2008 by cht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Also, did you do any mods to the date wheel? The numbers sit really close to the lower edge on my euro. I'm pretty sure that is a gen date disc. just a hunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 In the end the question is: do you like it? My answer is ....yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Looks like my V3- especially w/ the lughole position- gens are slightly lower and more out! I think it's a new style gen insert- w/ the triangular 4, and the pearl just didn't photograph all that well. A great job on the cg's. Omega does a great job drilling lugholes, I can vouch for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrandazzo Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Rep! Noob dial I guess...so it should be a euromariner... Anyway, really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 i dont like the look of the SEL's underneath.. fit it pretty rough. that was the tell tale sign for me. lug holes look good. pearl is nice... dizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 @cht: can't find a ss sub pic to illustrate the brushed part below the CGs. But have this TT sub pic. I checked that ss subs in real life. They have the same treatment. -bk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I say Rep....due to bezel and crown position......looks great though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizsladog Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 it's a rep. Actually the crown position in particular suggests it's a rep. It should be even higher. Another tell is the lugholes being too high. This is a Euromariner V3. Other parts also are not gen. The crystal lacks the top edge rounding. The top edge of the crystal is way too sharp to be a gen crystal. the pearl is most likely a watchmaterial pearl. The tell of that is the luminous material doesn't fill up to the inside of the rim. The CGs were reshaped superbly. Amazing job. But there's a tell at the CGs. If you draw a line across the base of the U of the CGs, below the line, the surface should be brushed, not polished. But hack, I won't even do it. Again, it's an amazing CG mod. The gen crown and gen/generic springbars are great additions to this superb rep. -bk And this is why Bk is modding my watch..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 And this is why Bk is modding my watch..... What are you trying to tell us with? Did your watch after the mod from BK get gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 OK, let's start: Some of you come near on the point, the others not - ant that's good! First to say, I spent a lot of time to build this watch, because nothing went like I wanted to go! The gen tube and crown are the only thing that was to install without some extra modificatins. The first sticking point was to found SEL's which can be used. I tried it from all models, but only the CN SEL's were close to the holes (and to the gen with the wide opening). But the CN bracelet is not good, the first few links are too big! So I took a SSD bracelet and I brushed the sides, also I changed the last link to the clasp from foldet to the small link. The clasp is the best what you can get on current rep-market. Only the inner clasp has to be changed to the correct one with 93250 stamps. The stamped last links I took from a noob too, with 93250. The next problem was the crystal gasket system, a gen gasket don't fit without a modification of the retaining ring! That took a lot of time to shave the inner side of the RR to 100% to get it pressed over the gasket/crystal - a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klocklind1 Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 VERY good job, "work of art" That was the most modded sub I seen here ! You said that the bezelinsert will not snap in without mods ???? On the WM9 case it is possible is it not ? OK, let's start: Some of you come near on the point, the others not - ant that's good! First to say, I spent a lot of time to build this watch, because nothing went like I wanted to go! The gen tube and crown are the only thing that was to install without some extra modificatins. The first sticking point was to found SEL's which can be used. I tried it from all models, but only the CN SEL's were close to the holes (and to the gen with the wide opening). But the CN bracelet is not good, the first few links are too big! So I took a SSD bracelet and I brushed the sides, also I changed the last link to the clasp from foldet to the small link. The clasp is the best what you can get on current rep-market. Only the inner clasp has to be changed to the correct one with 93250 stamps. The stamped last links I took from a noob too, with 93250. The next problem was the crystal gasket system, a gen gasket don't fit without a modification of the retaining ring! That took a lot of time to shave the inner side of the RR to 100% to get it pressed over the gasket/crystal - a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Great work Bobbie, and I'm sorry that you run in this problems... I think there are cifferences from Case to case from factory... This is not good,because you don't know what you get... Too bad...... But afer hard work you got it and the result is stunning.... Congrats to this beauty and i think this one will get a new home soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Great work Bobbie, and I'm sorry that you run in this problems... I think there are cifferences from Case to case from factory... This is not good,because you don't know what you get... Too bad...... But afer hard work you got it and the result is stunning.... Congrats to this beauty and i think this one will get a new home soon Thanks my friend. Yeah, it was a lot of work. I don't expected such modifications on a watch like this, which is presented here as over the top rep. But hey, we love watches and the communication here with some great guys on this board... and that is the point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 VERY good job, "work of art" That was the most modded sub I seen here ! You said that the bezelinsert will not snap in without mods ???? On the WM9 case it is possible is it not ? Thanks! I think on the new WM9 it will snap correctly in, like I can see on the pics. The previous model also took a gen inlay by snapping in, but unfortunately it was not deep enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Great job and nice pics RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Bobby, As mentioned earlier in this post i consider you as one of the best modders and i'm glad to see a lot of well respected members feel the same. And don't feel sorry you sold your highly modded MBW sub because it's in good hands. Every night when i put it off the dail looks towards Germany so he can still see you Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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