siesta181 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Yo Peeps, Got my UPO back from my local watchmaker. But nows its fitted with Gen dial, hands, crown and tube + Chief's AR. Just some regular mods, not as "hardcore" as some of the other leading members. This is my first Omega rep and I had to get it once I saw RobbieG's gen 42mm PO. So thanks Robbie, you just cost me a few hundred bucks.... Pictures taken using Oly P&S... So sorry for the poor pics. Resolution defenitely not as good as the Sony DSLR... didn't expect the difference to be so noticeable. Cheers Siesta181 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 awesome!!! I cant wait to mod mine to this level... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviekill Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hey Siesta181, where did you get the Gen dial, hands, crown and tube done and how do I get in contact with Chief for the AR ? I have the same watch and your looks great - how much did it cost you ? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwee Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Congrats on completing your UPO project bro! Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Looks fantastic! Just love the PO's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Nice PO Can't really go wrong with these, aftermarket double AR is a must for this one... no kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Looks great Siesta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 That looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 beauty!! Welcome to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siesta181 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Thanks guys for looking and for the comments. Chief AR is an absolute must but the clumsy careless oaf in me managed to to get two scratches on it hours after receiving it. Car keys and watches don,t go too well together. @stevekill - I am fortunate to have someone locally willing to take on the job. As for Chief, he's having an AR run now. have a look in his section for details. Cheers Siesta181 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Beautiful...Just simply beautiful, mate... Wear it in great health! And yes, we are indeed extremely lucky to have our local watchmaster...very grateful for that. :notworthy: ....Now let's see some retina-scarring lummies!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Great Siesta.. Congrats... FYI.. the OEM style pearl .. (wholesale outlet) on the bay.. but you have to get the entire insert .. the genuine insert is a fraction of a mm smaller and thicker.. but I sourced it for the pearl only.. regardless you got a beauty there.. you can see the genuine pearl on the poster in the background, the after market pearl on the orange insert is closer if not spot on with the genuine.. .. I have another that I still have to stick on the black insert.. the infamous pearl on the inserts will always be the "tell" that can give away the piece.. Live Strong and Wear it Well Aloha~Cheers L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 here you can see the big difference in the pearls... the genuine bezel.. cost over 200 usd ... then the franken would be close to a used genuine.. so this would be the alternative,.. cause the insert is just as good.. and the OEM insert would not fit the bezel.. I'm not trying to "bogart" you thread.. but there is an alternative to fixing the insert .. rather than buying the whole bezel.. btw.. the lume on the after market pearl will match your genuine dial's lume.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siesta181 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Thanks Lani.... will have a look and will probably do it. So buy the bay insert and use just the pearl or will the bay insert fit the UPO directly without modifications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Thanks Lani.... will have a look and will probably do it. So buy the bay insert and use just the pearl or will the bay insert fit the UPO directly without modifications? the insert (wholesale O) is a fraction of a mm smaller and it would have to be milled (thicker) .. it is OEM spec.. and the rep bezel is a hair bigger than the genuine.. a very small fraction of a mm. But this beats sourcing the genuine bezel.. which would have to be moddded to fit the rep case anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I love these franken POs... This one looks great on your wrist, too. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzman Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 My two UPO's Chief AR: Jakub AR: -tazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Siesta.. sorry I was running outta the house .. but the ebay pearl fits right into the rep insert.. the rep pearl plucks right out.. and I use the rubber cement that grade schoolers use.. it stays firm but if you need to , it can be removed rather easily,.. btw.... My black dial has a genuine crystal ~ the Orange Pumpkin has Chiefs Ar'd xtal on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siesta181 Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Thanks Lani... Just bought the insert from fleabay. And the wait begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 This is my first Omega rep and I had to get it once I saw RobbieG's gen 42mm PO. So thanks Robbie, you just cost me a few hundred bucks.... Sorry dude! And congrats, man that looks great. Just do a pearl like Lani's and you will be set now. It isn't the shape of it on the UPO as much as the green color that messes with the look. And see the attached pic. You do want to shave it down a bit so it is recessed. As you can see the gen is recessed quite a bit which is really noticable believe it or not at a distance. Anyway, I always say that the only reason I ever bought the gen 42MM was because there wasn't a great version in that size and/or I didn't want to bother with all the mods on the big size. When I see yours, D's, Lani's, etc. it is no doubt clear that you have pretty much the gen watch there when finished for about a quarter to a third of the gen cost or less. The Planet Ocean is such a simple piece and even then gen is very reasonable for what it is. A well made and extremely versatile watch! Here is the pic to use as a guide for recessing the pearl. You want to mill the top of it so it is concave, not convex: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaPOFL Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 sorry for the noob question, but who is chief?? i would like to get the AR done by him in the future...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkno Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Hey Lani, any chance of getting a straight on shot of the Wholesale O pear in the rep insert? I don't know if its just the angle but the WO pearl looks like it extends past the triangle, if that makes sense. I am trying to compare the WO pearl/rep insert to the OEM insert as seen here http://www.rwg.cc/members/Omega-PO-Gen-dial-t89520.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upsfeedr Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 thanks for all the info i have a insert comming from the bay also. so the rep insert will fit on a rep bezel is that correct... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.