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My personal franken
I know franken is a bad word among vintage omega collectors but who says you can't have some fun?
I dug into my parts bin and put together this watch which I intend to wear and enjoy. It all started with the dial - available on the bay as some of you probably know and spectacular in appearance. Then the next question became what case and movement to use with it? The movement was easy - I had one in the parts bin without the correct regulator (have some of those also and will install it in sometime in the future). Then came the case - wanted something hefty and preferably screwback but most importantly it had to be just the right fit for the dial size (32mm). Then the crown - decided to use an early omega crown with the "mercedes" logo on it that just happened to be the right fit. Then the hands - with the aid of a friend, found some pocketwatch hands that fit just right. Everything fit together just fine. And to say something which I thought I would never say - it's an unabashed franken but I love it!
The movement - I know, a bit of corrosion in the regulator but will replace that with the correct one from the parts box:
And the rest of the watch:
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My personal franken
By: MSNWatch : November 5th, 2011-15:28
I know franken is a bad word among vintage omega collectors but who says you can't have some fun? I dug into my parts bin and put together this watch which I intend to wear and enjoy. It all started with the dial - available on the bay as some of you prob...
As 'frankens' go...
By: grumio : November 5th, 2011-16:28
that's a nice looking end result. Even better if you can track down the missing Rg balance cock and click. I've played around with quite a few 'franken' Omegas myself over the years, and as long as the end result is never misrepresented to others, I see n...
Excellent result Mike!
By: hockey : November 6th, 2011-15:38
I think you achieved a perfect outcome, the marriage of a spectacular dial from the 1994 homage series with a sturdy and robust screw back case from an RAF '53. And you put a chronometre movement in to. WOW! I would very much like to see the watch in the ...
Thanks Phil
By: MSNWatch : November 7th, 2011-11:11
Nothing like the combination of a chronometer manual wind movement with a large, thick stainless steel screwback case combined with a beautiful scientific dial - movement from the 40s, case from the 50s and dial from the 90s - shows the versatility of ome...
