finally my forged carbon parts have arrived (ap gp rg)

[UlyssesVorn 0]

Am I the only one who's not seeing the pics? Desperate too!

 

at least our sounds like a great project!

[mr-z 0]

fixed it was photo bucked disabled my photos as over exceeded the bandwidth limit ....back to normal now you can see all pics again !!

[mr-z 0]

and a few more shots for the album

 

[Baldrick 1]

Good to see you 'waxed' your wrist for the photos....very 'metro'...

[kimchi 0]

I wished they designed a better dial for this watch, other than that, I really like the carbon pieces, great mod!

[Buddalondon 0]

Hi Z,

Wattch looks phat my man!!

Killer with that strap - well worth the effort.

Congratulations bro. Nice write up too thanks for sharing.

Now I just have to work out how I'm going to get it off you lol!!

[Amit 72]

Thats some serious time and effort.

I hope you're happy and proud of it.

 

On a side not i'm pretty sure i've met you before right?

[mr-z 0]

Hi Z,

Wattch looks phat my man!!

Killer with that strap - well worth the effort.

Congratulations bro. Nice write up too thanks for sharing.

Now I just have to work out how I'm going to get it off you lol!!

thanks for the kind words budda ...(glad you like it now ,,, still some more modds to do ) .. just keeping my novice skill up to scratch !!im sure we can come to some sort arrangement !!

 

 

 

Thats some serious time and effort.

I hope you're happy and proud of it.

 

On a side not i'm pretty sure i've met you before right?

 

yes was long rd .. parts and waiting ,modds and finally putting it all together well worth

the time and effort ... was fun doing it as well

 

yes we have meet . i purchased your dssd pro-hunter !!! how u been ?

 

 

 

if you like or not more then welcome to leave feed back or rate it from 1 to 5

hope you enjoyed the review!!

Edited April 19, 2012 by zorrolondon

[mr-z 0]

I wanted make a quick updated to bring another step closer to gen mod

the 2 lower parts to the bezel should be in very high gloss finish

not matte finish as the are normally on rep lower bezels

 

here are a few pics: rep matte finish

 

and what they should look like on the gen !

 

 

so decided to do a quick mod update on the GP

remove bezel as show earlier on in the thread

 

its in 4 parts 1 carbon part 2 lower metal parts

and 1 rubber gasket washer

what you need

black gloss auto spray paint

wet dry sand paper 2500 grit

white spirits

 

now take the 2 metal bezel parts and sand them using a fine wet and dry paper 2500 grit

remove surface paint so when spraying the new gloss coat gets a better key to the

metal

use white spirits to remove all paint and dust

leave to dry for a few mins

then apply black gloss paint thin coats ive used 4 coats in total

as it really builds up the gloss coat perfectly

leave 30 mins between each coat to dry somewhere warm mine was near the radds

oh quick tip i used a water bottle to hold the part as its easy to get the side

profile when spraying ...

any over spray just use the wet and dry sand paper to flatten and respray

that area again !! job done

 

Edited April 20, 2012 by zorrolondon

[mr-z 0]

reassemble and enjoy one more step closer to the gen ap GP !!

[Amit 72]

Dude you really love this watch....LOL

 

Gotta admit i respect the effort you put into this.

I been good by the way, you should join at the next London GTG.

[mr-z 0]

I never really liked the watch .. at first !! just sat in my watch box ....but after the carbon mods i thought mights well do the best i can and bring as close to the gen as possible .

just thought id try my hand at modding .. nothing over the top just basic stuff like what im doing now !!

thanks i enjoyed doing all the mods just nice to be a little hands on if skills are permitted

 

yes when the next GTG sure be a good shout .. can you keep me posted ?

[Amit 72]

 

yes when the next GTG sure be a good shout .. can you keep me posted ?

 

No worries

[danny1 0]

Wow all I can say u have time and patients. After seeing all the pictures and how it looks now I've to take my hat of to you. Well done!!!

[mr-z 0]

Thank you taking tiime to stop by and leaving you remarks ...its worth all the time and effort that i've put into getting it where its now .. so every time i wear it brings a smile on my face !!

cheers

[RichyRichRolex 0]

Bravo ... Can you discuss the costs involved?

[DeLaForce 2]

Great modding mate

[mr-z 0]

Thank guys will be doing a updated version soon .. this one has been sold !!

 

the cost to me

$1530 USD +$210USD servicing =$1740 with out any modding , just my time and effort on end links and gloss spraying the under bezel and the changing the carbon parts

[mr-z 0]

just another quick update .... my version 1.1 modded links update ... much flusher strap fit to end link now .... very very close to the gen !! the strap sits so much better now !!

 

[YoungGPS 0]

As long as you enjoy what your doing, keep doing it.

[mr-z 0]

yes loving it ... will be doing the full carbon case project soon !!

[mr-z 0]

full carbon case project coming very soon !!

 

also my updated GP version 1.1 is sold !!

[midasmook 14]

Can't believe you done all that work then sold it. I love my AP'S but I'm not too thrilled by this one but as long as you are then that's all that matters.

[mr-z 0]

yes it gone to a very nice watch geek in Switzerland .. but will be doing another new one soon full carbon case version !! I never really liked the GP when i saw it my self but after seeing it in real life and all the modds and carbon parts totally loving it but it is a very loud look at me watch so its just a mater or taste !!

Edited August 2, 2012 by zorrolondon

[entavio 0]

Amazing project..... But no new watch?!