yawn 122 Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) I personally resent having too many watches look identical, to me; it is a waste of resources. Thus I was trying to put off the idea of owning a Blancpain FF for very long time since I already have a BK franken 16610. But I eventually decided to pull the trigger, since I can put the watch on NATO and the one with No radiation logo seem pretty cool/different to sub. After bit of research, I found Phong from JAW and DSN sell this model only, DSN model seem unacceptable due to its size is wrong and it looks nothing like a vintage watch (especially the lume!) So I placed the order from Phong for his FF with gen A.S1700 movement. But this model has several flaws, firstly the dial is pretty much all wrong, there Blancpain and Fifty Fathom should be raised, and the T<25mm is missing at the bottom; secondly the hand sets are all wrong (where the DSN model appears to have the correct hand set, but they are not vintagised); thirdly the insert is wrong, and it looks very cheap as the insert is made from a thin layer of plastic, there is no slightly domed shape, just a flat plastic ring. To make the perfect FF, I started to research where I can source the correct insert and hands as I wasn't hoping to find gen dial. Big Dazza hooked me up with his vintagised insert with correct '3' mark Here is the result, After the correct insert, I start to find the correct vintagised hand, once again, Big Dazza delivered: By then, I'm very satisfied with the build, but then I discovered there is a chance for me to get a hold on gen dial by reading every single post about vintage FF and related sales. And check what I found: But quality comes with price, I picked the one on the right with better quality; I don't want to discuss how much I throw into this dial since it gave me the heart attack, just say it worth more than 4 top quality reps. Now the deal is sealed and I'm waiting for the dial to be delivered. I will upload the finalised product once I have it assembled. To complete my vintage watch trio, I just need a gen dial for the Tudor 7159... The thick dial number start to bug me. Edit: Gen dial arrived And the result: Edit 2: I used the coffee method to vintagise my hands colour to match with the gen dial, although the shape of hands are still different from gen, but i will settle for now. Edited December 20, 2013 by yawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheInthusiest 0 Posted November 1, 2013 Someone needs help with formatting? Looking good by the way! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yawn 122 Posted November 1, 2013 Someone needs help with formatting? Looking good by the way! fixed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheInthusiest 0 Posted November 1, 2013 Someone needs help with formatting? Looking good by the way! fixed My god that thing is a thing of beauty! I especially like the trio in the box. They all sort of, coexist with each other. Brilliant stuff again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric13 0 Posted November 1, 2013 Something different from Pam,Rolex and Omega as they occupy 90% of all pics on the forum. Good taste mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yawn 122 Posted November 1, 2013 Someone needs help with formatting? Looking good by the way! fixed My god that thing is a thing of beauty! I especially like the trio in the box. They all sort of, coexist with each other. Brilliant stuff again! Thank you, that was the idea to make them different yet complement to each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twofake 0 Posted November 1, 2013 Very nice. How big is the diameter? It looks large in the wrist shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yawn 122 Posted November 1, 2013 Very nice. How big is the diameter? It looks large in the wrist shot. blame to my skinny ass wrist (160mm) the diameter of the watch is 41mm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
