debian 0 Posted July 2, 2010 A rep with gen parts is called franken. but why is it called franken? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 85 Posted July 2, 2010 As in Frankenstein... Made from various disparate parts. Added to the watch glossary in the repair/reference section. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
debian 0 Posted July 2, 2010 thanks for answering my noob questions It will be a great glossary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBH 7 Posted July 2, 2010 There has been a few posts on different forums about what constitutes a true "franken". I guess there's no real definition but the more genuine parts you put on , the more "franken" it becomes. My personal opinion is a franken needs to have, at minimum, a genuine case and dial. A watch that can't be told from genuine without opening it up. I've seen some alleged frankens for sale because somebody installed a gen crystal on a Datejust, or a gen crown on a Sub. So totally wrong! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jojo8989 0 Posted July 3, 2010 I gots gen tubes..... haha. I'd like to do a franck muller and dub it the "Franken Muller" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted July 3, 2010 Technically speaking, we shouldn't call them Frankens - it was Dr Frankenstein that created the new life out of spare body parts and named it something I now can't remember, it was not the creature that was called Frankenstein! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 85 Posted July 3, 2010 Technically speaking, we shouldn't call them Frankens - it was Dr Frankenstein that created the new life out of spare body parts and named it something I now can't remember, it was not the creature that was called Frankenstein! The creature was Frankenstein's monster, so it still works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
