wombosi 0 Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) Since a couple of days I'm a proud owner of a basic ($99) but nice quality 111h rep from Robert. However, as the time passes I'm getting more and more interested in mods like for example, a canon pinion fix, cg pin fix, more gen like dail and numeral color, etc. But on the other hand, another question rises in my head, I see guys spending around $300 on modifications on a basic rep, which equals a total cost for the watch of around $400. My question: Why should one spend $300 on modifications instead of buying an 'ultimate' rep for about the same (or even less) amount of money? Is it the fun involved in modding, or are there simply no actual 'ultimate' reps available? Which have a close to gen dail (LH or maybe DSN like) have a fixed canon pinion, fixed cg pin, etc. I'm interested to hear your views on this! Edited November 23, 2010 by wombosi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted November 22, 2010 the new PAM 288 is pretty damn ultimate right out of the box and under $300. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted November 22, 2010 as far as why mod? It's a fucking disease. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted November 23, 2010 I think sometimes you start and then you can't stop, and end up spending more than just buying an 'ultimate' from the start but a lot of people just enjoy the modding process If I was any good with my hands I would have started by now lol (First case is in the post now - transfer of my ebay cheapie guts into it to be carried out soon... :P ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sconehead 5 Posted November 23, 2010 I modded my PWC 111 with a high cp (buttons from Jackson Tse) a DSN dial and handset from a member sale (I think David san does them for $80) a Francisco 'PANERAI' movement decal (10 euros for 3 I think) and HD's cg mod (free, just follow his tuto) Good fun and fairly easy to do...ignore these naysayers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wombosi 0 Posted November 23, 2010 I modded my PWC 111 with a high cp (buttons from Jackson Tse) a DSN dial and handset from a member sale (I think David san does them for $80) a Francisco 'PANERAI' movement decal (10 euros for 3 I think) and HD's cg mod (free, just follow his tuto) I probably will be doing some of these mods in the near future too. What was your starting watch, a $99 PAM 111 with or without swan neck? Do you have a link to some pictures of the final result? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sconehead 5 Posted November 23, 2010 I modded my PWC 111 with a high cp (buttons from Jackson Tse) a DSN dial and handset from a member sale (I think David san does them for $80) a Francisco 'PANERAI' movement decal (10 euros for 3 I think) and HD's cg mod (free, just follow his tuto) I probably will be doing some of these mods in the near future too. What was your starting watch, a $99 PAM 111 with or without swan neck? Do you have a link to some pictures of the final result? No decent ones but I'll take a few...well attempt to... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wombosi 0 Posted November 23, 2010 Can't hardly wait! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wombosi 0 Posted November 24, 2010 UPDATE: SH, how about the pics mate? Or did I miss something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFleischer 4,355 Posted November 25, 2010 Being abit clumsy and lazy, I'd rather get the better rep up front. Why waste time and money sending the watch all over the place. For about $400 Sead;Vac, Cartel (Ultimates) or DSN will send you a really nice watch. You may need to relume the Cartel watches, main flaw. Sead has killer lume, DSN is good too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
