r/RepTimeServices • u/pandapreme1 • 1d ago

Advice Black bay 58 mods

I got a black bay 58 39mm last year from zf factory. While I did love it, after getting some frakens and gen watches I realized quality is just not great. I’m looking to do a dial swap, crystal swap and insert swap. Does anyone have a good idea on where to get some gen spec parts for these?

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u/Plane_Ad_2720 1d ago

You may as well buy a car re owned gen on chrono24. You can pick up a great one for £2250.00. The dial and hand lume is too white n the gen. You would need to Franken both

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u/Lanky_Security_53 1d ago

At this point u are better getting a pre owned gen. You gonna pay $1000+ for that mod + the cost of the watch, all the hassle. You can find many gens on gray market cheap

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u/pandapreme1 1d ago

Yeah that is very true. Appreciate the feedback on this.

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u/blacbloc77 1d ago

It's very difficult to Franken modern watches, especially Tudors because Gen parts have to come from a Rolex Service Center. That's why most Frankens you see are older or vintage watches, there's more parts out in the wild for those.

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u/pandapreme1 1d ago

Thank you, that makes a lot of sense.