Hello fellow New Yorker and IWC fan.
I'll do my best to answer your questions:
Franken is a mixture of genuine and replica IWC parts. For instance, one that is currently on sale here: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=239951Originally Posted by webking185
Concepta is a member from Sweden who used to be able to source parts and complete watch heads. Not sure if he's still active but he pops in and now and again. Some people had good transactions with him and other were not good at all. The earlier franken 3714's used to be exclusively sold by Concepta, hence the name. To be honest, I'm not sure why they're called Concepta 3714's since he doesn't work on them. Domi (the watchsmith that Concepta contracted for mods) 3714's is more appropriate. However, there's a new wave of modded cases that are much better (i.e. the watch being sold in the above link)
Panda is just the dial configuration of the IWC 3714. See images below
There have been some members who were able to source parts and sent them off to be assembled. Honestly, it's a costly and time-consuming procedure. It's better off to buy one off the sales especially since parts don't seem to be obtainable (not that I'm aware of anyway)
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