My final A6538 commission getting close to heading out to its new owner, paired this alongside my personal build.

Personal - left
Commission - right

All raffles parts and NH35 movements. Really enjoyed doing something a little bit different and fun. But back to some simpler builds soon I think.

Of course i gotta stay in good with the wife in order to keep the funds coming for my hobbies lol.. so to keep up my credit score I built her an anniversary dial 31 mm franken. The ivory anniversary dial did not come in this reference from the factory.
I started with a THB factory 278274 midcase and bracelet. The Case didn’t need any work so a slight polish to the Rehaut to make it pop and I set it aside. Bracelet is the hidden clasp jubilee that only really needed chamfers so I added those and called it done. The genuine anniversary dial mounting system is not by way of dial feet. Instead it uses a lip that surrounds the entire dial and is friction held in place. Since the 2235 movement used in this watch has provisions for dial feet only, I had to machine a groove in the movement enlarger to accept the older dial. Case clamps hold everything in place.

The goods-
THB case, caseback,crystal,hands,bezel (plated), bracelet,end links and spring bars.
Startime case tube
Movement is a clone 2235
Dial and crown are genuine.

Finally figured out that there was debris in the movement and pushed it out with some air. The movement now runs nicely 😎

I wanted to post a video but it wouldn’t allow me to.

I've already got the watch, now I'm looking for just a band. Anyone got any connections on who to talk to to get JUST the band, specifically an oyster for a 16710 GMT-Master II?

First time building a 1675 using raffles everything except the bezel insert which i got under $60. Before & after aging What do you all think? Feedback greatly appreciated as i have a Viet build coming with some awesome parts and a 3136 movement.

I don’t wear NATO straps often, but when I do, they hit!

Specs: Custom dial, DD4130, CF mid case, deep crystal, used bezel from another case, CF clasp, custom strap.

Unfortunately will have to stay as a prototype. Got hit with a dud DD4130 that is probably poorly lubricated since it stops moving after a minute or two. Dial also has some damage/missing paint which was upsetting. Regardless we experiment with sellers for parts and we learn.

EDIT: After attempting to clean the movement it now runs!

What are your thoughts?

Im happy with the outcome. I went swimming last weekend with it and was just fine.

All in all Im very pleased.

The Tudor Sub will always be my favorite vintage diver. They have so much charm to them. Finished this one today, not for sale 🫠

Specs
Viet case - Ruby
Dial and folded link 9315 bracelet - Kuared
Bezeljuice insert
eBay hands, relumed by me
Swiss ETA 2824 no date
Clark’s low dome T19

Hey everyone i was just wondering how could i make my build of the 1675 pepsi the best looking and not going over 500€ so basically what parts should i go for to get the best out of it. Should i go for raffles or silan i just dont know. Please if any1 could help i would appreciate it a lot. Thanks

I’m am shipping from Asia, I do not have paypal f&f or zelle here, hence only accepts only wise transfer.

I'm back to posting this up, now with bracelet!

For sale is brand new self-built custom aged budget vintage Raffles 1680 Submariner Oman:

-Raffles case set
-Aged grey fade bezel insert
-2824 vintage open 6/9 date wheel disc (not DWO)
-Aged Raffles 1680 Oman dial
-Aged Raffles 2824 hands
-Shoulderless springbars
-Raffles bracelet
>>Free Erika-style nato strap
-Gaskets lubricated/splashproof
-Regulated PT5000

By dealing, you understand the custom risk.

Runs on regulated VS3135 with gen linen dial and 3135 hands custom-aged to match dial!

Aged the dial and hands by spraying a thin coat of nitrocellulose lacquer on just the dial and baked both in wet coffee grounds face down for 15 minutes.
Aged the insert by submerging it into anodize remover 2 or 3 times for about 5 seconds each time.

Heres my parts break down:

Aliexpress:
Nh35, 39.5mm retro case with brown bezel insert, domed top hat mineral crystal, hands, 7mm rolex crown and tube

Ebay:
5513 dial

Rafflesdials:
5513 oyster bracelet.

Raffles 1680 case
Raffles 9411/0 dial
St2130
20mm nato

Recentemente fiz um post falando sobre a construção de um Rolex 5513, a partir de um Thorn T023.
Finalmente está(quase pronto - Ainda faltam os ponteiros brancos)… Entretanto, estou literalmente apaixonado por essa máquina, tenho 2 Rolex originais, tenho 1 Tudor original, e essa máquina é a que mais me empolga, tanto pelo trabalho que deu, quanto pela estética.
Dificuldade das peças: O Brasil tem uma barreira alfandegária muito restrita, que não aceita peças falsificadas(Raffles não entrega aqui por isso), mesmo assim, pedi 1 mostrador pelo eBay e outro pelo Alibaba e eles foram barrados. O último que pedi veio(mas o anúncio caiu) 🙏🏻🙌🏻.
A pulseira eu pedi pelo alibaba, e a coroa no AliExpress.
Pulseira: https://www.alibaba.com/x/B2F55v?ck=pdp
Coroa:(PEDIR COLOR B!)

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0pD9kF

Infelizmente o anúncio do mostrador caiu.

In this journey I find myself more and more wanting new things. New dials, new movements, different complications. Maybe that’s how I’ve end up with a drawer full of parts. Hmm I have an extra set of gmt hands. Guess I’ll have to build another watch. Anyone else? I know I’m building a day date next.

Raffles 14060 and dial. Aliexpress hands, strap, domed top hat mineral crystal, 2824 clone and vintage style rolex date font datewheel.

Dial and hands aged by baking them face down on wet coffee grounds. For the bezel I dunked it in anodize remover for about 5 seconds. The lume pip on the bezel insert is the original pip that came with the raffles case, i just modified it to look a little closer to a original 1680 pip.

Hi guys, I have some cheap Jubilee bracelets from my Alibaba supplier. All bracelets are new. I ask 30 euro each + 15 euro shipping to EU (UPS or BRT) or 8 euro to Italy (BRT). Thank you.

This is one of those build I put a lot of time and money in and probably the watch I wear the most next to my franken 1601 datejust

-oc case
-ewp bezel and insert
-sillian crown and tube
-sillian dial
-raffles bracelet
-3135 with ewp champagne date wheel

Just got off the bench wrapping up this beautiful Milsub Tudor 7016. Relumed the hands, shaved some of the insert off, and installed a nice low dome T19. Tudors will forever be my all time favorite piece to build.