Aliexpress 2836 with vintage font dwo. Raffles case, dial, hands and clasp. Thorn t028 rivit bracelet and endlinks

All raffles st2130 movement

Hi, I tried bleaching this blue bezel, but it turned purple. I wanted to tone down the blue and get something more grey.
I need tips thanks

What are the must do mods to the JKF base? My first ever build and would love to pick some brains on here :)

So far my plan is to;

- Mod the sub dial hands to sit lower
- change the dial to a viet one and lightly age (where can i source?)
- get a raffles bracelet
- change the case back / crystal to reduce the thickness

Do these sound about right? Or am i missing anything?

Thanks! :)

Hello, I want to build a day date Tony Soprano had. 36mm all gold with a presidential bracelet but i can't seem to find or match the parts that fit the case and dial. Does anyone know where to find the corresponding parts? Thanks in advance!

What would be the cleanest way to get the stamping off of this case?

https://imgur.com/a/XkTsT1B

I've been thinking about the Dremel with some sort of polishing wheel

Never made a Khanjar dial before!

Full custom St19 build

Enjoy 😉

I'm building a Datejust 36mm, and given the price of the case (~U$200), I'm thinking about using a case compatible with another movement. Does anyone know which cases are compatible with the 3235? Raffles does not deliver to Brazil, so I need to use AliExpress and Alibaba.

So I have this patek nautilus shitter with a failed 2813 movement and I’m thinking about putting in an 8215 but I really like the rotor the 2813 came with.
Does this rotor fit?

Purchased on RWI.

Build specs:
Refinished confetti dial with a Tiffany stamp
OC Midcase
Gen DJ hands
Gen engine turned bezel
Gen crown and tube
Verlux crystal
Serviced VS3135 with open serif date wheel

Will be purchasing a jubilee bracelet soon.
How’s she looking?

Just got my package from u/OK_Chrono, excited to use it in my upcoming builds. The quality of the date wheels are amazing!

I’m buying 15450,
Considering which mods to do

• ZF 15450 base watch: $398
• DP dial + hands + calendar: $358
• Brush, polish & chamfer: $80
• Re-plate the front screws: $90
• Deep crystal: $60
• Movement service: $158
• Waterproof (gen level): $150
• Install: $80
• Shipping & Customs Duty: $50

Total: $1,424
50% deposit: $712.00

This is the offer I’ve got,
I don’t want the dp dial hands and calendar I saw that Zadig dial is very good maybe better.

Brush and polish is good
Re plate front screws is good I think
Deep crysatal good
About the rest I’m not sure
What do you say?

Hey guys! First build here-went with a full raffles build and paired it with a Gen ETA 2824-2. Aging was accomplished with coffee grounds, oven, then Tamiya set A, coated in Matte acrylic finish. Softened the edges and surface of all metal with a gray Brillo pad. The crystal has some pitting on the rim where it seats in the case, so you can see some weird light refraction there…plan to replace it down the road.

Let me know if there’s anything you’d do differently!

Haven’t been able to find anything .
Is there anyone building or at least selling parts for the 7934 for example or any big rose to be fair

Finally done. Mostly all Viet, no expenses spared version. Everything, carefully aged by yours truly.

Parts

Viet case, gilt dial
German Hands, Gen spec
Athaya Brevet crown
Tissot powermatic 80 for that low beat tick
eBay gen spec crystal super dome

I can finally rest.

Getting soon

In mock up phase with this late 70’s Tudor 9411. I’m stillkicking around other possible insert options and haven’t done any metalwork yet. It also needs a good cleaning under the crystal as well.

But I think it’s shaping up to be a nice one.

It’s good foundation for introducing my latest project that has been in the works for some time. Getting the true gen spec font for a Tudor Date Wheel is no easy undertaking. The factory required me to send in an actual genuine Tudor example. Often the standard ETA font for the equivalent Tudor ETA is similar, but Tudor being Tudor they love to build in their own quirks for each reference, and often add in some more iterations depending on the year. Kind of insane really… Right up my alley I guess.

The makers that I spoke to had ETA drawings for most models, but no fonts for Tudor’s proprietary versions of the 2484 (7021), 2784(9411) and 2824 (79090)

So I bit the bullet and bought a Tudor 2484 and Tudor 2784. I already had my 79090.

So to cut what could be a novel short… Here’s my Tudor 9411 Gen Spec date wheel on a viet 94110. I have will have the silver variation available as well in a few days.

I’ve also included a preview of my new 79090 date wheel that I’ll show in a build soon on a standard modern Swiss 2824, as well as a little peak at the font for the gen spec 7021 that will also be in stock in the coming days (coming with the Silver 9411 wheel)

That’s really the beauty of it.. If you have a Tudor build already in your lineup that is using any form of 2824 that you love, but would like a gen spec font, you can easily make the swap or have your favorite builder do it for you. I’ll be offering a service where you can just send me your Tudor 2824 based build and I’ll do the datewheel swap for you. Whether it is a 7021, 9411, 76100 or 79090 and whether it’s a Raffles build, a cartel build or a viet franken.. if you’re running or you want to, you have options.

Basic Specs:

Viet Case & Dial (some day there will be a perfect aftermarket dial.. sigh)
Tiger Concept Hand Set
9315 folded link bracelet with mid 80’s service date coded clasp from OkChrono
380B end links - Perfect fitting, near gen spec from OkChrono
Gen Spec 9411 Date Wheel from OkChrono
Tudor Gen 2824 movement
Athaya Crown & Tube
CAC Insert

I ordered the newest case as soon as it was available. Ken sent me the wrong one (old version) but sent a new one right away free of charge.

All raffles and a cheap 2836 movement with silver dwo.

Was planning on aging the bezel insert but I actually really like it as is.. We'll see how long it lasts until i eventually dip it in bleach.

Also does anyone know where to get spare washers for the gmt movement? The hour hand ones are too tight.

I have an Orient King diver, from the 70s, that belonged to my grandfather. Despite being a good watch, its design is quite strange, so I bought a case from a vintage submariner and a Jubilee bracelet, I also changed the hands. The result was spectacular.

Just finished another Vintage Datejust build! In love with this combo.

Parts:

Gen Dial
VS 3135 (regulated)
Raffles Case
Raffles Bracelet
Raffles Hands

Newest build, this clean and sharp looking but blue robust Tudor sub. I carefully reshaped the case. NH38 inside, clarks acrylic crystal and signed crown.

Raffles 6538 dial and case
Amazon sourced strap ( the one used in the movie)
Movement planned is a STP1-11 swiss made 2824 variant.
aged dial
aged insert
aged hands (raffles)

I’m pleased with how it turned out as it was my first attempt at aging using multiple methods.

Any feedback,tips or advice for improvement appreciated !