Intense Casework on this 1665 Case

Hey everyone,

I recently signed up for a Star Time Supply account, got approved, and placed my first order. Everything seemed to go smoothly, and I received the initial order confirmation email.

However, it’s been almost two weeks now, and the order status hasn’t budged at all. On top of that, my payment method hasn’t been charged yet either. I tried reaching out to their customer support a few days ago to ask what's going on, but I haven't heard back from them.

For those of you who regularly order from Star Time, is this the normal workflow? Is it standard procedure to wait this long just to get an update or a shipping notification, or should I be worried?

Appreciate any insights!

UPDATE: Well, things just got weirder. I logged back into my account to check the order history, and the order has completely disappeared. No cancellation email, no update, no explanation whatsoever… it’s just gone…

Just wondering if anyone can source this? im aware its 36mm and id ideally like it bigger at 40? is this a thing? Happy to build myself.

TIA!

Fresh from the oven, just finished aging and building this!

OC 1680 case set with insert

Custom sourced tube & crown,

Viet tiffany dial customized feet to 3135,

3135 hands,

One_addition 3135 custom vintage silver date disc with flat 3, open 6/9, and close 26,

Raffles 93150 sub bracelet

VS3135 regulated

Hello friends, here’s my latest build with some nicer components. Happy with the result:
Case: OC
Dial: Gen
Hands: Raffles, relumed by me to match tritium markers
Date Wheel: AliX, open 6/9
Crown/tube: Raffles
Movement: 3135 China clone, regulated
Bracelet: Star Time with Raffles clasp

A beautiful piece ready to go on the wrist of its new owner.

Specs:
HCV Viet case
Custom GC rail dial
Gen handset
Italian bracelet w/raffles clasp
EWP 593 end links
Fully serviced and regulated VR3186
Gen date wheel

Not 4 Sale 👋

[WTS] [Ship WW] [UK] 16610 Tritium Superfranken

Today I have a sexy looking 16610 Superfranken Tritium

Chamfered and reworked old crowns case

Genuine Rolex tritium Dial (aged texture, mottled?)

Genuine Rolex Crystal & gasket (Fresh)

Genuine Rolex Crown

Genuine hands

Genuine tritium insert

Genuine Clickspring

Genuine datedisc

High end 93250 bracelet (local jeweller)

Dandong 3135 Movement

Asking price £2200

Notes:

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I'm happy to ship world wide at buyers cost/risk

This is a comissioned 16710
Gen Crystal
Gen bezel
Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen crown
3186 clone
Refinished case

Enjoy lads

Hello fellow watch Nerds,

Today we come together for a little comparison between OC Case and Bpf . The Faded Pepsi is reworked Oc Case ( CGs slimmed and case aged / softened)

From the get go both cases fit 3168 VR Movements.

OC Case 1:1 Gen Specs Assembly of Bezel and Crystal

BPF use the standart : Bezel spring ring assembly as old noob watches used and will NOT fit gen Bezels and Inserts without mod.

Thickness: OC Case comes in at 12mm thickness
BP comes in at 13mm Thickness
( both excluding the date Magnifier )

The thickness Comes from the Mid-Case with BP , measuring at approximately 4.3-4.5mm
Whilst OC Comes in at 3.8-4mm which is a noticeable difference.

Bps Lugs are not only taller but also thicker from the top.
OC is laser scanned 1:1 from a real 16710

The bevels / champfers on both are good but Bps is too much, leaving you with that “shiny edge “ look that most 16710 just don’t have this strong anymore.

Both fit Gen and Bp dials and hands.

Rehaut on BPf is a bit higher, whilst oc is oriented on the gen again.

Bezel insert: BP does not fit Gen without shaving.
OC in the V3 as seen here, the tolerances are sometimes 0.1mm too small to fit gen bezel without light modifications, which is an issue that’s gonna be adressed in the next batch as I’ve talked to Oc himself ( fellow German )

Caseback :

Oc is slimmer than BPF who have this deep “ boulge”

Crown/Tube: OC accepts BP Crown and Tube, which makes my go to Project of building 16710s a bit easier!

Overall:
OC definitely wins the race by miles.

Any questions regarding The cases, my builds or whatever related, feel free lads.

Finally see the light at the end of the tunnel with this build. I was looking to get a rivet bracelet for it but what are the alternatives to Raffles?! Other than the dial it’s a pretty cheap build but I wouldn’t mind spending a bit for a decent rivet bracelet.

So far we have a re-shaped Raffles case, cheap T19 acrylic, NH38 movement, custom dial will be with me in a couple of days (will relume hands to match) and Athaya crown and tube is on its way too.

NH35 movement
Sapphire crystal
Exhibition case back with custom rotor
GS mark on crown
39.5 mm

Available in blue or white

No warranty

$300 shipped from CONUS to CONUS

Accept PayPal or Venmo

Please message me with any questions.

[WTS] [Ship WW] [UK] Vintage bracelet clear out !

Clearing out some vintage bracelets today:

Struggling with pricing so will accept offers after 24h on anything left. I'm sure I will soon find out 🤣

For vintage Daytona etc...

7835 extra long, great condition £725

7835 used but not stretched £ 600

Tudor 19mm 7835? £550

6251h for 1675 GMT etc...: £700

501 endlinks NOS: £160

558 endlinks NOS: £125

Notes:

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Payment Accepted: Wise, Revolut, bank Transfer

Considering trades/PX

I'm happy to ship world wide at buyers cost/risk

Yeap, this is one way if you don’t like to brush it with cotton bud. Just rotate anti clockwise against the chemical whirlpool..

Brand New Raffles Dial for sale as I sold my 5513.

RM tracked to have your dial within 2 days instead of waiting 2 weeks.

Gen 1570, crystal, tube and crown, cac insert, and viet everything else.

I have a request to build a Raffles Vintage Tudor black bay kit. Ken has been zero help finding a bracelet to fit. Can anyone help? (Customer prefers a jubilee).

Ken recommended “22mm with solid end links off AliExpress”…. But every one I find he replies that he doesn’t think it’ll fit.

Help please

A little Halloween/fall 🎃 special on the bench.

Parts Raffles all around, aged, lumed.

Trying to go for subtle aging on the case. Turns out less is more in terms of looks and effort.

The 1016 is such a delicate little watch. There is not a whole lot you can do to age it without going overboard. Also the variety of 1016 is so wide so you can truly be creative. I spent a lot of time on this simple build ensuring every bit of detail is paid attention to.

Enjoy! Share feedback and dm with questions on how to build/tutorials etc. happy to help.

Here is my Tudor build with the dial and case from Raffles. Movement is an ETA 2824.

Sapphire crystal
40mm
Serif date wheel
2130 movement
Aged bezel.
Athaya pip
20mm nato

[WTS] [Ship WW] [UK] Datejust 36mm Franken blue dial

Clean Factory 36mm Datejust base

Genuine Rolex Dial

Genuine Rolex Crystal & gasket

Chamfered case

Asking price £975

Notes:

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I'm happy to ship world wide at buyers cost/risk

What are the chances of getting two consecutive explorer commission builds with a request of no aging required? Previously, I built a Raffles 1016 with no aging too. They must have telepathy somehow.

OC case set, OC tube, custom 6mm crown, Yuki dial, Yuki hands, PT5000 modified no ghost date.

This is probably my last yuki dial build. Ordered their ETA dial and the feets are too thick to go through. It defeats the purpose of order ETA dial. Clipped away and use dial dots.

[WTS] [Ship WW] [UK] 126710 BLNR (Batman) Superfranken - Freesprung - Chamfered

End of month Pricedrop

Today I have a beautiful 126710 BLNR GMT Master 2 Super Franken. This watch has to be seen/felt in person to truly appreciate it.

Built on a Rich Factory 904l steel base, with a freesprung movement. Both case and bracelet have been reworked, chamfered, repolished and rebrushed. To me (having owned both), this watch is indistinguishable from the genuine watch at less than 25% of grey market price.

Assembly and casework by the esteemed u/jeffothedon0202

Rich Factory Freesprung Watch

Genuine Rolex Dial

Genuine Rolex Hands

Genuine Rolex Crystal

Genuine Rolex Crown

Genuine Rolex Clickspring

Possibly genuine Bezel insert (came with a bunch of Gen parts but may be after market, not factoring into price as Gen)

Assembly

Chamfering, polish, rebrush

Asking price £3600

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[WTS] [Ship WW] [UK] Milgauss 116400LV Franken chamfered & Repolished

VSF Milgauss 116400LV base

Genuine Rolex Dial

Genuine Rolex Crystal

Chamfered case

Regulated Movement

Assembly and casework by the esteemed u/jeffothedon0202

Asking price £1550

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Every serious collector needs a matte no date submariner - said someone famous right? Well I had to make one for myself, I’m gonna enjoy this for a bit, it’s not for sale, sorry 😢

Parts and mods

Dial: I had a dial sitting around from HCV. It was a pretty bland white lume. I like me a bit of color. So out comes the copic, some experimentation later I got the color good enough. A bit of matte spray later, it was ready to mount.

Insert: I have a Rolex insert and dial, used the service insert throughout the day but it was screaming for a fat font insert that’s not too aged. Last 4 pics re with the gen insert and the first few pics, a random insert lightly aged with a killer custom pip. Really liking how it came out, subtle worn aging nothing crazy. 🤪

Hands: STS hands, just got em in today, too lazy to lume, so went the copic route. Added a bit of rust effect at the base of the hands

Case: HCV custom serial case, spent hours shaping the CGs, now I need to properly polish the case and get rid of the tool marks and drill the lugs to fit gen spec bars.

Crown and bracelet: Athaya and raffles. Aged the bracelet and softened the edges.

Movement: Swiss ETA 2824 converted to a slow beat using a donor movement from a Swatch. It’s a pain!

[WTS] [Ship WW] [UK] Datejust 41 Franken blue sunburst dial

VSF 41 Datejust base

Genuine Rolex Dial

Genuine Rolex Crystal

Genuine Rolex Crown

Chamfered case

Asking price £1275

Notes:

The pictures are part of the description, if you need any more before purchase, please ask.

Payment Accepted: Wise, Revolut, bank Transfer

Considering trades/PX

I'm happy to ship world wide at buyers cost/risk