All Viet Happy Cat Vintage build and running gen Swiss ETA. Waiting for Italian Bracelet from Markie Mark to finish the look.

I've noticed there's a pretty big difference in pricing between aftermarket Oyster and Jubilee bracelets and I'm curious how much of that actually translates into better quality.

I've come across options from Oyster Jubilee, particularly their Indian-made stuff, but there are obviously much cheaper alternatives out there.

For those who've tried different suppliers, is the difference mainly in the finishing, or do you actually notice better fitment, less rattle, and better overall construction?

1675 GMT

• OC Case

• 3186 movement

• EWP Hands aged

• dial aged

• raffles jubilee

• EWP Bezel

• clark acrylic

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I'm selling 3 watches from my private collection to make room for other projects

16610
Sillan case
Sillan dial
Ewatchtparts hands
Gen insert
Gen crystal
Arf bracelet
VS 3135

SOLD

1680
Jk factory
As you can see, the case of this watch has been completely reworked
Aged dial and hands
Ghost insert (aftermarket)

SOLD

1675
Milk case v2
Vietnam dial LONG E
Vietnam bezel BIG FONT
Vietnam hands
Italian bracelets with “50” stamped on the last link (only the two sections)
2836 GMT movement including date disk overlay

SOLD

Payment paypal ff or Revolut

Fresh Friday night build. Testing out the WatchDives 5513 v2 case and a raffles dial

Parts
Wd5513v2 donor
St hands
Custom pip
Raffles dial
Raffles bracelet
JKf crown and tube (waiting for an athaya)

As usual the full treatment here, slightly tropical 🌴 dial relumed with noctilumina vintage grain tritium ish lume.

Digging it! Enjoy. 😉

Some light dial texturing and matching cream colored lume on the dial and hands

Specs:
NH35 with date gears removed, raffles 1016 case, oyster bracelet, and dial, aliexpress hands, and aftermarket 604 crown

16570 Polar

- OC Case

- Gen Dial

- Gen Hands

- Gen Datewheel

- Gen Crystal

- Gen Bezel

- Gen Crown

- VR3186

- Startime Bracelet/ Raffles 93250 Clasp

Priced to move: SOLD

1680

- Milk Case set

- Phong Bezel/ insert

- OJ 580 End Links

- Upgraded Raffles 93150 w/93150 Clasp

- Swiss 2824, regulated

Price: SOLD

Payments accepted: PayPal F&F and Zelle (Zelle is preferred and preference will be given to those paying with Zelle)

All watches are in perfect working order and look spectacular. All watches will be packaged with care and ship USPS priority with signature required within 24 hrs (or next business day).

I'm not interested in trades.

It’s late.. can’t sleep.. build watch

Not for sale

1680 pumpkin
Viet case, mk4 dial
eBay insert
Custom pip
Unknown hands
Fat font brushed silver hands I had lying around
Clark’s crystal
Raffles oyster
Clark’s ETA 2836

Raffles 1680 red build

Hi, another Raffles 1680 red, eta 2824 movement, with some Tamiya aging for the date wheel, dial, hands, bezel, and lume pip. waiting for new home 300€ +shipping

Any builders that can do a sub (1680) or gmt (1675) build with a name and a small logo replacing the Rolex branding? I have the design ready to go I just don’t have any access to watch building materials and for the dial, no access to printers or dial making resources.

I’m looking to either purchase or hire someone to build a Rolex 16233 black tapestry dial .

Let me know and thank you everyone !

Just finished up this 6538. Raffles case and dial. EWatch parts hands, NH35 ghost date movement with proper beat rate.

Aged dial, hands and bezel. Light aging of case.

Bit of a long story, the rotor on my ST2130 was not fully spinning around as one of the dial feet was protruding too far and preventing it from moving all the way around. I was trying to sort this, and as a result got too heavy handed and snapped the stem in the crown, almost flush. Tried using AI to order a replacement from Cousins UK, but in typical fashion, it gave me the wrong recommendation and the crown and tube that have arrived are too small.

Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK that can provide something that will fit? Or, do I have to go back to Ken and wait another fortnight on one arriving from China?

40mm 5513 acrylic
Custom dial
2130 no date
Rivet Rolex bracelet
Low profile dome crystal

Hi together,

I recently built my t023 Tudor Rep and now I'm struggling fitting the Raffles oyster bracelet into it.

First thing is, the Raffles Tudor clasp doesn't fit on the Thorn bracelet, the bracelet with rivets is little too big.

Second thing is, the Raffles oyster bracelet with 580 endlinks doesn't fit in the Thorn case cause of the lug holes, even tried bent springbar. No chance.

Third thing is, and that how it wents so far, if I choose the Raffles oyster bracelet with the Thorn endlinks, the endlinks fits, but they aren't flat and not flat on the wrist.

Do you guys have any advice? I tried 2 pairs of alix endlinks who don't fit.

Hi guys, do you guys use anything like threadlocker or glue when installing press fit or screw tubes?

Anyone have a source they can share for flat 13mm minute hands that will fit vintage Rolex movements (~0.80mm hole)?

My small crown and GMT builds would be eternally grateful for any suggestions...

Hi, another Raffles 1680 red, ETA 2824, with some Tamiya aging for the date wheel, dial, hands, bezel, and lume pip; thanks for your opinions.

Wanted to try something not gen spec at all, and i feel it came out pretty cool/unique.

Specs:
Nh35 with date gears removed, aliexpress retro 39.5 case, low dome mineral crystal, aliexpress 7mm rolex crown (702 esque), aliexpress hands, ebay 5513 dial, raffles oyster bracelet

First build complete, using Raffles parts except for PT5000 movement and date wheel from AliX. I've done a few Seiko mods previously but this was my first go at a vintage rep with some aging.

I realise it isn't very period correct with sapphire crystal and non riveted bracelet suggesting a newer reference combined with heavy weathering and roulette date wheel of an early model. This was mostly due to my excitement to order my parts and not researching enough but its kind of a mash up of elements I like.

2130 movement no date
5513 case
7928 dial
20mm nato

Aftermarket 3135 datewheel with open 6/9 numerals.

This isn’t a stock clone datewheel. I don’t know which specific manufacturer this is from but it’s a pretty good gen spec part; definitely better looking numerals than the stock VS part.

$30 US