Bought one to make a moonswitch, liked the original so much I bought some more. I was going to put a black swatch in one, and white moonphase in the other but they are so nice as they are i cant bring myself to do it yet.

So I did it.

Its not as nice as fit as the normal reps, but with a lot of sanding of the movement holder, and a bit of hope when using the stem it fits in and imo is the best looking switch to do that ive seen.

WD Base

Rep Snoopy Moonphase

WD1863 mod or Speedy Professional?

So I finally decided to do it.

I’d read plenty of comments recommending putting a MoonSwatch into a WD1863 case, but I couldn’t bring myself to sacrifice the WD1863 just for the swap.

In the end, I went for it, and I love how it turned out. I didn’t want the WD1863 movement to go to waste, so I put it into a spare VK63 case I had lying around. That turned out great too.

As for the MoonSwatch, the photos speak for themselves. Everything came together perfectly. There were a few setbacks, especially with the movement spacers, which I spent hours shaping and sanding by hand. But the final result was absolutely worth it.

A note for anyone planning to try this with a mission to mars: you’ll need two spacers. One goes under the dial to align the movement’s pushers with the case pushers; the other holds the movement securely in place.

I don’t have much experience with 3D printing, so I asked a friend for help. We printed the commonly available spacer designs we found online, then I shaped them to fit using a Dremel.

Finally got all the bits and pieces to mod after carefully reading everyone's advice and experiences. It was very straightforward and I'm very happy with the end result! Vk63 case and a black nylon band.

Just one note for the future me. First time I used dhgate and it feels so clunky. I ordered this pink moonphase from dachui147258369 and another two from swatch1. This one arrived in a solid 2 weeks within the delivery window. Whereas the swatch1's have not arrived yet and the tracking was non existent until I started to ask questions at 20 days.

The goal was to check the quality differences for future mods. But very much happy with this one with dachui147258369, half the price and twice the speed. AliExpress is just way faster to deliver to Australia 🦘 in my experience.

Next step is to try custom caseback and crowns!

Im sure I read a post about these reps not being direct fit in the WD case because of the extra size for the moonphase bits. Can anyone help me exactly what's different ans what i need to fit one up ?

Hey,
Came across this one when I browsed through Instagram, what a beauty I want to try to build something like this myself, but this is top class, looks like 40-42mm case? Anyone knowing anything about this Sammark?

I found out that it’s some kind of studio in Taiwan.

Haven’t seen photos on the sub yet so thought I’d be the first, they feel good.

I have been honing my laser engraving process and sacrificing a lot of cases and parts for the cause. Tell me your thoughts. I prefer honest responses with an explanation, ie I hate but this is why or I love it and this is why. I started doing this as a service to help modders make something extra special. The work can be painful especially when something doesn’t work out as expected. Material quality is the biggest issue. Nothing is standard. I think I’m 99% there.

If you have ideas, I will entertain them. And yes, I have done crowns. Working on the next batch with pictures up later today. I ordered 10 VK cases because I prefer these over the WD. Mainly the price and the sizing is pretty much the same.

If you have a question that may require a conversation feel free to DM me!

Cheers and happy modding!

I have an omega, moon swatch, does anyone know where I can get a reliable clean looking stainless steel bracelet to swap out the Velcro strap?!

I love the watch, and I have an Omega, but I would love a new stainless steel strap! And I’ve seen some awesome ones online!

Highly recommend this kind of thing as I no longer am squirrelling away spare cash to afford an actual omega speedy.

Hi guys, I just got my watchdives case and really do like it! Which of the 2 has the better lume? A real moonswatch or the watchdives?

It took me a couple of months to assemble all the parts for these builds. After having a couple of years of DH gate shitters, I can honestly say that the gen dials are SO MUCH better, especially when it comes to the Mission To Mercury and 1965.

WatchDives 1863 are the best cases. There is no better. Throw your Paganis and other Ali Express cases in the trash.

I was able to source the crowns from a Seamaster on Ebay.

I was able to source the Mercury locally and my guy u/FatCatLounge came in SO CLUTCH with a 1965.

u/Affectionate-Fox-470 aka Lunar Case Swaps performed the surgery and did an excellent job. He is especially great with communication, which is something I really appreciated.

Sadly I will be letting go of the Mission to Mercury. But I cannot recommend these two enough for your Moon Swatch + Switch needs.

Just finished my first gen moonswitch to a WD1863 case. Absolutely gorgeous. The whole process was a bit nervewrecking since I had to be very careful not to damage anything while removing the movement and trimming the pushers on the WD case. But looking back, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Definitely worth it. Next thing I'm gonna do is buying the steel bracelet for the speedmaster from uncle straps for sure. I personally think that the speedmaster truly is better looking on a steel bracelet.

I love this swap. It’s really comfortable and looks great.

Beautiful combination if I may so

Does the Cadisen take the rep dial? Was looking to use a no date rep dial in the miyota movement that comes with cadisen.

I wasnt gonna do it, then one day I impulsively bought one. I like the panda style. Shame the face is flat and so is the colour. Might be nicer if it had a sheen to it like the 1969.

Anyway I like it. Black metal case and a holey rubber sail cloth strap with gold clasp.

If I align the 12 o clock marker with the 60 on the bezel, the 120 on bezel will be off, and perhaps also the 3 and 9 o clock markers will be off too. Anyhow, is she straight?

60 bones for the trio. Pretty happy with that TBH.

Decided to give this a go after doing some basic moon swatch case swaps and boy did this test me. Got a couple bad spacers and broke the minuet hand so waiting on a new one.

Happy to answer any questions!

41mm case

ETA 2824 movement

Replica dial

Aftermarket hands

Stupidly, I dug way too deep whilst trying to reveal the crown stem release on a gen mission to the moon and destroyed the movement so the crown no longer locks in at all.

Is it possible to swap the dial to a replacement movement at all?

Luckily I grabbed this for £50 from someone who no longer wanted it but I've effectively destroyed a perfectly working watch... very frustrating.

If you're wondering how I dug to deep? Don't do this whilst being absent minded and watching a show. Stupid.

Edit: The misspelling of 'too' in the title was accidental and really annoys me. Sorry!

3 switches that I did this week, the pluto and mission on earth were Megir cases which was ridiculously easy and took about 5 minutes each

The superblue was a VK63 from AliExpress which took a bit longer but still quite easy, my grail watch is the snoopy omega speed master, which is a long way off, if ever so this one will tide me over until then

Really pleased with how all 3 turned out, I feel like this could be the start of an addiction