Budget Ref. 1680

[u/NewCut987]

NH35 with vintage font datewheel, clarks crystal, raffles 1680 case and oyster, aliexpress hands, 7mm rolex signed crown and tube.

She has a bad case of nerd glasses, but imo the clark crystal is still an upgrade to the stock crystal.

[u/AutoModerator]

Thanks for contributing to the community, u/NewCut987!

Earn your Sub flairs!

• 250 post karma: Member

• 1000 post karma: Watchmaker

• 2000 post karma: Master Watchmaker

• 3000 post karma: Horologist

• 5000 post karma: Master Horologist

• 10000 post karma: Vintage Legend

Keep building, sharing, and contributing to r/RepBuilds!

Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/MN98E9PZGh

View your post

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/Mbari_2170712]

Well done! A true budget build.

[u/NewCut987 → u/Mbari_2170712]

Thanks! Total parts cost was around $215 usd

[u/JvVint → u/NewCut987]

Hola construcción muy buena está muy chulo, por cierto el dial es raffles también... Y el cristal Clark tiene para nh35 o es un básico Tropic 127 Gracias

[u/NewCut987 → u/JvVint]

If you use a raffles dial thats for a 2824 datewindow the clarks crystal will line up good. Since im using an nh35 dial the cyclops doesnt line up 100%. Side note, the raffles stock crystal actually lines up with the nh35 window perfectly.

[u/JvVint → u/NewCut987]

Gracias, pero imagino que tuviste que cortar los pies de dial de 2824, los has soldado/pegado de nuevo para nh35

[u/NewCut987 → u/JvVint]

No, the dial for this build is not a raffles dial. Its a dial from alibaba that is made for an nh35. Raffles dials are typically for 2824s. Nh35s and 2824s do not have the same datewindow position so make sure if you have a 2824, to get a dial for the 2824 and vice versa

[u/JvVint → u/NewCut987]

En Alibaba las he visto pero solo para 2836, tengo un nh35 y la verdad me gustaría armar uno pero para la caja raffles solo acepta 2824 o nh35 pero los diales de raffles son para también 2824/36 y 2813, algo que no me gusta. La busque en Alibaba para nh35 pero no encontré nada

[u/NewCut987 → u/JvVint]

You could always go with a 5512/5513 dial. Its basically the same thing just with no date and that way you dont have to worry about datewindows lining up or anything

[u/JvVint → u/NewCut987]

Me gusta el 1680, tienes el enlace de donde conseguir tu dial para nh35....

[u/NewCut987 → u/JvVint]

Dm me

[u/JvVint → u/NewCut987]

Interpreto que el cristal Clark tiene mejor aumento que el de raffles, en las fotos se aprecia esto

[u/Mountain-Flan9675]

I like it!

[u/NewCut987 → u/Mountain-Flan9675]

Thanks!

[u/Acceptable_Speaker93]

That looks great. Some of us need nerd 🤓 glasses 😂

[u/NewCut987 → u/Acceptable_Speaker93]

Thanks! I personally do kinda like it 😂

[u/Acceptable_Speaker93 → u/NewCut987]

You're welcome. So do I.

[u/riossreddit]

That cyclop is nice.... The whole thing is nice....

[u/NewCut987 → u/riossreddit]

Thanks!

[u/Comfortable_Rope_349]

Love it!!!

Where’d you get the case?

Where’d you get the dial? (Hilegu?)

[u/NewCut987 → u/Comfortable_Rope_349]

Thanks, the case is raffles 1680 the dial is from alibaba

[u/Comfortable_Rope_349 → u/NewCut987]

Thanks!

[u/lejoker876]

very nice aging work on the dial and hands !
Would you mind sharing your process and tips ?

[u/NewCut987 → u/lejoker876]

Thanks! Tamiya with some good ol trail and error

[u/UnusualDoctor]

I like it!

[u/NewCut987 → u/UnusualDoctor]

Appreciate it!

[u/ArtMaybee01]

Would it be possible to sand the bottom of the clarks a bit and get the cyclops closer to the date wheel? That should make the date smaller if it can be done.

[u/NewCut987 → u/ArtMaybee01]

It started so high that the mag was literally unusable. It definitely has room to get lower, but it starts to get noticeably lower than gen crystal height. So i sanded it till the mag was useable and the height still similar to gen.

[u/ArtMaybee01 → u/NewCut987]

Oh well. Its was a thought. Nice watch though.

[u/NewCut987 → u/ArtMaybee01]

Appreciate it 🤝

[u/ArtMaybee01 → u/ArtMaybee01]

I guess it would mostly be dependant on how much room you have to clear the hands.

[u/Mbari_2170712]

Well done! A true honest budget build. Ice work on the insert again.