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Get one that is variable speed and has readily available brushes...

Glad y'all like it, it's really fun to build these with a gen dial. I'm trying to decide whether to keep this and get rid of my Blue Sunburst Roman or let this go. I really don't need three DJs - I hate making choices...

The main difference is the stem height which allows the 2824 to be used in slimmer cases... The majority of internal components are the same except date related bits...

It's been a while since I have built anything so I decided it was time to use the gen vintage silver dial I had squirreled away. I prepped a 2824 rep case with lug holes and mounted a DW overlay to an Asian 2824 movement and I then glued on the dial and aligned the hands. After assembling it into the case I topped it off with a Clark crystal and a gen Engine Turned bezel. Although building these with a 2824 movement and specific case results in a much nicer look the issue with DW overlay clearance is really irritating. One way to solve this is to use a 2836 datewheel but once you get the dial spaced out far enough to clear you are getting the stem into some bind. On the few that I've built I have spaced the overlay out from the original datewheel just far enough to barely clear the movement and used no further spacing of the dial. This give a perfect stem position relative to the case but can result in a couple spots where the overlay might "drag" a bit when changing date. This requires me to occasionally "help" the date get centered in the window but in my opinion it's a small price to pay for a nice slim case and a perfectly centered stem. I had bought several gen Engine Turned bezels over the past year and I really like them paired up with a Jubilee bracelet. My original intent was to build a watch around this dial to see if I liked it better than I did when I had it in a 2836 case with smooth bezel and Oyster bracelet. Although the slimmer case, Jubilee bracelet, and Engine Turned bezel worked wonders I have to admit that the Linen is still my favorite. Here's a couple of pics...

The elves were busy last night!

Sweet and simple...

Super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent work so far! When you are finished you will not only have a rep that will be extremely difficult to tell from the genuine article you will have the satisfaction of knowing you built it yourself! I'm proud of you!!

Great lecture on watch psyche 101! But, don't forget a Turn-O-Graph is actually a DJ. I share TeeJay's feelings about the often overlooked DJ. In my "poor hick" opinion the DJ is just classy...

F - Yeah, do it all the time...

Movement holder may be OK, need new hands and you'll need to clip and glue the dial...

Can anybody with a good relationship with the Cartel dealers get a case-back? I have asked Josh and received a short reply indicating he can't supply parts, but I don't buy a bunch of watches from him...

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, when printing postage on-line delivery confirmation was always free...

That thing is cool, Ubi! Too lazy to change...

Machining a bezel to accept the insert sounds very doable...

Why? You'd just run over it with a D-9!!! Civic - Like I said on "that other forum", it's not just another Snowflake - it's YOURS!!!

Don't know if very many CONUS folks have shipped anything in the past couple of days but Priority and Express mail rates have skyrocketed! A priority Mail International small flat-rate box was $16.99 and now is $23.95. International Express Mail that used to cost around $35 has jumped to around $55 and and the International Express Mail flat-rate envelope is now $44.95!!! It looks like the USPS is going to try to sneak into the black via international shipping. Grrr......

Very interested to see if the new bezel fits the Daytona case...

Been jumboin' all weekend...

It's definitely had a rough life!

Check Borel and ofrei, you can buy various length hands and you may find some to your liking...