jackflash

As JMB has said you would need a thicker dial spacer with your 2824. I would recommend going the 2846/36 route which is an easy fit with a standard dial spacer into the cheaper Cartel 2813 case (or just buy the 2836 version). Only other issue with the cheaper case that I've come across are the misspelt and inaccurate engravings between the lugs, this might be just luck of the draw and can be easily sanded out. After you've drilled out the lug holes to 1.3mm and shaped the crown guards with a diamond file you'll have a fairly decent case for the price. Here are a few shots of my reshaped Cartel CGs, with an Athaya 702 crown and tube. Btw. you will need to countersink the hole and carefully re-tap the thread before fitting the tube, otherwise the crown may sit too high.

Piston

Nice. This going to be an amazing build!

Nice one! Congrats

Second one for me today. Finally got around to adding a gen crown and tube to my Franken PO.

Well worth upgrading dial and datewheel to gen. I upgraded the minute and hour hands too, as the rep hour hand had flaked a little of the coating.

IWC XVI today. Just installed gen dial, datewheel minute and hour hands.

Beautiful job. Great attention to detail. Nice one

It's a Polexpete DWO, just the light making it look a little darker.

1665 today

IWC XVI on Cordura today

IWC XVI today

Gloves

5517 today

5513 today

Galore

I guess you took the road less traveled

5513 again today

5513 today

Guard

1665 today

Pole

Rugby

1980s

Louvre