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Nicely done. I think the commando is perfect in a 36mm size Being an explorer aficionado I had to have a commando in my collection. I had one member on RWI working on a commando decal dial for me but I think they stalled out on the project or busy with other projects. Cruising Yuki's site one day I found that they also offer a commando dial . my impulsive nature took over and I ordered one. it doesn't come with hands like many of the other dials they offer but I bought hands from Ofrie that are the closest available My formula. : 34mm case set with tudor solid back and rolex 5.3mm crown from Raffles. - sanded down the tudor engravings on the caseback and gave it a light polish. yuki domed plexi ( ID of bezel needed to be enlarged to fit the domed plexi . a few mins work with a dremel Yuki dial Ofrei hands set seconds hand - datejust handset - ebay / aliexpress - dont recall clone eta 2824 movement . raffles 19mm rivet bracelet I bought the white lume dial and then aged it and the hands with airbrush paint so that the hands and dial lume would match. assembly and voila : On a 7.5" wrist My sweet spot for watches is 36-38 and I was really apprehensive of trying 34mm watches as I thought it would look like I was wearing a ladies watch...however if you wear it a bit loose it looks fine and feels great!! light on the wrist and very comfortable , especially in the summer heat. This piece has been getting alot of wrist time lately and when I do put on my 1016 it almost feels unnecessarily big..... I know , crazy. right? The one thing about the raffles cases is that they are said to be fully functional with an eta 2824 and they are 11.5 | linge however with the solid caseback it is too tight to allow the rotor to spin. Its fine on this build as it is a handwind reference anyway but I wonder if anyone else out there had been able to get their rotor to spin with this case set. @pompompurin had suggested to dremel the inside surface of the caseback and sand down the height of the rotor, to which I will be attempting on a ranger build this coming week but I am not using a dial spacer at all and the dial is attached with dial dots. comparing my build to a gen commando there are a few tells. cornet on yuki dial is slightly off....the base of the crown is not as squared off as the gen , nor is the opening the proper size. biggest tell . the ofrei hands appear to be slightly narrower and the hour hand is a bit too long compared to gen All things considered to be able to own such a rare and now quite expensive watch for $300 is a bargain as far as i'm concerned (gen for comparison) . I came across this seller and dial on ebay a few weeks back he had one listed and he also had a commando for auction (6429 with this dial and dj hands) It is the closest I have seen of the two options presently available online once the dial sold I contacted him to see if he had any more but he said no. however it is still on the site? I I think I would upgrade to his dial to have my build one step closer in accuracy

Any new 14270 builds ??

@jimcon11 That is a sharp looking tudor I have been getting into the early tudor and rolex 34mms lately I am on the hunt for a nice 7904 or 7909 Yuki sells a domed crystal that may fit this case. Model no: No.44006/C 294 Model fit: Tudor Oyster Prince 74000 wiithout date magnifier or Tudor Ranger 9050 Material: Acrylic Outer Diameter: 29.40mm Inner Diameter: 27.80mm Height: 3.50mm https://yukiwatch.ecwid.com/AF-Switzerland-vintage-crystal-294-p126152883 This is a Silix 15000 case set that I used for this build but it fits the mid case well . also fits the Raffles 34mm cases however the ID of the bezel does need to be increased on those.

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That lume tho...

Interesting. I am not big into the subs but those cg are the tell here. so the movement/ watch pic...is that of a gen watch or can the cartel case fit a gen movement?

Cool project. Look fwd to seeing it done. [emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

its not too bad.. is it off Aliexpress?

looking fwd to seeing this one put together. I want to build one too!!

I corrected the position for other members to enjoy! Nicely done my friend....it looks great!! That is the MQ Dial? Best part is you can swap back at any time if you wish!! Congrats! Wear it well cheers

Any progress on this? Did you source the dial & Hands?

In my best estimation it would be an 80’s dial. Or a 80’s service dial. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It is a 62 double swiss dial ....it is rare ..but is it worth 20 grand....to the person who is willing to pay it , I suppose

folded oyster

Thanks JMB case set Aged raffles dial and hands Eta clone I am considering selling it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A simple mod to pop off the bezel. I prefer it on a bracelet. With bezel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome experience. Nature never ceases to amaze me. Glad nobody was hurt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Been a while. 1960 1016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wanted to build a early 1016 with some spares in my parts bin JMB case set 2824 clone Raffles dial and hands Not 1:1 accurate and isn’t impressive out of the box but it has a chapter ring and Swiss only markings. I wanted to experiment with some aging techniques and to see if I was able to make it look GILT and somewhat resemble a water damaged glossy dial When my lume kit arrives I may add an exclamation point at 6 Using a combination of air brush paints and a semi gloss clear coat finish. I aged the hand lume to match I achieved some decent results that I am happy with. Assembly and here we have it Thanks for looking Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wanted to build a early 1016 with some spares in my parts bin JMB case set 2824 clone Raffles dial and hands Not 1:1 accurate and isn’t impressive out of the box but it has a chapter ring and Swiss only markings. I wanted to experiment with some aging techniques and to see if I was able to make it look GILT and somewhat resemble a water damaged glossy dial When my lume kit arrives I may add an exclamation point at 6 Using a combination of air brush paints and a semi gloss clear coat finish. I aged the hand lume to match I achieved some decent results that I am happy with. Assembly and here we have it Thanks for looking Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There are a number of ways to do this build. None of them simple Probably the easiest method would be to start off with a base 6541. Remove the rotating bezel Ans mod the case to fit a smooth bezel that also has been modified. This will require some machine work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Yup I go on there for the laughs as well. My favorite is when someone buys a watch and then asks " what does everyone think?" its too late now dude you bought it and if it was a total franken junker hes gone and you never gonna see him again.. ask BEFORE you buy The vintage rolex marketplace is a minefield and those that dont know will get fleeced! I found that being interested and building reps , you learn soo much more about the details of the watch and what to look for because we OBSESS over the details. I developed OCD because of this damn hobby lol