Alan72

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Looking good! In the first post, it looks like the case on top is slightly thinner- which case is that?
A couple of 2846-2s and you'd be in fat city!

The top one is hr reworked by@rolojack and the bottom one is silix

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New case for the silix, it's still a silix case but with metal welded on the lugs by@dlf and reshaped by@rolojack

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Ok so this is my first attempt at a 5513 build, the dial is from hr but I think I could have done better with the lume colour, added a Clarks t19 drilled lugs etc. My next one will be better

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Athaya crown added to the HR case and a wso fat spring bars jubilee with raffles clasp

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Just got this one, this week I will fit a new dial and drill the lugs


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For my latest build I used an hws 308. It's bigger and has a lip round the outside edge.
I applied a thin coat of hypo cement to the outside edge of the lip (very thin) and let it dry over night, this acts as a gasket.
Then compress the crystal with a crystal lift in till you can fit it in the opening and once you release the pressure from the clamp it's a pretty decent seal and no messy glue to clean up and a bit more water resistant too

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No branded stuff but the inserts are cheap and the big ball hands are nice.
Just don't flame them

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The yuki and wso are expensive.
I just buy tiger concept ones for about $15 each

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Some better pics , loving this one.

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I still didn't quite figure how to remove the bezel here. Neither the crystal. I have a much better one but dont want to break the original crystal.
The bezel simply wont come off!

You just take the bezel insert out then you can see a gap round the inner edge of the bezel, use a thin screwdriver and pull out the wire inside and then the bezel just comes off,
The crystal on the silix case is glued in and can take a fair amount of force to get out and will probably break. Glue needs to be removed , soak in acetone and carefully scrape it out
To put the bezel back on just sir it on the case and push the retaining wire back in

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Thanks, it's turned out pretty nice, also pleased that I managed to get it all together without having to glue anything

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This is my latest edition to my collection,

It started life as a humble silix case and had extra metal welded on to the lugs by@dlf

It was then 're shaped and polished by@rolojack and an athaya crown and tube.

The dial is a custom one from hr and a Swiss 2836 movement .

Thanks to rolojack and dlf for making my latest build possible

 

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Athaya pearls are good at $10 a piece, they need a bit of trimming sometimes but Look good once they're done

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These are my big crowns, one is a silix base, the other an hr.

Both have eta 2836 and dials from hr.

 

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Still loving the hr, changed the dial for a custom one by hr and an eta movement, rolojack did a great job on this watch


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Looks brilliant mate

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Oh wow, I need one of those !!

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