stevedrk Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 I finally broke down and purchased a case from Raffles time. I was able to make an offer on ebay and got it for less than the $155 + 30 shipping that he's charging now for the cases. But there aren't many options right now for budget builds, so options were limited. The case came in the mail yesterday as is basically the same as the Silix case that has been out of stock for a while now. It is engraved 6538 on one side and 5508 on the other side. He forgot to include a bezel insert. I emailed him, but he's on vacation right now. I'm sure he'll take care of the issue. Dial is from Hellanarou. Pretty good for a budget dial. Drilled the lugholes today to accept 2mm spring bars. Tomorrow I'm going to soften the case a bit. Last items will be handset from Tiger Concepts and ETA 2824-2 that's on the way. I'm currently researching options for aging the dial and hands very slightly. I'll post as the build progresses. Tomorrow I'll have pictures of the softened case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Looks good so far. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedrk Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Thank you Freddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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