where can i get a movement adapter for gen 5500 case?

[kin tama]

Can any kind soul point me in the right direction..do i need a certain movt adaptor ring for a gen 5500 case? Im using a 2824 movement...any help would be most appreciated..im building a 5500 explorer . Kindest regards kin tama

[tomhorn]

I believe Whoopy used a Raffles-time #1 in his 5500 builds. He has a couple of threads posted on them. Might want to check them out to be sure.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_sop=15&_ssn=raffles-time&rt=nc

[alligoat]

I was thinking it was the #2 ring from rafflestime....

[kbh]

On the same subject, which of his adapters, if any, would fit an ETA in a regular rep sub case? Looking desperately..........

[tomhorn]

I used the #2 in my DateJust build, but that was a 16014 case not a 5500 (which is smaller, 36mm vs 34mm). The movement diameters would be the same, but I'm not sure of the interior case diameter.

 

Hopefully Whoopy will stop by and confirm, or the OP could PM him.

 

On the Sub side KBH, I suppose it would depend on the specific case. Have you tried TC's? Again, not sure of the interior dimensions but some people have posted using them on non TC cased builds.

[kbh]

TC's is gen spec. I'm actually looking for one for a BP SD case that I just bought.

[tomhorn]

Just did some digging, Have my Rolex case sets confused. There was an earlier post about a build using a 1601 case that used the raffles-time #1.

 

Whoopy built a pair of Explorers using the 5500 case. I think asking him to confirm what he used would be the ticket to the best answer. Here's the sales post:

 

http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/168422-fs-twin-genstein-1016-vintage-rolex-explorers/

 

Unfortunately he didn't list the movement ring information.

[jmb]

The 5500 a 34mm case?  I have some 34mm Tudor cases so I wonder if the ring would fit your application?

[kin tama]

Thank you for the replies....justin i have one of your tudor cases for my ranger build...the 5500 case is enroute from madrid so i cant check it...i was trying to order up what i needed for the 5500 explorer build and was hoping that someone who has built one would know exactly which movement ring i would need...kindest regards

Kin tama

[tomhorn]

The 5500 a 34mm case?  I have some 34mm Tudor cases so I wonder if the ring would fit your application?

 

The 5500 was also an Air King case. Definitely 34mm.

[alligoat]

The 1530/1520 movement is 28.5mm wide and fits in the 34mm case, as well as the other rolex cases that use those movements

The 2824-2 is 25.6mm.

the #2 ring has an ID of 26mm so it fits over the 2824-2 and an OD of 28.2mm so it will fit inside the 5500 case.

This ring will also work for other cases where the ID of the case is larger than 28.2mm.

I didn't see a #1 ring listed on rafflestime's site today, but I've seen them before.