d4v3 Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Specs: Silix case 6538 Athaya Brevet crown and tube Swiss 2836 movement Tiger concept second hand Clarks vintage Tudor hands set Helenarou 6538 dial Sternkreuz ST19 Rivet bracelet Nato RAF $ Fat Springbars Done thus far: case tapped to accept Athaya crown and tube, lug holes drilled to accept fat spring bars, lugs hand chamfered, plexy trimmed. pending to do: Relume 3 hands and dial to match, modify bezel shape to slim and change profile, age the insert install Athayas pearl with matching lume, remove engravings and engrave with better fonts, make a true gilt 4 liner solid gold dial. I wanna say thanx to many members that helped me out with tips and sharing knowledge and with their posts, hope its doesn't bother since it's an often seen build thread, prices are by memory to encourage other members to try their builds. so the pics: Silix disassembly Drilling and tapping the case and lug holes Athayas crown and tube ready to install crown replaced Chamfering the lugs some polishing and not chamfering the lug holes Lug holes not chamfered To be continued.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 what size are those lugs drilled to? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4v3 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 7 hours ago, highoeyazmuhudee said: what size are those lugs drilled to? 1.5 mm as per kime's tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Cica Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 What crystal are you using for that build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4v3 Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Sternkreuz ST19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Cica Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) I have a Clark T19 here that I was thinking about using for my build. Do you know if that's the same size? I'm thinking about sanding it on the base to make it shorter. My other concen is that it stays a bit lose in there. There will be a small gap around between the crystal and the rehaut. Edited September 8, 2017 by Dani Cica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4v3 Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 silix crystal : 30,6 mm Sternkreutz: 30,2 mm case opening: 30,4 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Cica Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) Yes, same as mine. The Clark 19 is also 30,2. Case opening measured 30,5 here. It will leave a gap of 0,3mm. There's a Sternkreuz HW 30,4mm that may be a better option... Edited September 9, 2017 by Dani Cica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Sternkreuz HW 304 and 306 will fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4v3 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 10 hours ago, Bart Cordell said: Sternkreuz HW 304 and 306 will fit. hey thnaks for the tip, i'll try one of those, noticed that my t21 for my DW 6263 also fits, not periodically correct tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 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 Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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