Revere Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Hi everyone, long time without sharing a post about my projects here. I recently received 2x 6538 dials, very nice ones. Current plan is to use these in two builds, one for me and one for my father. I'll share more details later on - probably a few months. Just a teaser share for now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Nice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 What is your plan for each build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted June 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) Both of these are going to go into Ruby cases with ETA 28xx movements. I have a nice 6538 with an identical dial and gen movement but it doesn’t get much wrist time owing to the fact that the movement is delicate and I wear the crap out of my watches. I’m working with some folks on this forum to get the dials onto ETA 28xx movements. I’ll share more details once the project is moved along further Edited June 10, 2023 by Revere 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted June 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Got my cases in from Ruby today, the engraving areas are all scratched/damaged. Super annoying... Let this be a warning for whoever orders from Ruby: the real product may vary from what you ordered. I checked the photo she sent prior to shipping; the casebacks are conveniently facing downwards but you can just barely see the damage between the lugs. I told Ruby this isn't acceptable and asked whether she can replace the cases. Will update... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted June 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Ruby says to remove this residue by trying acetone. Will give it a shot tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted June 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 The "damage" did turn out to be residue placed there intentionally, presumably to not cause any customs issues, so the cases are A-OK. Ruby was prompt in responding to me and letting me know to use acetone to remove the residue. Seems I got all worked up about nothing, fortunately 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 How are the builds going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted July 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 The parts are with the integrator right now. There's a good bit of work to do on both: swap crystal to gen T17 crystal swap crown and tube to Athaya crown assemble watch (which has some nuances due to parts incompatibility) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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