Two of the most iconic dive watches of the 20th century. Which one are you picking?
Well, I own the Tudor. To me, a little more obscure and downplayed. The 1680 - especially the red sub - is so iconic.
Another revisit from a build earlier this year to have the DWO swapped out and some small adjustments. It had a water issue so I swapped the crystal, tested case to 60m, changed gaskets, changed hand stack on the SW200 to accommodate the custom silver DWO.
Viet case, dial, Bezeljuice insert, SW200, raffles bracelet, aged hands and case, startime gaskets. โก๏ธ
Swapped the DWO on this very nice Sea Dweller I did from a few months back. Not for sale
Specs:
Viet signed case 1983 serial
Viet dial with great patina lume
Custom No_Candle silver DWO
SW200 with HH5 mod
Gen crystal
Gen insert
Gen 93150 bracelet H Serial
Gen crown
Startime gaskets
Aged handset w/Tamiya
Customer has taken this piece SCUBA diving and he had tested to 100m
Same 9411/0 from a couple weeks ago, this time with a super blue Bezeljuice insert and a viet 9315 folded link. I took two links off for this customer by request. ๐ฅฒ hereโs some quick iPhone photos of the finished build.
Just sent this one off to its new owner ๐ฅฒ
Specs:
Viet case + dial
Tiger Concept handset lightly aged w/Tamiya
2836 gmt
Custom silver brushed DWO
Clarkโs crystal
Startime caseback gasket
Italian oyster w/signed clasp
Date discs are finally in stock. Message me if youโd like one. Hereโs an example on a 9411/0
These serifs are specific to the 7021, but work in a pinch on the 9411 models. Theyโre much better than modern 2824 serifs.
Specs:
VWP Viet case
Dial from Kuared
EWP hands - relumed by me
Swiss ETA 2824 w/custom Tudor Serif
Bezeljuice insert
Italian bracelet w/raffles clasp
Startime caseback gasket
Throwing it back to this lovely build with a freshly serviced 1575.
Specs:
Viet case, dial, hands
Gen crystal
Gen crown
CAC insert
Gen movement
Italian bracelet with signed clasp
Buttoned up this beauty tonight. Something about a genuine crystal that adds that extra clarity and contrast โก๏ธ
Not for sale, but DM me for commissions.
Specs:
Vietnam case (VWP)
Viet glossy gilt dial
Gen crystal
Gen crown
Bezeljuice insert
Silver brushed thic font date disc
2836 gmt
Startime caseback gasket
Italian jubilee
Sillan clasp
Raffles + EWP hands relumed by me
Working with a factory to produce these. Very limited run and will be limited to 1 per person if anyone is interested. Last two photos are gen reference.
Speckled dial to mimic early bubbling found on the mark 1 9411โs. Iโm currently working with a factory to produce the correct Tudor serif fonts that modern 2824s donโt have. TBD on those. This 9411 has the standard 2824 date disc. I used some Tamiya aging powder and short quick bursts of silver paint to add a slight contrast to the date disc. The dial was baked in the oven carefully, then layers of matte varnish lightly applied, rebaked in the oven, Tamiya weathering, a rebaked AGAIN.
hands were made to look cracked and distressed. Relumed by me using Lobtime vintage lume.
Specs:
Phong case
Ruby dial
eBay handset
Swiss ETA 2824
Italian bracelet with Raffles clasp
Viet 280 end links
Bezeljuice ghosted insert
Startime caseback gasket
Case aged and weathered
The 80โs were a cool time in the Rolex watch space - the Oyster Quartz, the transition models, higher beat rates. Hereโs a fun one I had the pleasure of building.
Rolex creamy Panna Cotta dial Explorer II
Specs:
Viet case HCV
Custom made Cream dial with aged markers
Gen bezel
Gen crown
Gen crystal
Aged hands to match dial
Italian oyster on a gmt clasp
VR3186
*Not for Sale*
Greetings all!
The mods here at Repbuilds have worked hard pulling together parts to create this giveaway piece. We are nearly at 10k members! This winner will be drawn as soon as we cross the 10k mark. All you need to do to enter is comment โ10k!โ *And be a member.* Make sure to hit join at the top of our sub to qualify.
Now onto the giveaway piece:
UAE dial 1675! A RARE 1675 using some good quality parts:
Assembled by me. Unlikely Length helped source some of these killer parts!
Milk case
Vietnam red back fuchsia insert
Vietnam high quality dial
Athaya tube and crown
Raffles hands - relumed by me
Asian 2836 GMT with a custom silver brushed date disc
Raffles oyster bracelet
Clarkโs plexi crystal
We want to thank you all for showcasing your builds, your amazing work and collaboration. Good luck everyone!
Specs:
Viet case + dial
Italian bracelet with 580 end links + Raffles clasp
Startime hands relumed
Startime gaskets
Swiss ETA 2836
Bezeljuice insert
Current personal piece - did some revisions on the date disc, dial and hands.
Specs: Vietnam case, dial + hands
Gen 25-125 crystal
Gen 2484 Tudor movement
Gen caseback gasket
Cheap but comfortable nylon MN strap
Did some additional work on my personal 7021. Swapped out the date disc- it wasnโt right. Installed the correct Tudor serif disc. Also swapped the dial and new hands. I think I like the patina more. Left out the pip because these probably were beat around in real usage ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐
Viet case, dial hands
Genuine crystal
Genuine 2484 movement
Genuine gaskets
Bezeljuice insert
Early 1970 DRSD with the twin lock 700 crown. ๐๐๐๐ณ
Specs: VN case + dial from VWP
Swiss ETA 2836
Startime hands relumed by me to match dial
Bezeljuice blue ghost faded insert
Custom brushed silver DWO
Italian bracelet with 93150 clasp
585 end links
Throwing it way back to the early 60s. Back when gilt dials and radium were still used on dials ๐
This beautiful 5512 sub with an exclamation dial came out so nice. Love these.
Vietnam dial, case, bracelet - Ruby
Lots of case aging work getting those micro details jussst right
Swiss ETA 2824 no-date
Startime hands relumed by me to match the dial
Bezeljuice blue ghost faded insert
The Tudor Sub will always be my favorite vintage diver. They have so much charm to them. Finished this one today, not for sale ๐ซ
Specs
Viet case - Ruby
Dial and folded link 9315 bracelet - Kuared
Bezeljuice insert
eBay hands, relumed by me
Swiss ETA 2824 no date
Clarkโs low dome T19
Just got off the bench wrapping up this beautiful Milsub Tudor 7016. Relumed the hands, shaved some of the insert off, and installed a nice low dome T19. Tudors will forever be my all time favorite piece to build.
This one came out perfectly. What a stunning reference. So thin and sporty, not for sale.
Specs:
Vietnam case + dial (Ruby)
Italian jubilee with Sillian clasp
EWP hands relumed by me
Swiss ETA 2893 GMT
Custom Silver fat font DWO
BezelJuice faded insert
Genuine crown
Cheers!