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Replacing mineral glass with Sapphire or acrylic
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Replacing mineral glass with Sapphire or acrylic

I just got a caravelle sea hunter reissue, with plans to brush the lugs, do some other light modifications. Wearing it just two days the mineral glass already has a nic. It most likely got it while I was grinding out some metal for a bezel modification for another watch. But still, can't have this.

Either want to replace with sapphire or acrylic. Acrylic being the more period correct, but sapphire just being more durable to scratches. will either of these drastically alter the water resistance? I don't need 666 feet, would be fine with 333 feet.

Also, having trouble finding it, i could have sworn I had seen at least one other person who attempted or completed this mod on the reissue. Anyone help point me in the right direction?

u/Zealousideal_Film_86 β€” 1 day ago
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Hand painted 🌸 cherry blossom pt.2

It's been a while πŸ˜‰he I share my latest cherry blossom 🌸 hand painted project.

As maybe some of you know, one of my commissions went viral and archived almost 1 Mio views and almost 10k upvotes.

I'm not mentioning this to bragg, more I want you to know that I feel grateful for this community. So, THANK YOU ALL!

Without the mods, I would've never started to hand paint dials. To honor the 1st I decided to do a black version.

As usual I used a NH35 this time in combination with a rectangular case and nylon strap. Let me hear your thoughts and zoom in, cause others won't let you πŸ˜‰β€οΈπŸ™πŸ»

u/daneceo β€” 1 day ago
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[Question] How do I Join the Rotor Weight and Its Pivot Plate Back Together?

Hey everyone,

I soaked the rotor for far to long in alcohol, and it came apart when I was brushing it.

How do I join them back together? Appreciate any video or article I can learn from.

Thanks in advance.

u/JT_Socmed β€” 3 days ago
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I Did A Thing… Discuss

Seikonda Customs did the dial. The Gulf logo is also lumed. I love this guys work! Paluxey on AliX did the case. Shop1103876565 has the hands. Strap was from Amazon.

u/theloquaciousmonk β€” 4 days ago

Baltany Datejust 36mm brushed lugs

Just brushed the top of the lugs using 280grit sand paper and posished the case sides. First time trying case finishing and although the brushing could be more pronounced and directional im happy with it.

u/NewCut987 β€” 3 days ago

Vitreous Enamel Watch Dial for ST3600: Blog Post #3

Good Morning!

I have been working on creating enamel glass watch dials. Would this group be interested in following along the journey?

After creating this first dial, I thought to see if people would be interested in buying dials to make their own custom ST3600 watches. Would people in here be willing to buy these?

Thanks and enjoy!

https://preview.redd.it/vqzylm7l042h1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6eeeae039aaab804d746af68674f300a346ebd7

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u/GG_Watch_co β€” 3 days ago
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My non-identical triplets.

I love all my babies but do you have a favourite?

u/Ape-bot β€” 4 days ago
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Case for swatch windfall

Hello everyone.

Im brand new in modding. This will be my first work.

Can you help me, which case do i need for the movement of swatch windfall model?

Something that can also make useful the tachometer.

Thank you

u/tywin_lannister7 β€” 4 days ago

Custom 3-time-zone GMT build – Ronda 515.24H + personal fox emblem

Hello from Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡±

This is one of my personal GMT builds.

SKX007-style case, Coke bezel and a Ronda 515.24H quartz GMT movement. I designed it to track three time zones at once.

The main hands show my local time, the GMT hand tracks a second city, and the rotating 24h bezel lets me follow a third one.

The fox on the dial is my personal emblem, so this build feels especially personal to me.

I enjoy practical quartz watches and unusual projects that are not very common in the modding world.

The lume turned out surprisingly good, and the red GMT hand gives just enough contrast against the black dial.

What do you think?

u/Material-Praline6040 β€” 4 days ago

Quartz DIY Watch Question

Hi,

Hope this is the correct place to ask this question.

I'm thinking of assembling my first watch using AliExpress parts, as so many others.

I'm thinking of using a Quartz movement, from what I have read it requires less maintenance compared to a Automatic - but I might be misinformed.

Anyhow, I'm trying to find a Quartz movement that includes date, and none of the VH movements seems to have dates.

I saw the Ronda 515.24h, including spacers to fit it into a NH35 case.

But there are almost no dials for it.

So my questions are

A) Are there better Quartz movement that include a date? Better as in quality, more options for dials, etc.

B ) Can you use dials for other movements? E.g. a Nh35 dial on the Ronda 515.24h? Worried the date hole or the dial feet won't align.

C) If you can mix and match dials and cases, anything important I need to be looking out for?

Cost of the parts I have looked at so far

Part EUR (€) USD ($)
515.24h Movement €22 $26
Dial (incl. arms) €18 $21
Case Nh35 €43 $50
Strap €6 $7
Spacer from Nh35 €5 $6
🏁 Total €94 $110

As this is my first try, and there is a risk of me making a mistake I don't want to spend a ton.

So I'm thinking MAX 130€/150$ in total

Don't know if that is to low?

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u/Kegadk β€” 4 days ago
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{4am}

I couldn’t sleep so I built another…look out world, insomniac watch builder rides again lol…wadya think???

u/Training_Guess_6920 β€” 4 days ago

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After trying

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u/Aace_1134 β€” 5 days ago

My stealth SKX-style build – Miyota 2035 + velvet dial

Hello from Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡±

This is one of my personal custom builds.

SKX007-style case with a Miyota 2035 quartz movement, matte β€œvelvet” black dial and a red seconds hand for contrast and a bit more life.

I wanted something simple, dark and functional β€” almost like a field/pilot watch with a stealth look.

Sometimes quartz gets ignored in modding, but I really enjoy building practical watches that just work.

What do you think?

u/Material-Praline6040 β€” 4 days ago