[Pompompurin's] Let's build a Rolex Submariner 1680 using a Milk case

[vcelkama]

Hi, does milk case accept eta movements with higher stem height of 2.25 mm (2836, 2846) or rather a lower one of 1.8 mm which is a spec for gen 1575 movement ((and also some eta such as 2824 or 2842)

Thanks

 

[pompompurin]

Hi, does milk case accept eta movements with higher stem height of 2.25 mm (2836, 2846) or rather a lower one of 1.8 mm which is a spec for gen 1575 movement ((and also some eta such as 2824 or 2842)

Thanks

Milk 1680 case accepts ETA 2846 and 2836-2. It works perfectly for me.

As listed in my first post:

Ingredients:
- Milk 1680 mid-case
- Milk 1680 case-back
- Aftermarket insert with service fonts (not pictured)
- Vietnam pip from Ruby (not pictured)
- Vietnam bezel assembly from Ruby
- Vietnam T19 from Ruby
- Vietnam Rolex 1680 dial (no-lume)
- Replica Rolex 704 crown (RSC sometimes swap 704 crowns and 7030 tubes into vintage subs; therefore, this is still within gen spec)
- 7mm tube
- Rafflestime hands
- Rafflesdial movement ring (not pictured)
- NOS ETA 2846-2 lowbeat movement
- MMM (MyManMatt from Repgeek) open 6/9 DWO (the best open 6/9 dwo currently available, although not cheap)

Also, all gen-spec cases that are made for 1570 / 1575 movements can accept ETA 2846 or ETA 2836-2.
Some people can make it fit and some people cannot: what matters is the skill and the tacit experience needed to make it fit.

For your inspiration, here is a gen 1500 case (which originally uses 1570 movement) with an ETA 2846 inside.
- Gen everything (including the 7835 bracelet and hands)
- Modified ETA 2846 lowbeat movement (to fit gen hands and to remove the quick-set date function, like a gen 1570 movement)
- Cartel open 6/9 DWO
- Modified Helenarou movement ring

 

[GIG]

Beautiful build!

I picked up a lot of tips from your build. I hope to attempt a build like this very soon.

 

[1amdeadwood]

pompompurin, pm'd you about a build. let's get you some Rainbow flip flops

 

[Thrasher]

Your builds are my inspiration

 

[Dizzy]

@pompompurin final thoughts on the milk 1680? How do the crown guards look? I'm about to order one soon.

 

[pompompurin]

@pompompurin final thoughts on the milk 1680? How do the crown guards look? I'm about to order one soon.

They need opening up for sure.
As for the external shape of the crownguard, a little bit of dremel work wouldn't hurt.
More importantly, making a plexi fit the milk 1680 case can be tricky. I use Clark tropic 127 with gs hypo