Another Moonswatch metal case project

[Caboose]

Just now looking into these, revisiting them well over a year later. Interested in building one of those white snoopies like you have @Tippyracer.

What's the general consensus nowadays of the best quality rep?

Now that watches_77 is gone, maybe swatch1?

 

[ticktockmydickdoc]

Now that watches_77 is gone, maybe swatch1?

This guy?

For those if you that seem to be doing these builds fairly regularly, would you mind posting a bulletpoint parts list that's current? Please! It would be extremely helpful for not just me but everyone else searching this thread.

It's been a little while and a lot of the links are dead.

 

[Caboose]

This guy?

For those if you that seem to be doing these builds fairly regularly, would you mind posting a bulletpoint parts list that's current? Please! It would be extremely helpful for not just me but everyone else searching this thread.

It's been a little while and a lot of the links are dead.

Yes, the Swatch1 is my preferred now. For cases, I like the Jason007 VK63 Speedmaster full build, then you just remove movement and swap in the Swatch1 Moonswatch PE50 movement and good. You do have to extend the pushers with heatshrink but it is fairly simple to do that.

 

[Tippyracer]

Titanium!



Okaayyy, it's not actually titanium... it's from AliX after all. It's some sort of coating, but it's cool! To me anyways

 

[pippo]

Cool! Must be sandblasted/beadblasted

 

[Karbon74]

Titanium!



Okaayyy, it's not actually titanium... it's from AliX after all. It's some sort of coating, but it's cool! To me anyways

I saw that case. It’s a titanium coating according to the listing.
It would look great with the new « sand color » moonswatch for a Dune based « Arrakis » concept.
I have been theorycrafting that concept for sometime now but the image has not crystallized in my head yet

 

[ticktockmydickdoc]

Yes, the Swatch1 is my preferred now. For cases, I like the Jason007 VK63 Speedmaster full build, then you just remove movement and swap in the Swatch1 Moonswatch PE50 movement and good. You do have to extend the pushers with heatshrink but it is fairly simple to do that.

Do you mind linking to Jason007's store? I've heard of his stuff for years but it's all lower tier stuff yea?

Okaayyy, it's not actually titanium... it's from AliX after all. It's some sort of coating, but it's cool! To me anyways

Could you link to that case?


Thanks for helping out guys. I'm in the hospital now and looking to purchase all the parts so I can get them right when I get home. I think I'm going to do the white snoopy on steel but of the OG Moonswatches that released the Mars was my favorite, so I might give that one a go too.

 

[Karbon74]

For those thinking about doing a Metal Mod with a gen

Here is your opportunity !!!
Thread 'Genuine Swatch x Omega Moonswatch Mission to Mercury'
https://forum.replica-watch.info/th...omega-moonswatch-mission-to-mercury.10998865/

 

[Tippyracer]

Could you link to that case?

It's from the Larimoker store :
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807896673812.html
Currently showing as just a shade over $40 USD right now! I did not pay that, I think it was about $33 for me a month ago.

Thanks for helping out guys. I'm in the hospital now and looking to purchase all the parts so I can get them right when I get home.

Hopefully you were just visiting someone and not admitted yourself!

Cool! Must be sandblasted/beadblasted

I'm not up to scratching on the case (yet, I'm not as wild as Karbon) but to me it looks like some sort of coating on the steel case.

 

[Tippyracer]

It would look great with the new « sand color » moonswatch for a Dune based « Arrakis » concept.
I have been theorycrafting that concept for sometime now but the image has not crystallized in my head yet

Are you talking about the Mission On Earth - Desert ?

Interesting, very interesting, I hope you work that out.
I bought 2 of those ti cases, I was probably going much more basic on the second, figuring it would look good paired with a Mission On Mercury black/grey/matte look.

 

[Tippyracer]

Now that watches_77 is gone, maybe swatch1?

I agree, mostly Swatch1 for me. He seems to be more expensive than most (in the low $30something USD range), but I haven't gotten anything cringe from him yet. But his shipping method is SSLLOOWW. Like boat across the Pacific slow.
I did try 2 other sellers- one of the QQ<random numbers> and while it was not garbage to be thrown in the trash, it obviously did not come from the same factory as Swatch1 gets his.
The other seller seller I can't recall the name offhand, was not a QQ. Ordered 2 watches, one was like a Swatch1, even with the etched 'S' in the crystal. The other watch was ... not. So that guy obviously sources from whatever he can get, makes me nervous, I feel like I would never know what's going to arrive.

 

[sebbou92]

My modest contribution for the moment :
I proud of myself.

 

[Karbon74]

I did try 2 other sellers- one of the QQ<random numbers> and while it was not garbage to be thrown in the trash, it obviously did not come from the same factory as Swatch1 gets his.

I ordered some from S1 to check

 

[Karbon74]

My modest contribution for the moment :
I proud of myself.

it's a great start.
check your dial alignment

it looks to me that your stem is too long and pushing the dial left

 

[fullheqls]

Hello,

Does anyone know where I can source this all black case but with gold writing color instead of white ? Back then I asked Karbon74 the modder of this beauty but it is no longer available.
I bought gold hands with Irony Chrono movement I'd like to put in ;-).

Thanks.

 

[Karbon74]

There are no gold font bezel insert unfortunately