NEW! 1675 GMT case set offering from Raffles.

[deadaglev]

I so feel you guys.
what should have been a fun and quick project turned out to be a never ending job for several months
I am never satisfied with anything. Secone caseset, second bezel assembly, about the fifth inlay, second movement, endless sets of hands, third datewheel, I have an army of crystals sitting on my desk and nothing is perfect at the end. I think i worked about 10 times on the crown guards alone, beeing extra careful to never take too much away.
I am almost glad that i switched to my summer 126000 right now as a daily beater to avoid working on my 1675.
Got some stuff to do in the real world too

 

[EnryDJ36]

Yes, that's it. They don't go to the bottom. They adapt to genuine and milk case. I'll have to file the inside of the horns a bit 🫤. I tried 2 différent pairs

My solution already used on Oyster bracelets with Raffles Endlinks is to work the rear of endlink to reduce the distance between the interest of the spring bars and the case with line and a cylinder of the same diameter as the case covered with abrasive paper. Finally, the tubes for the bars are reinforced with laser welding. The fitment is practically perfect

 

[EnryDJ36]

Raffles endlink fitment after sanding rear edge

 

[Danza1813]

Sternkreuz crystal is pretty poor, I’ve used polywatch to take out some scratches but this ice effect appears to be coming from inside the glass as the outer side is polished. Going to upgrade to a Clarks.

 

[Singapore9]

Brand new? I'd send them a pic and get it swapped! Haven't seen this before but does look like one from a poorly polished batch!

 

[WatchN3RD]

Sternkreuz crystal is pretty poor, I’ve used polywatch to take out some scratches but this ice effect appears to be coming from inside the glass as the outer side is polished. Going to upgrade to a Clarks.

Is there any chance the crystal fit too tight, or you heated it accidentally, maybe by polishing by power tool?
I can't stand the acrylic crystal gamble we take every time we put one on, but I ask about heat because I've had hairline cracks or that ice effect happen to me. At the time, I assumed it was from poor quality or poor fitment mixed with crappy plastic not being able to properly expand and contract (or excess heat causing expansion and contraction). Might be a faulty crystal either way, but I know heat can do that. Also had some fit fine, and then start to crack days later.

 

[Yellowhammerwatches]

Side note. Is the 2836 the best GMT movement I can use (other than gen) for this build? I don’t know what my problem is but I cock up the keyless works on those movements at least 2/3 movements. I’m pulling the stem at the winding position but apparently I’m not holding my mouth just right when I reinsert the stem (with release pressed). I hate this fucking things. Is the DG3804 more idiot proof? I’d love an NH34 but I’m not going to the trouble that brave would did a few pages back. Just want something tougher to mess up.

 

[aphmars13]

Side note. Is the 2836 the best GMT movement I can use (other than gen) for this build? I don’t know what my problem is but I cock up the keyless works on those movements at least 2/3 movements. I’m pulling the stem at the winding position but apparently I’m not holding my mouth just right when I reinsert the stem (with release pressed). I hate this fucking things. Is the DG3804 more idiot proof? I’d love an NH34 but I’m not going to the trouble that brave would did a few pages back. Just want something tougher to mess up.

It's in the winding position. But when you put the stem back in. It must be long enough and go all the way to the bottom , It often happens to me when I've adjusted the length of the stern too much that it doesn't go all the way to the stop and I I disassemble and reassemble the keyless work. I hope my sentence is correct. Otherwise @Karbon74 will take back my English.

 

[sting]

thank you!
raffles case, dial & hands
nh34
gmt hand is from phylida (yes it sounds like a new std... they make homage watches and have a store for parts on alix and ebay.)
gen 531 crown
phong bezel
service insert

Was it difficult to get the Raffles dial, to fit a NH34?

 

[Yellowhammerwatches]

It's in the winding position. But when you put the stem back in. It must be long enough and go all the way to the bottom , It often happens to me when I've adjusted the length of the stern too much that it doesn't go all the way to the stop and I I disassemble and reassemble the keyless work. I hope my sentence is correct. Otherwise @Karbon74 will take back my English.

I never even got that far yesterday before I messed up the keyless works

 

[Yellowhammerwatches]

Am I correct to assume once I swap the stock crystal for something else, that the Raffles bezel assembly won’t fit anymore? I snagged a cheap 116 from Ewatchparts on eBay. Cyclops alignment looks good but the raffles bezel assembly ain’t going over this crystal now.

 

[Glengooliebluu]

Am I correct to assume once I swap the stock crystal for something else, that the Raffles bezel assembly won’t fit anymore? I snagged a cheap 116 from Ewatchparts on eBay. Cyclops alignment looks good but the raffles bezel assembly ain’t going over this crystal now.

Hey mate i used a cylindrical file and just went around the inner diameter of the raffles bezel assembly, worked fine. And i could still use the included raffles crystal if need be.

 

[WatchN3RD]

Am I correct to assume once I swap the stock crystal for something else, that the Raffles bezel assembly won’t fit anymore? I snagged a cheap 116 from Ewatchparts on eBay. Cyclops alignment looks good but the raffles bezel assembly ain’t going over this crystal now.

Someone had (at least temporarily) good results with the WSO/ewatchparts crystal; however, my experience is that they are possibly too tight on the rehaut and HUGE on the outer diameter of the crystal. Seemed like a regular sized bezel might only go halfway down the distance it should. Almost like the crystal profile should be shaped like a cylinder but it's a fat triangle.

Raffles assembly is garbage, but in my experience the crystal was genuinely sized. A properly dimensioned crystal shouldn't be squeezing "a tight seal on a whale cock."

 

[369mafia]

Recently finished this 1655 using the raffles GMT case

next to my first 1655 using a rep case of unknown origin - the raffles case is meant for a gmt so it is more svelte , but it feels so nice on the wrist comparingly



Those crown guards are ALOT OF WORK!! not perfect but I am satisfied for my first attempt at them.

mk 5 on left mk2 on right

 

[1016 lover]

IS there Somewhere a good tutorial for a gmt 2836 conversion, i have a swiss eta 2836 and thé diy gmt kit, but not sure that my 2836 will be compatible, i have a cover on the hour wheel

 

[1016 lover]

ok, found

How they make a 2836 GMT movement

The only GMT movement that ETA produce is the 2893. Enterprising folks in far off countries have modified 2836 movements for quite some time with a homebrew GMT complication added to the movement. I recently transferred all the modified parts over from a clone 2836 to a low beat 2846 for a...

forum.tz-uk.com

 

[Karbon74]

Recently finished this 1655 using the raffles GMT case

next to my first 1655 using a rep case of unknown origin - the raffles case is meant for a gmt so it is more svelte , but it feels so nice on the wrist comparingly



Those crown guards are ALOT OF WORK!! not perfect but I am satisfied for my first attempt at them.

mk 5 on left mk2 on right

Where did you source the bezel?
Phong?

 

[aphmars13]

In progress

 

[369mafia]

Where did you source the bezel?
Phong?

Dial and bezel are from Kuared.

 

[369mafia]

In progress

good progress!! Looks good!