NEW! 1675 GMT case set offering from Raffles.

[1016 lover]

I am Desperate to find a crystal that out diameter could fit my viet bezel assemble, 30.3mm, 116 usually have a 30.2mm diameter

 

[Repplay]

Vietnam, i source two from bivintage, not pricey but sadly only one full bezel assemble fit m'y 116 crystal, have to find a 116 crystal with 30.3mm diameter

gorgeous! love the look of the dial....is viet as well? did you do some aging or is it like that stock?

 

[cradle101]

Work in progress.

- Raffles case
- Rics bezel assembly (including insert). I don't really like the insert though.
- Crystal from Ebay (posted 4 or 5 posts earlier in this thread).
- Rep crown from Taobao, which is ok for now. Waiting for a gen one.

Bezel works perfect and is a great fit. The crystal is indeed too loose (as mentioned earlier), and I still have to find a proper solution to make it fit properly to the case.

Any thoughts on the crown guards? I'm getting a bit OCD here. Are they too 'beefy' still?

 

[369mafia]

FYI

The raffles 1016 36mm case back does fit the raffles gmt master case.

that is alll.

 

[EnryDJ36]

Work in progress.

- Raffles case
- Rics bezel assembly (including insert). I don't really like the insert though.
- Crystal from Ebay (posted 4 or 5 posts earlier in this thread).
- Rep crown from Taobao, which is ok for now. Waiting for a gen one.

Bezel works perfect and is a great fit. The crystal is indeed too loose (as mentioned earlier), and I still have to find a proper solution to make it fit properly to the case.

Any thoughts on the crown guards? I'm getting a bit OCD here. Are they too 'beefy' still?

Looks good

 

[Miloski]

Work in progress.

- Raffles case
- Rics bezel assembly (including insert). I don't really like the insert though.
- Crystal from Ebay (posted 4 or 5 posts earlier in this thread).
- Rep crown from Taobao, which is ok for now. Waiting for a gen one.

Bezel works perfect and is a great fit. The crystal is indeed too loose (as mentioned earlier), and I still have to find a proper solution to make it fit properly to the case.

Any thoughts on the crown guards? I'm getting a bit OCD here. Are they too 'beefy' still?

Thanks for posting pics of Rics bezel, I was thinking about getting one but had not seen one installed, it looks good. BTW, the crown guards look good, maybe open the bottom opening a little with a diamond file so it’s less angled but not flat? Just my 2 cents. Great work so far!

 

[weldergeoff]

Just wondering if anyone has used one of these on the raffles case and if it’s a good fit and worth while ewatchparts 1675 bezel assembly.

 

[EnryDJ36]

Just wondering if anyone has used one of these on the raffles case and if it’s a good fit and worth while ewatchparts 1675 bezel assembly.

If you want to mount a quality assembly bezel, forget about Ewatch parts and mount a Viet.
I have purchased several times from Ewatch parts and the quality is generally low

 

[cradle101]

I'm decently satisfied with my bezel from Ric's (which fits a Raffles case). However, it's quite shiny (i.e. it's polished and looks brand new). Much more so than other alternatives.

Any tips on how to dull the bezel (not the insert, just the bezel ring)?

 

[EnryDJ36]

I'm decently satisfied with my bezel from Ric's (which fits a Raffles case). However, it's quite shiny (i.e. it's polished and looks brand new). Much more so than other alternatives.

Any tips on how to dull the bezel (not the insert, just the bezel ring)?

To make it dull you could use an abrasive sponge such as 3M Scotch Brite

 

[WatchN3RD]

Just to show the different magnification between gen and your? crystal. Since you are adamant there is no difference...

This is a learning experience for me, but I never really cared about cyclops magnification. I'm all about that classic bevel and making sure the cyclops is not too far right. More perfect, more better!

But check out the font differences here. The date wheel would spin backwards... wouldn't work; however, there is a giant difference between a real 1675 datewheel and a Hz6460 datewheel based on a 3135.

I never noticed until I had them next to each other in reality. I was shocked. Wondering if any others may have overlooked this. Almost tempted to try a custom extra fat font overlay.

 

[EnryDJ36]

This is a learning experience for me, but I never really cared about cyclops magnification. I'm all about that classic bevel and making sure the cyclops is not too far right. More perfect, more better!

But check out the font differences here. The date wheel would spin backwards... wouldn't work; however, there is a giant difference between a real 1675 datewheel and a Hz6460 datewheel based on a 3135.

I never noticed until I had them next to each other in reality. I was shocked. Wondering if any others may have overlooked this. Almost tempted to try a custom extra fat font overlay.

Sure, but you don't have to use the overlay wheel in the first photo but the ones like on the Raffles website with the 6 and 9 open. It has them both like your original one with the 3 flat top and the rounded one

 

[WatchN3RD]

I'm talking about the size and fatness of the fonts. So some of the Raffles have a larger text?

 

[EnryDJ36]

I'm talking about the size and fatness of the fonts. So some of the Raffles have a larger text?

Not too big, but the fatness also depends on the year of the watch. If you look on the website www.gmtmaster1675.com, the fatness of numbers of the datewheel varies based on the various Marks.

 

[CustardXCream]

did you have to sand or file the CAC insert to fit?

 

[369mafia]

 

[The_scotsman]

The fade on that bezel is class

 

[aphmars13]

Where do you get a good bezel that fits
to replace the raffles?

 

[cradle101]

Where do you get a good bezel that fits
to replace the raffles?

Milk or Rics. If you're talking about the bezel assembly.

 

[aphmars13]

I don't want an insert, I want the bezel. Does Milk sell bezels separately?