The 34mm thread...the red-haired stepchild of the Oyster Perpetual family.

[Poppleropples]

In case anyone is interested, I got a 34mm Rolex case from Raffles today and it seems a little different from previous ones I’ve had. The crown is more squat, and to my eye, more similar to gen, it actually looks a lot better.

The case back is also a touch deeper that might help those who’ve had trouble with rotor rub, and the lugs look maybe a bit different but I’m struggling to put my finger on it.

Pics below (it’s a ranger but with a Raffles Rolex crown). And case backs in the air, the deeper back is the new case.

 

[alvinleeryan]

received today… many thanks to @pompompurin for the expert assembly. Gen 1501 case set and dial, 2824 clone and a cheapo jubilee. Love it.

 

[369mafia]

7909

 

[79tom]

7909

gen?

 

[369mafia]

gen?

YES

 

[Timmer]

May I ask what movement it has, does it hack, and if you know if there are used/rep movements available at a reasonable cost?

 

[Poppleropples]

34mm Air King completed. I love how the dial changes with the ambient lighting, lovely thing…. Nightmare build though, you know when you just muck up and make a silly mistake? I got the hour and minute hand misaligned, then when removing the hands I accidentally slid the Burgeon dial cover under a couple of indices and popped off the applied markers! They were a pain to sit on the dial again, oh man that wasn’t fun haha.

 

[alvinleeryan]

managed to change the crystal and get a better picture. Once again thanks @pompompurin for the build, very happy with it!

 

[369mafia]

Genstine Commando build.

Gen 6426 complete. with 1225 cal movement.
Mochacha commando dial
raffles hands. - custom fit - (not easy , lots of fiddling. )
as close to the real thing as you can get.
ps. yes I noticed the screw was loose I am glad I opened the back to take the pic.

 

[AllanV]

Genstine Commando build.

Gen 6426 complete. with 1225 cal movement.
Mochacha commando dial
raffles hands. - custom fit - (not easy , lots of fiddling. )
as close to the real thing as you can get.
ps. yes I noticed the screw was loose I am glad I opened the back to take the pic.

That movement is beautiful! It’s the same cal. as in the Oyster Precision 6426 I believe.

 

[369mafia]

May I ask what movement it has, does it hack, and if you know if there are used/rep movements available at a reasonable cost?

It has the cal 390 I believe and it does not hack.
I dont know of any ... when I first got this watch 5 years ago I read that alot of people buy them to salvage the movements for their vintage tudor subs like the 7928

Check ebay...lose movements are most often missing parts or need a service.
best to buy a complete running watch for the movements.