Tudor Ranger 90500, help needed regarding movement compatibility

[freebalkany]

Dear rep wizards,

I have in my possession a very nice Tudor 90500 case set. It was sold to me by a member of this forum. I have all the reasons to believe it is gen.

My original plan was to build a Ranger. I ordered a dial from raffles and serviced a genuine ETA 2784 as it is my understanding it is the correct movement for this watch.

However, after putting the watch together, I noticed that the movement sits way too high in the case, thus making it impossible to secure it to case nor fitting back the stem.

So the big question here is: why?

There are a couple of possibilities:

• 90500 and 9050/0 are different cases
• The dial should be curved
• The Tudor 2784 & ETA 2784 have different stem heights

Needless to say, I'm a bit at loss as to how to solve this problem.

Any help or suggestions are welcome.

Thank you

 

[369mafia]

Nice project.

I believe the tudor dials do have a bit of a concave shape to them . there seems to be a sizable gap between the dial and movement in the one pic. you might be able to make some room there.

 

[freebalkany]

Yes there is, but I believe it is because of the missing dial spacer.
As for the shape of dial, it is really hard to make out from pictures online.

 

[369mafia]

I would try and reduce the gap between the dial and movement. it should not interfere with the dw as long as you can see some light between the dial and dw. you should be good get it as close as possible. I think tha twill help a bit with the stem alignment not sure if it will be enough tho

@manodeoro had done a tudor ranger build using a gen case IIC and the decal free decal dial he did for the build had a curved dial
the dial he did for me was flat and it fit fine in my raffles case set.

 

[Karbon74]

However, after putting the watch together, I noticed that the movement sits way too high in the case, thus making it impossible to secure it to case nor fitting back the stem.

how many mm are we talking about ?
Can you post a side pic of the tube with the movement seated?

can you also try with another dial, and with the spacer ?

 

[freebalkany]

Maybe using this dial could solve my issue: https://www.ebay.de/itm/226009914501
It seems to have the dial feet for the correct movement (eta 2784) and the correct case number.
What do y'all think?

 

[369mafia]

Maybe using this dial could solve my issue: https://www.ebay.de/itm/226009914501
It seems to have the dial feet for the correct movement (eta 2784) and the correct case number.
What do y'all think?

it looks good nicer print than yuki or raffles.

 

[Singapore9]

Maybe using this dial could solve my issue: https://www.ebay.de/itm/226009914501
It seems to have the dial feet for the correct movement (eta 2784) and the correct case number.
What do y'all think?

That's a handsome dial. That seller has had some good stuff the last few weeks!

 

[Chyrule]

Dear rep wizards,

I have in my possession a very nice Tudor 90500 case set. It was sold to me by a member of this forum. I have all the reasons to believe it is gen.

My original plan was to build a Ranger. I ordered a dial from raffles and serviced a genuine ETA 2784 as it is my understanding it is the correct movement for this watch.

However, after putting the watch together, I noticed that the movement sits way too high in the case, thus making it impossible to secure it to case nor fitting back the stem.

So the big question here is: why?

There are a couple of possibilities:

• 90500 and 9050/0 are different cases
• The dial should be curved
• The Tudor 2784 & ETA 2784 have different stem heights

Needless to say, I'm a bit at loss as to how to solve this problem.

Any help or suggestions are welcome.

Thank you

Hi, this is the exact same

 

[Chyrule]

I was wondering if a 2824 or 2836 would fit in a gen 9050 case.?
How did your build turn out.? Interested to find out.
I was thinking of building g this same watch with a gen 9050. But I've got a spare 2832 hi beat watch I wanted to put in.

 

[freebalkany]

I was wondering if a 2824 or 2836 would fit in a gen 9050 case.?
How did your build turn out.? Interested to find out.
I was thinking of building g this same watch with a gen 9050. But I've got a spare 2832 hi beat watch I wanted to put in.

Hello, I believe the ETA2832 has a different stem height compared to the ETA2824.
That being said, from my experience, the ETA2824 will NOT fit in the 9050/0 case.

As we speak, I have a gen tudor 2784 dial in the mail. I hope to get it next week and see if it fits with my case and movement. I will report here.
Cheers

 

[Chyrule]

Hello, I believe the ETA2832 has a different stem height compared to the ETA2824.
That being said, from my experience, the ETA2824 will NOT fit in the 9050/0 case.

As we speak, I have a gen tudor 2784 dial in the mail. I hope to get it next week and see if it fits with my case and movement. I will report here.
Cheers

Yes I will be eagerly awaiting your results.
I have been finding it hard to find any information regarding the compatibility of the 2836 movement in the 9050 case.

 

[freebalkany]

Hello team,
I finally made some progress on that build.
I decided to give up on the ranger dial because I managed to get my hand on the 9050/0 gen dial for ETA2784.
For those who are wondering, the dial is indeed slightly curved in order to allow the stem to align properly.

For some reason the watch is stopping randomly, so I have to crack it open again and go back to it.

 

[Singapore9]

Looks well! I have a GEN 90520, which I am stealing the movement out of and replacing with a 'standard' ETA 2784 and I was considering a Ranger dial... but I'll stick with the original thanks to this thread!

 

[Darragh1]

Hello everyone I am not sure if this is even the right place to post this, but I am looking at the possibility of building a Tudor Ranger 9050 build. I am coming here to see if these parts would even work and if I could get advice on a movement to use + general building advice. I would get a generic strap and I would also appreciate any tips on what to look out for during the process (things that could go wrong etc). Thanks

 

[Darragh1]

Hello everyone I am not sure if this is even the right place to post this, but I am looking at the possibility of building a Tudor Ranger 9050 build. I am coming here to see if these parts would even work and if I could get advice on a movement to use + general building advice. I would get a generic strap and I would also appreciate any tips on what to look out for during the process (things that could go wrong etc). Thanks

Also don’t hesitate To let me know where to post this if I have posted it wrong

 

[369mafia]

Yes that dial will fit the raffles case.
you will need to replace the sapphire crystal for an acrylic
I would use an eta 2824 movement for your project. the dial feet will fit and presumably the date wheel with align with the date window. however the hands wont match the dial you will need to age the hands more so. I suggest you buy the dial with the white lume and white hands and then age them yourself at the same time and it will be easier to match.


IF you need more info or assistance with the build, reach out.

My small rose 7995 says hi

 

[est4129]

I would recommend the rafflesdials dial and rafflestime hands. The sword hands (tapered minute hand) are not correct for a shield dial and the lume should end halfway down the hour hand.

See: https://rafflesdials.com/27mm-vinta...t-eta-2836-or-2824-or-dg-2813-or-miyota-8215/ and https://rafflestime.com/white-metallic-ranger-hands-explorer-sub-diver-style-watch-for-dg-2813/

 

[est4129]

Here are two of mine:

This one has a gen 7995 case, raffles dial, forgot the brand of xtal but I bought it from yuki, gen crown and rafflestime hands.



The one below, a reference 90200, was done with a engraved/lightly reworked raffles case, Yuki dial, steinkruz xtal (I forgot the model) gen crown and rafflestime hands.

 

[Darragh1]

Yes that dial will fit the raffles case.
you will need to replace the sapphire crystal for an acrylic
I would use an eta 2824 movement for your project. the dial feet will fit and presumably the date wheel with align with the date window. however the hands wont match the dial you will need to age the hands more so. I suggest you buy the dial with the white lume and white hands and then age them yourself at the same time and it will be easier to match.


IF you need more info or assistance with the build, reach out.

My small rose 7995 says hi

Cheers thanks for the response, do you know if I could use a cheap aliexpress movement? And where would you recommend getting the acrylic crystal? Thanks again.