6152/1 No Crown Guard builds - Ali E

[hako]

[mention]Belkin12[/mention] where did you get the T24 plexi?
NW or Athaya?
Cheers!

[atkin68]

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I think it might need an adaptor to fit 6497 stem.

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It does...it is threaded for a .9mm stem

[atkin68]

Casebacks are all custom made, stainless steel, engraved like gen.

Those are thicker than backs that comes with those cases.


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Yeah baby! You'll hear from me soon Alex!

[atkin68]

Looking amazing, these case sets pack a lot of value for their price.

Question about the Raffle crown tho, if I’m not mistaken it’s not a ‘plunger’ type crown, as in, it’s made for automatic movements... so when you fully wind you won’t be able to thread the crown without snapping the mainspring... correct me if I’m wrong?


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I checked. It is definitely a spring loaded crown. I thought the crown would probably need a stem adaptor but no other issues. I guess "freezing" the crown with glue or solder would fix this.

However, does it matter if it is spring loaded? I noticed NW’s 6152 crown is spring loaded.

I think the spring is just one element of all screw down crowns... what’s most important when it’s a hand wound movement is how the crown behaves when it’s fully pressed in, ie: it’s able to rotate without turning the stem. I thought the raffles crowns rotated the stem regardless of whether they were pressed in or not. It’s always confusing expressing what I’m trying to say when talking about screw down crowns lol


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I think it is a clutch-type mechanism you're talking about. I did not realize that was it's purpose, but it makes perfect sense.

[atkin68]

Casebacks are all custom made, stainless steel, engraved like gen.

Those are thicker than backs that comes with those cases.


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[mention]Kp0y[/mention] , who makes that crown brevet + crown pictured there?

[atkin68]

All of these cases I got came from an eBay seller before I ever saw them on Ali. They were even cheaper then and he only had them in “DLC” or rose gold. I got a few of each and stripped most down to SS, but I put this one together for my wife with a rose gold, hammered 6497. I cut the caseback into a display on the drill press cause that movement just has to be seen. It’s got a [mention]Bigwaved[/mention] dial I painted and filled, and some cheap hands I got on eBay also. [mention]Vesire[/mention] strap.





I did one with my daughter the other day too, she wanted to build her own. She painted and lumed the dial herself, and we assembled it together. Also a strap from my man [mention]Vesire[/mention] .








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[Kp0y]

[mention]Kp0y[/mention] , who makes that crown brevet + crown pictured there?

It is a stock crown that was just engraved

[Emilio]

[mention]atkin68[/mention] she definitely did a great job on the dial

[Mike08]

[mention]atkin68[/mention] that´s the spirit
this are two really special and unique pieces for your ladies!
I also made one for my wife - she never wears it

[Ciccio]

All of these cases I got came from an eBay seller before I ever saw them on Ali. They were even cheaper then and he only had them in “DLC” or rose gold. I got a few of each and stripped most down to SS, but I put this one together for my wife with a rose gold, hammered 6497. I cut the caseback into a display on the drill press cause that movement just has to be seen. It’s got a [mention]Bigwaved[/mention] dial I painted and filled, and some cheap hands I got on eBay also. [mention]Vesire[/mention] strap.





I did one with my daughter the other day too, she wanted to build her own. She painted and lumed the dial herself, and we assembled it together. Also a strap from my man [mention]Vesire[/mention] .








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I did a build with the RG case too... it really looks like a bronzo case in the flesh.




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