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    general questions re build your own

    I think a few people on here have built their own from stock cases and sterile dials etc

    Who are you using for obtaining cases and movements?

    I am beginning to wonder if I might try this out, using say a milsub case like this - 160778023509

    What about water resistance, if you've built a sterile sub, say, have you had it tested, and to what tolerance?

    cheers

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    general questions re build your own

    Look for eBay seller Raffles-time. Ken can supply most of what you want as a package - case/dial/hands/movement etc etc.

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    Re: general questions re build your own

    Quote Originally Posted by simes
    Look for eBay seller Raffles-time. Ken can supply most of what you want as a package - case/dial/hands/movement etc etc.
    Cheers, is Ken one of the better options?

    Could it be assumed to turn out water resistant still? The other option is perhaps buying in the components, then having them professionally assembled.

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    general questions re build your own

    I have some big 45mm cases, dials hands ect that I could put a kit together for you of you want something different than a sub. Needs a 28xx movement that I could find as well if you want. (oh an these are Swiss cases that I collected while in grenchen early this year)

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    general questions re build your own

    I wish I'd known that before!

    My bits are en-route from Singapore at the moment - although I'm using my own movement - ETA 2824-2.

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    Re: general questions re build your own

    +1 for Ken's stuff, he doesn't say a lot but he answers emails quickly and posts stuff rapidly with the most amazing stamps on them!

    If you like that sort of thing.... :D

    Not sure about waterproofness but I'm really pleased with my build.

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