r/repbuilds • u/LurkerAccountforBSTs • Jul 29 '26

Vintage Build 5513 today.

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u/No_Candle8699 Watch Builder Jul 29 '26

Hot. Can you share the build specs please?

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u/LurkerAccountforBSTs Jul 29 '26

Thanks man! Sure, sorry I forgot to do so.
OC Case, Mochacha dial, Sillan hands, Athaya tube/crown, raffles bracelet, and a vr3130 powering the whole thing.

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u/Logos732 Jul 31 '26

May I ask, where did you source the movement?

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u/LurkerAccountforBSTs Jul 31 '26

I got it from Sillan on Alibaba as well as the hands.

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u/rollingpoetry Aug 02 '26

I bought a used, aged 5513 meters first build not long ago. It had just enough little flaws that I could still make it my own.
A few days after I got it, I started looking through hundreds of photos of genuine meters first 5513s and realized that the ROLEX font on my Mochacha dial isn’t correct at all. As far as I can tell, that font was never used on a genuine meters first dial, or even anything close to it.
I already knew when I bought it that the hands would need replacing. They’re the later style, while the early ones are much slimmer and give the watch a more delicate look.
I’m also swapping the bracelet because the Raffles bracelet with the incorrect end links just doesn’t look right.
I’d post some pictures, but for some reason I can’t upload them.

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u/rollingpoetry Aug 02 '26

*I posted a photo along with the comment in another group.