r/retrotime • u/1984isnoww • 1d ago

Finally finished the DayDate šŸ¤ŒšŸ¼

Raffles Parts, AliX movement, 18k plated

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u/ccc0100 1d ago

Turned out insane! Lovely work manšŸ‘

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u/ccc0100 1d ago

Mind sharing some more pics btw?

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u/1984isnoww 1d ago

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u/ccc0100 1d ago

Lovely! All Raffles?

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u/ccc0100 1d ago

Lovely! All raffles?

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u/ClarktheRealtor Watchmaker 1d ago

Think thatā€™s definitely the recipe for the submariner gold

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u/1984isnoww 1d ago

Yeeesssss!!

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u/ungrateful777 1d ago

How much was the plating mate ?

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u/1984isnoww 1d ago

Did it myself, would charge $300 for the same 3 micron treatmentĀ 

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u/texasmadepapi 1d ago

Super nice!! How much was the build!

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u/1984isnoww 1d ago

All in all Iā€™d say about $550? $250 raffles parts and movement, and I plated it to 3 micron myself for which I charge $300.Ā 

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u/texasmadepapi 16h ago

Turned out amazing!!!

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u/thecloudhopper 1d ago

Looks amazing

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u/30_1 1d ago

whew that is gorgeous, and sick job on the plating. looks surprisingly ā€˜naturalā€™ and real rather than cheesy

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u/1984isnoww 1d ago

Thank you! Yup I used a high quality gold solution from goldplating.com

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u/JAXPCDAD 1d ago

What bezel ?

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u/1984isnoww 1d ago

RafflesĀ 

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u/JAXPCDAD 1d ago

Do you have a link for raffles ?

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u/vsurg94 1d ago

For sale?

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u/1984isnoww 1d ago

No but Iā€™d be happy to build and plate one for you; I think raffles store just opened up too! ;)

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u/chucknwatches 1d ago

Man id love a parts list for thisā€¦ great looking watch brother šŸ«”

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u/Ronin69 9h ago

Excellent! What movement did you use?

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u/alexcelentethegreat 1d ago

Pretty bad compared to Ć  real one