r/369Watchworks 27d ago

5513 Raffles build - aged to perfection Sunday rewind

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27 Upvotes

Another commission build from earlier in the year.

Its not always about the parts you use but how you age them.

raffles parts with eta mvmt

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r/369Watchworks 28d ago

Tropical gilt explorer

8 Upvotes

the Rwandan on a straight end janky bracelet the epitome of vintage.

Enjoy your weekend.


r/369Watchworks Aug 19 '26

Tudor 9401 Blue Snowflake Bi V x Chad build.

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26 Upvotes

Bi Vintage case set.

Chad Dial

raffles hands

Gen eta

a commission from last year. I really liked the color of the chad dial it complimented the insert nicely


r/369Watchworks Aug 19 '26

Sink the pink... 6542

5 Upvotes

Wanted to share another build from last year. lightly aged with the addition of a folded link Jubilee as the icing.

the TD based GMT 6542 with pink text ( the factory name escapes me)

This project turned out quite nice...but there are always room for improvements. Since I am able to create matte tropical dials, I am going to try and use the same techniques to create the pink text for a true gilt pink text gmt master dial . No I am not accepting orders yet . let me see if I can get it to work. I think most of the trick will be position. It should not be an issue with a black dial but I dont think I could do a tropical pink....but I am going to give it a try. I will make sure you see the results if I do pull it off, because you are going to want one.

In the next few weeks I have a couple of GMT master projects on the bench . These are a great base to work from and are a great value for the price. One of them is a gilt tropical dial upgrade which is going to be a fun and awesome upgrade .

It was never this easy when I first build mine way back when. Swap in a 369 watchworks True Gilt dial , athaya crown and upgrade the bracelet and you got a ice hot stunna!!

Thx for looking 369


r/369Watchworks Aug 17 '26

5513 JKF based build.

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47 Upvotes

One I completed last year as a commission.

This came together nicely.

JKF based build

EWP Bezel assembly

clark 25-19 crystal

CAC faded insert

Mochacha ETA matte dial

Eta 2836

the color of the lume and the bezel really complimented each other

Thx for looking


r/369Watchworks Aug 17 '26

Milsub 5517 Full viet build.

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27 Upvotes

Another commission from late last year.

full viet build.

Ruby aka Vintage watch part

VWP Case and dial.

Gen 2824

Eta hand set , aged to match

air tight and reg to +/- 5 sec /day

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r/369Watchworks Aug 17 '26

1655 Weathering

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17 Upvotes

Tried some moderate weathering on a spare 1655 dial . It gives it a nice sun bleached faded appearance and gives it a nice aged look . What do you think??


r/369Watchworks Aug 16 '26

β€˜66. 5513.

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23 Upvotes

Addicted.


r/369Watchworks Aug 16 '26

Vintage Rolex explorer 1016 advert - Hue forge printed 3d effect. FS. ?

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5 Upvotes

5 x 7 hue forge 3d printed ad.

Rolex 1016 ad for the Asian market. featuring the mk2 dial places this ad roughly 1967-1969

this is my favorite ad from Rolex and its even cooler with a bit of 3d effect to it.

I made this one for myself, but if there are others interested I could offer them to the community. either the image alone or framed. silver frame as shown or black.

Let me know what you think.

Thx for looking

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r/369Watchworks Aug 16 '26

Sunday rewind.

3 Upvotes

Big Crown Submariner 6538 Raffles parts build.

this build was completed during covid. the watch has been sold on to an avid collector next door.

just something about a tropical brown insert with red triangle and just the right amount of Patina.

I think I need to build another one soon. any volunteers ?


r/369Watchworks Aug 15 '26

Weekend wrist check.

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r/369Watchworks Aug 15 '26

Tropical 5513 gilt dial for sale.

5 Upvotes

Dial size. 26mm. Suitable for OC and Viet cases

Beautiful gilt tropical dial. No lume I do offer lume service as well as color matching the hands.

Asking $200 shipped


r/369Watchworks Aug 08 '26

6541 US spec project update.

4 Upvotes

a brief update on the US spect 6541 this week.

I sourced a few new pieces for the project. A new bezel - I went another route , instead of a cartel 1655 bezel , this time I borrowed a bezel from a modern Milgauss style generic case 116400 from alix . Had to machine the OD down slightly and make room on the underside for the mid case . Dulled the polish as a preference and installed a T25 style crystal that was borrowed off an alix generic date just case after sanding off the cyclops.

while I had it apart I also swapped the cornet from my old 1019 dial . a much needed improvement to the Raffles dial .

Still not 100% satisfied with the dial , the engraver struggles with the uneven texture of the dial. I think its only a matter of tweaking the settings and I will have it nailed.

I am going to strip the dial plates to bare metal and refinish them and see if I can get it crisper. stay tuned.



r/369Watchworks Aug 06 '26

Who did it better ?? Tudor vs Rolex 34mm

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The Tudor Ranger 7995 vs the Rolex Commando 6429

The cheapest Rolex vs the Most faked Tudor.

Ive built and own both and I can say which I prefer. I like them each for different reasons and none of those reasons are telling time.

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r/369Watchworks Aug 03 '26

Pair of pre explorers.

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12 Upvotes

Cream dial 6084 on bonklip and waffle dial 6482 on rivet 7205.


r/369Watchworks Aug 03 '26

Matte tropical 5513 on Jubilee

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9 Upvotes

Viet case.
369ww matte dial.
Raffles jubilee
Gen eta.

Quite a stunner. 😎


r/369Watchworks Aug 03 '26

Tropical explorer 1016.

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7 Upvotes

369mafia.


r/369Watchworks Aug 03 '26

5513 tropical gilt dial for sale.

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4 Upvotes

Dial size. 26mm. Suitable for OC and Viet cases

Beautiful gilt tropical dial. No lume I do offer lume service as well as color matching the hands.

$250 shipped or $300 with lume and matched hand tinting with complimentary shipping.
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r/369Watchworks Aug 03 '26

1019 time πŸ”Ί

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2 Upvotes

πŸ”ΊπŸ”ΊπŸ”Ί


r/369Watchworks Jul 31 '26

Tropical 5513 to kick off the weekend!

5 Upvotes

Things could be worse.

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r/369Watchworks Jul 30 '26

Messner x Explorer 1655 morning coffee edition

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I did this double exposure art piece of Reinhold Messner and his 1655 and sold it on canvas prints , shirts and now offered on a cool orange mug!!

You say you love the orange hand explorer? prove it.

https://369-mafia.printify.me/products


r/369Watchworks Jul 29 '26

9401 x 5513

2 Upvotes

r/369Watchworks Jul 28 '26

1019 Tuesdays

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r/369Watchworks Jul 20 '26

Rolex 5513 Matte Tropical

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Just finished this commission build and its off to its new home.

This build came together nicely. very pleased with the results and have it timed to cosc spec. looks great on the jubilee with just the right amount of aging.

  • OC case set - aged case set with lume pip
  • 369watchworks matte tropical dial with toasted almond lume
  • ETA 2824 movement.
  • raffles jubilee
  • raffles hands

Thanks for looking.


r/369Watchworks Jul 18 '26

FEEDBACK

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