What are you working on now?

[toofsy]

Just finished:

Case: AliE
Crown: Raffles
Dial: Belkin
Hands: River
Movement: ST 3600
Strap: Belkin (handmade)









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Hi,
Many thanks.
You’re right, the raffle crown with 0,9 mm thread.
The adapter I use is 1.2 - 0.9 mm. So it fits to the stem and the Raffles crown.
Regarding the length: yes, stem and adapter have to be adapted, shortened etc. You have to do this step by step by adapting both is small steps.
But at the end no issues.

Nice

[dj57]

Hi,
Many thanks.
You’re right, the raffle crown with 0,9 mm thread.
The adapter I use is 1.2 - 0.9 mm. So it fits to the stem and the Raffles crown.
Regarding the length: yes, stem and adapter have to be adapted, shortened etc. You have to do this step by step by adapting both is small steps.
But at the end no issues.

Nice [/quote]

…. and here how it goes/works…

[Belkin12]

The adapter I use is 1.2 - 0.9 mm. So it fits to the stem and the Raffles crown.

This is the best and the simplest solution in this situation, of course. Although keep in mind that 0.9mm stems/adapters are typically not used with 15 lignes+ (35mm+) manual winded movements. The Achilles' heel or weakest point is 0.9mm part. Most likely it shouldn't break but it's better to apply not too much efforts when winding and especially when screwing the crown in.
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[dj57]

The adapter I use is 1.2 - 0.9 mm. So it fits to the stem and the Raffles crown.

This is the best and the simplest solution in this situation, of course. Although keep in mind that 0.9mm stems/adapters are typically not used with 15 lignes+ (35mm+) manual winded movements. The Achilles' heel or weakest point is 0.9mm part. Most likely it shouldn't break but it's better to apply not too much efforts when winding and especially when screwing the crown in.
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Thank you for your valuable input as your experience here is much greater than mine.

[toofsy]

The adapter I use is 1.2 - 0.9 mm. So it fits to the stem and the Raffles crown.

This is the best and the simplest solution in this situation, of course. Although keep in mind that 0.9mm stems/adapters are typically not used with 15 lignes+ (35mm+) manual winded movements. The Achilles' heel or weakest point is 0.9mm part. Most likely it shouldn't break but it's better to apply not too much efforts when winding and especially when screwing the crown in.
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Thank you for your valuable input as your experience here is much greater than mine.

I asked because I try to use cheap crown from Alix, I had to reduce a lot all the parts (crown thread, adapter and stem) to reach the right lenght, however the crown tube is still to far for my taste, Raffle one should be a better option for my budget plan

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[dj57]

How thick is the head of your crown?

[toofsy]

How thick is the head of your crown?

It's 4mm

[pwMax]

Hi Guys,

Also working on an Ali case, grinding & sanding still in progress
To compare the original case and a similar case which I have grinded see picture
Movement bought from DJ57
Dial from Belkin12
Waiting for the hands to arrive (from Adrian)

[dj57]

Please keep us informed with the progress.

[dj57]

How thick is the head of your crown?

It's 4mm

Then it could work with a Raffles crown.