37mm skeleton dials

[Mellons]

Anyone got a source of 37mm skeleton dials for eta 6497 movements?

[dj57]

Sorry, I deleted my answer since the dials I found were ~39mm

[Tanukjaju]

Custom? Or are you looking for something specific?

[Fizzzz]

Which case will you use?
Main constraint with 6497 skeleton dials is the feet position: it will hardly let a 29.5mm window to see the movement...

[Mellons]

Im thinking new river bronze subbie case with 6497 movement..

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145023956936?mk ... media=COPY

[Fizzzz]

Im thinking new river bronze subbie case with 6497 movement..

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145023956936?mk ... media=COPY

Nice case, it seems to fit 0.4mm dials,
but dial window is approx 33.5mm only, and it's a plain caseback,
so may not be ideal to highlight a skeketon IMHO ...

[Mellons]

Im thinking new river bronze subbie case with 6497 movement..

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145023956936?mk ... media=COPY

Nice case, it seems to fit 0.4mm dials,
but dial window is approx 33.5mm only, and it's a plain caseback,
so may not be ideal to highlight a skeketon IMHO ...

Yep need caseback also… might have to go fizzz on this one!

What dial do you think would compliment this case?

[Fizzzz]

Im thinking new river bronze subbie case with 6497 movement..

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/145023956936?mk ... media=COPY

Nice case, it seems to fit 0.4mm dials,
but dial window is approx 33.5mm only, and it's a plain caseback,
so may not be ideal to highlight a skeketon IMHO ...

Yep need caseback also… might have to go fizzz on this one!

What dial do you think would compliment this case?

Oh, I wasn’t trying to place a custom dial there
I had other solutions in mind, but these won’t fit this case.

My personal taste about skeleton movement is “more is less”
I mean: I prefer to see the whole movement, naked.
Most existing 6497 skeleton dials are a visual pollution for me, hiding half the movement.
So if I have to design a dial, I opt for the most discrete ring as possible or just index bars, depending on the skeleton design curves.
Which movement will you use to match this bronze case?

[Albatross]

There are 6497 movements out there that are skeletonized. I built this back in the day with one such movement. I then bought a Chinese skeleton dial and cut elements out of it to implement in my build. Try to find one of these movements. It was out of 1980s pocket watch.



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[Mellons]

Nice case, it seems to fit 0.4mm dials,
but dial window is approx 33.5mm only, and it's a plain caseback,
so may not be ideal to highlight a skeketon IMHO ...

Yep need caseback also… might have to go fizzz on this one!

What dial do you think would compliment this case?

Oh, I wasn’t trying to place a custom dial there
I had other solutions in mind, but these won’t fit this case.

My personal taste about skeleton movement is “more is less”
I mean: I prefer to see the whole movement, naked.
Most existing 6497 skeleton dials are a visual pollution for me, hiding half the movement.
So if I have to design a dial, I opt for the most discrete ring as possible or just index bars, depending on the skeleton design curves.
Which movement will you use to match this bronze case?

The 6497 i think i will stick with atm- caseback may be tricky to find for sekeleton, ill see if anything fits this when i get it