olympusdaytona8 4 Posted July 11, 2023 For those of you that saw my JLC Master Geographic conversion, I decided to pop the movement and bezel out of my 2016 Panda build... all it would need is a donor mid-case to cut up (or a DIY spacer), extended pushers, and a stem extension! Thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,302 Posted July 11, 2023 Working subdials? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympusdaytona8 4 Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, TheOtherSpareGinger said: Working subdials? My memory is foggy but I believe the garden variety Venus 175 based ST19 Daytona Rep just has a decorative 6:00 chrono subdial. Whenever my mid-case shows up for modification, I'll add the chrono pushers and a crown at 3:00 to the pocket watch case to retain function and just glue the crown in at 12:00 for decoration Edited July 11, 2023 by olympusdaytona8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buddhabar 4,557 Posted July 13, 2023 It usually happens that the opposite is done... a pocket watch is transformed into a wrist watch. Good idea yours. Can you share pics of the Elgin movement please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympusdaytona8 4 Posted July 28, 2023 On 12/07/2023 at 21:09, Buddhabar said: Can you share pics of the Elgin movement please? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
romanler 0 Posted July 28, 2023 A perfect combination. On 12/07/2023 at 05:57, olympusdaytona8 said: For those of you that saw my JLC Master Geographic conversion, I decided to pop the movement and bezel out of my 2016 Panda build... all it would need is a donor mid-case to cut up (or a DIY spacer), extended pushers, and a stem extension! duck life Thoughts? A perfect combination. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympusdaytona8 4 Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) I decided to keep the T&Co as a wrist watch, rebuilt the 1933 Elgin with 1932 donor parts, and converted my 6263 using a round white gold filled pocket watch case instead! Bezel was aftermarket, purchased in 2016 off Ebay from Hong Kong, dial was from Jewelry & Watch in Vietnam, ST19 based Daytona was purchased from Mary in 2015, and I cut up a new mid-case so I can still revert the build into a wrist watch with a little elbow grease if desired. Enjoy the photos: I don't own a drill press so it won't have chrono pushers for a while... but at least crown at 3:00 is fully functional! Edited July 28, 2023 by olympusdaytona8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,302 Posted July 28, 2023 I'm going to try and be very mature about this. That looks lovely. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FudgyDocker 3,505 Posted July 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, GingerHuw said: I'm going to try and be very mature about this. Not saying that the last thing that the model needs is an additional focal point? But, yeah, watch looks good.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deju 1,883 Posted July 28, 2023 I always wanted to do this with a panerai! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted July 28, 2023 Amazing work! Very impressive and different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daffy 105 Posted July 28, 2023 Hey, my subdials are up HERE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abe Fromen 1,623 Posted July 28, 2023 Nice job, but I'm not feeling it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,302 Posted July 29, 2023 I think we need more pics. Just to be sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philiusmaximus 5,064 Posted July 29, 2023 There's a watch in the last pic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,302 Posted July 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Philiusmaximus said: There's a watch in the last pic? No idea. That's what I need to check. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buddhabar 4,557 Posted July 30, 2023 On 28/07/2023 at 09:35, olympusdaytona8 said: Very nice....I love the pocket watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
