karbon74 42 Posted April 17 (edited) Did not see a topic like this, so here goes. These are some of my Metal mods using a Moonswatch rep and a AliExpress Metal case Happy to help for those who want to make one by themseves Ultraman Dark Side of the Moon Black PVD case Edited April 17 by karbon74 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karbon74 42 Posted April 17 (edited) Alaska Project Blackpink Edited April 18 by karbon74 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,289 Posted April 17 A massive improvement over the originals, great job. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ephry73 5 Posted April 17 How water tight can the cases be made? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karbon74 42 Posted April 18 58 minutes ago, Ephry73 said: How water tight can the cases be made? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Zero. Not worth the effort Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,751 Posted April 18 I like them. I probably would not do that to mine as I like the rep. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,463 Posted April 18 Hmmm, I’m sure it was fun doing the mods, and quite clever too, but I can’t help feeling that the results are neither one thing or the other now. And this post looks a lot like a backdoor marketing attempt. One photo even has a partial sales tag in it. Let’s hope not…. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,751 Posted April 18 18 minutes ago, Del said: Hmmm, I’m sure it was fun doing the mods, and quite clever too, but I can’t help feeling that the results are neither one thing or the other now. And this post looks a lot like a backdoor marketing attempt. One photo even has a partial sales tag in it. Let’s hope not…. No, I know him from RWI. He does a lot of posts about them there and helps people who want to do it.. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karbon74 42 Posted April 18 (edited) All those builds are already sold on RWI. I used pics that I had on my phone. no hidden agenda. My objective was really to start discovering RWG and this was the idea I had to contribute something meaningful that I did not find common here But if anyone feels uncomfortable, please tell me Edited April 18 by karbon74 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piccolo 674 Posted April 18 I like that Alaska one, nice work mate… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
summerrose 261 Posted April 18 Dark Pikachu...love it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splke 4,383 Posted April 18 Love the second one and the ultraman fair play to you 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karbon74 42 Posted April 18 If anyone wants to build one, I am happy to provide tips and the parts sources 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abe Fromen 1,621 Posted April 18 This is really cool. Fully removes the stigma of the rep Speedy's misplaced subdials. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karbon74 42 Posted April 18 2 hours ago, Abe Fromen said: This is really cool. Fully removes the stigma of the rep Speedy's misplaced subdials. Some reps have a better subdial placement, but still not gen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moondustesp 136 Posted April 18 Love the alaska project! Where are the bits from? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karbon74 42 Posted April 18 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Moondustesp said: Love the alaska project! Where are the bits from? You can get the moonswatch reps from dhgate. watches_77 is the best vendor. Alaska is the Mission to Mars. Then you need a VK63 case from AliExpress. Many vendors. 5 bezel insert colors exist. you need PE50 stems from AliX or eBay. PE50 is the movement of the rep. (mind you the movement subdials don’t match the gen features) You need a custom movement holder to secure the rep movement into the vk63 case. We have set up a small team US&EU in RWI where we provide those holders for free (albeit people pay shipping). Or you can 3D print them yourself depending on the case, sometimes the pushers are too short, so an adapter of sorts is needed to make the chrono work. Give it a shot. it’s a fun build and you only need basic tools. the rest is just creativity for design. Edited April 18 by karbon74 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,463 Posted April 18 6 hours ago, karbon74 said: All those builds are already sold on RWI. I used pics that I had on my phone. no hidden agenda. My objective was really to start discovering RWG and this was the idea I had to contribute something meaningful that I did not find common here But if anyone feels uncomfortable, please tell me Ah, that’s excellent. Seems like a lot of people are interested so I’ll just get my coat…. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karbon74 42 Posted April 18 4 minutes ago, Del said: Ah, that’s excellent. Seems like a lot of people are interested so I’ll just get my coat…. No offense taken mate I have also seen my share of dodgy folks barging in RWI…so I got your good intent 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shinynewbling52 178 Posted April 18 Bonjour Karbon74. Good to see you over here too and welcome. Love your Dark Pikachu and PVD Dark Side of the Moon watches. I'm sure you'll find many compatriots glad to have your help and advise. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
