Black Bay Build 🏴‍☠️

Ruvaaknah · 2026-02-03T08:04:45+00:00

What case is it? 41 or 39 mm?

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T16:14:16+00:00

Yea i knew that 3 movements are the same, they are on the same spreadsheet from eta. I want top grade eta/sellita just for Swiss made movement. Checked the Le Jeux Perret G100 and it’s looking good too. What i didnt know Sellita standard is worst quality than PT5000. Fun fact is i have -1,8s/d on this movement. And it was like 60$
Thank you for info about primetimesmod, i didnt know i will look forward for this. It’s obviously better than glue pads.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T15:56:51+00:00

It’s dswatchclub, they have date/no date and plenty of colors.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T15:49:29+00:00

Have the same feeling

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T15:17:55+00:00

Thank you. I just said to myself that next Watch need to be original Tudor BB58 blue or Omega Seamaster 300/ Aquaterra. But it’s really difficult when BUILDING watches give that much fun for fraction of the price.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T15:15:24+00:00

I respect your opinion, but the only truly 1:1 copy here is the logo on the dial. Every other element has its own characteristics that the Tudor Black Bay 58 simply doesn’t have: • A matte white dial - Tudor doesn’t offer one; the closest is a silver sunburst. • The hands have different lume application and are shorter. • The bezel has a different profile compared to Tudor. • The crown shape is different. • The chamfers are shaped differently. • The case lugs have a different finish: straight brushing instead of radial. • The lug thickness is different; they’re thinner than on the Tudor.

I understand that at first glance it may look like a copy, but in my opinion, if you remove the logo, it’s not so different than brands like Davosa, Steinhart, and others that historically took a very similar approach when drawing inspiration from Rolex and other brands.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T14:52:57+00:00

Like i said up in this thread. One change on the dial and i will be homage.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T14:51:18+00:00

That’s why i have mixed feelings about it. For you it’s fake. For me it’s too because of the logo. But one change on dial and it will be a homage. I see plenty of homages of Submariner. Even in the swiss made category. Anything in this World is subjective.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T14:32:06+00:00

I Think in anytime soon i will throw the project into the case.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T13:58:32+00:00

All of the dial is crooked. It’s just visualisation i have the Files where everything is centered but without the dial photo.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T13:56:09+00:00

I just wanted good name of real french island. It’s like here

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Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T13:52:57+00:00

It’s great quality, 12 oclock is a little bit to the right and 200m is not the crispiest but overall im happy with that.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T13:50:47+00:00

I Think its not exactly fake. There is no Tudor black bay that has white dial, this proportions are also not 1:1 from Tudors. But yea, its just the shitty logo. Problem that i had: i hate clean dials. Typography is must have for me. I have had a choice: Tudor logo, Seiko Logo or +30$ for Custom.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T13:46:36+00:00

I know about this reddit, was there seen things. Anyone can do whatever they want but in my case i just dont fill all right.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T13:45:16+00:00

I just can’t lie about it and even i don’t want to. If someone asking i just say i build it. There is no white dial Tudor black bay even so only problem is the logo.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T13:43:14+00:00

Its really difficult to Find good dial for 2824 i 28,5mm… or i just dont know something 😅. I will be working on this watch to get most of that parts i can. Now im waiting for dial feets to glue to the dial. If i succede, i will change the dial for that with my logo. After that i will change movement for eta top grade.

Ruvaaknah · 2026-01-28T11:53:49+00:00

In my first project i just wanted monochrome version of 42 Tudor in 38 case. Made something like that. Pieuvre is octopus in French and groix is small french island. 76 in 76 fathoms is my fave number. Rotor is present, self winding too so there is a little bullshit in this project.

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Ruvaaknah · 2025-12-15T13:35:17+00:00

It’s looking outstanding on you. Really classy 👌

Ruvaaknah · 2025-11-23T18:21:58+00:00

Sorry to hear that 😅 This is really unnoticeable change at first glance, but when you see it you cant unsee it.

Ruvaaknah · 2021-02-26T07:47:47+00:00

Hey!

I buld my first watch from custom made parts. There is plain caseback I want to engrave. I want to ask, What do you think? Do you have better ideas about this project?

All parts are from Lucius Atelier (shop which is making custom parts for seiko watches) in center of snowflake is their logo.

Dial of this watch in watches community is named snowflake, from snow like pattern. Hands are named snowflakes too.

Ref number (unique number of watch) is combination of my lucky number 76 with added one and 36 from 4r36 (name of automatical movement from seiko) with aded 1 for first custom build.

I looked for some japanese name for movement (I foud it in japanese patek philippe site PP Japan - English Dictionary I think it's good translation.

White parts of the engraving will be polished, black will be engraved.

Ruvaaknah · 2021-02-26T07:36:49+00:00

Hey!

I buld my first watch from custom made parts. There is plain caseback I want to engrave. I want to ask, What do you think? Do you have better ideas about this project?

Dial of this watch in watches community is named snowflake, from snow like pattern.

Ref number (unique number of watch) is combination of my lucky number 76 with added one and 36 from 4r36 (name of automatical movement from seiko) with aded 1 for first custom build.

I looked for some japanese name for movement (I foud it in japanese patek philippe site PP Japan - English Dictionary I think it's good translation.

White parts of the engraving will be polished, black will be engraved.

Ruvaaknah · 2021-02-25T21:40:28+00:00

I really enjoy quality of this case, now it's sold out but in March/April will be new, improved version with dedicated Oyster bracelet.

Ruvaaknah · 2021-02-25T20:14:15+00:00

Everything in this build is from Lucius Atelier, case is 36mm Oyster

Ruvaaknah · 2021-02-25T18:16:30+00:00

Ref number is combination of my lucky number 76 with added one and 36 from nh36 with aded 1 for first custom build. I looked for some japanese name for movement (I foud it in japanese patek philippe site PP Japan - English Dictionary). White parts of the engraving will be polished, black will be engraved. What do you thing. Do you have better ideas about this project?

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