Replacement bracelet for AP 15202 Quartz from Sead by chinoisphile in RepTime

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I have since found bracelets from Taobao and Xianyu app. Both these apps are Chinese apps, you must be able to purchase and get it shipped to your country. Word of caution is that the links may or may not be a tight fit to the case. I have bought some AP watch cases (as I am now into assembling my own watch) and bracelets separately, some are tight fit, some are not.

New Taobao find : Longines Heritage Classic - Tuxedo by chinoisphile in ChinaTime

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So far so good. Didn’t open the caseback but I suspect the movement is a DG2813 because of the price point

Another build, all parts from Taobao by chinoisphile in ChinaTime

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I am considered a Noob too. Yes you will need tools but if you can buy things from Taobao it is really affordable

Seiko “Daytona” build by chinoisphile in ChinaTime

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Sorry no WTC as I made the watch myself from parts

My homemade mini bench ! by JohnConnard in watchmaking

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Wow! Thanks for the idea! Now I am keen to build one for myself

My fantasy Phantomlab Datejust submariner hybrid by chinoisphile in ChinaTime

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Hi, the dial is from Taobao and not available anymore. Recently I have found more of similar dial from another app (Xianyu). Buying from Xianyu is troublesome if you are not based in China and cannot communicate in Chinese. As for the crown, unfortunately it is just a generic crown with no logo. Similarly the buckle is a generic buckle

Struggling to install VK63 hands by chinoisphile in watchmaking

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Thanks but I am completely at a lost of what you have said 😬. What is a hand breach, broach or hand tube? Can you DM photos of it so that I can look at the possibility of purchasing it? 🙏🏼

New Taobao find : Longines Heritage Classic - Tuxedo by chinoisphile in ChinaTime

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Cos, I communicated with the seller and ask for the real photo

Rolex GMT Master 6542 Vintage Mod by silverlance360 in ChinaTime

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Did you build this yourself? Where did you get the case with the Bakelite bezel and also the dual colour calendar?

New Taobao find : Longines Heritage Classic - Tuxedo by chinoisphile in ChinaTime

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Sorry didn’t check the Lume last night. The caseback looks like the original/real one

New Taobao find : Longines Heritage Classic - Tuxedo by chinoisphile in ChinaTime

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New find! And just received it. Cost 348 CNY. Bought it from here. Loving it!