Building A Royal Oak Homage For A Strength & Fitness CEO

In 1972 Audemars Piquet made headlines by releasing the first Royal Oak, a steel sports watch priced higher than the watches of its competitors made of precious metals. The designer of the watch Gerald Genta described the Royal Oak as the masterpiece of his career. With looks inspired by vintage diving helmets and a name from ships commissioned by the royal navy the Royal Oak was an instant classic. Over many years of production the Royal oak has undergone some changes with updated calibers, more complications, larger and smaller cases but the original design has always shined through.
This watch was commissioned by a man by the name of Braydon Barrett. Braydon is the owner and CEO of Look Like You Lift, the world's leading online strength coaching service. Braydon is a fascinating guy and I discuss his story a bit in the video but I encourage you to check out all of his social media channels for yourself. Braydon posted on a forum with an image of a Royal Oak Ref. 15510OR.OO.1320OR.04. stating he was interested in having an homage to it built. I reached out to say this would be a perfect build for the channel and I'd be happy to help. I’ve always loved the look of the case and bracelet of these watches and have worked with them before, mainly replicating the watches in the AP Openworked collection with full skeletonization. Braydon and I quickly began to discuss options. Originally we were looking to have a GMT function with this watch, but as the conversation went on we decided that wouldn’t be necessary. We discussed a few more minor things and the build was off and running. All in all Braydon was an absolute pleasure to work with, the build went well, and the watch came out stunning.
This build is powered by the Seiko NH35, though this time around it’s been modded a little bit more to include a black date wheel with white lumed numerals on the dial side as well as a rose gold decorative rotor on the backside. I’ve broken from tradition and used a black Royal Oak style dial with the grande tapisserie pattern with rose gold hour markers. Sitting atop the dial are the rose gold royal oak style hands which needed a good cleaning before they could adorn this watch. Though the main attraction for this build is the beautiful rose gold case with exhibition caseback and the accompanying iconic Royal Oak style bracelet with a twin trigger double deployment clasp. This watch was a joy to put together and the overall result is beautiful. I think well be seeing some similar builds coming up soon
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[@braydonbarrett3742]

It was awesome to work with you man. The watch has quickly become my favorite in my collection

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Thank you for the opportunity. It was great working with you as well and I'm glad to hear the watch is to your liking. Thank you again.

[@gordiefrench5342]

What a stunning watch build I had no idea that it was possible But my eyes have been opened. Glad to be one of your subscribers

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Thank you @gordiefrench5342 for the kind words, I'm glad to have you along for the ride. There's many more builds to come. Thank you for your support!

[@cumulus10]

Great build, and great video. I thought the pace was spot on. It’s just what I need to break away from the fast pace of real life. Things go too fast in the world. It gave me time to see the detail and relax at the same time. Keep up the good work, you’ve earned my subscription today.

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Thank you for checking out the video and supporting the channel. I’m glad the video was able to offer you a bit of a break from this fast passed world!

[@LR52VUU]

A breakdown of the parts and equipment to do this will be beneficial for all us enthusiast diy watch makesmyths

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Thank you for checking out the video! I'll try to be more detailed in my description of parts going forward especially with some of the more complex builds I have coming up. As for equipment I believe I discuss each tool with a bit more detail in my earliest video if you'd like to take a look at that one. Though I have purchased and upgraded some tools since then. Again thank you for checking out the video and supporting the channel.

[@______8864]

Exellent work) but why you didn’t get movement with black date ring?

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Hey thank you for checking out the build. Though there are movements that come with a black date disk changing the disk from black to white gave me a chance to showcase the process on the channel. This disk also had the added benefit of being lumed in he same color as the hands and hour markers. Thank you for your support.

[@javvaj5555]

Hey, could you make a list or what you need for this build and url links to where you got it from?

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Hey thank you for checking out the video. Parts are typically sourced from a variety of websites including namokimods, crystal times, and Lucius Atelier. If you’re looking to get into the hobby secondhandmods is also a great place to start. Aliexpress and EBay have a plethora of parts though it’s important to go through the listings carefully to be sure what you’re ordering is actually what you need. As always thank you for your support, I hope this helps.

[@sunnyrana4248]

Why do you not include the links to where you purchased the parts? It would be helpful to be able to actually source the parts too. Thanks

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Hey thank you for checking out the video. There are a multitude of reasons as to why I don't post the links however the main one being often times the item is removed or changed from the vendors landing for one reason or another causing the link to throw what is essentially a 404 code. If there is a particular component you are after please let me know and I'm happy to share. If you have any other questions please let me know. Thank you for your support.

[@James-oj8jk]

where do you get your parts? would you post a link?

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Hey thank you for checking out the video. The parts for these builds are sourced from a variety of websites including Lucius Atelier, Namokimods, Crystal times, as well as ebay and Aliexpress. There are a multitude of reasons as to why I don't post the links however the main one being oftentimes the item is removed or changed from the vendors landing for one reason or another causing the link to throw what is essentially a 404 code. If there is a particular component you are after please let me know and I'm happy to share. If you have any other questions please let me know. Thank you for your support.

[@DanCastle518]

I really enjoyed your video and details. If I could offer one piece of constructive criticism not to be mean and take it for what it’s worth but the video is very slow. Comes with time I’m sure but needs to move a little faster. Just my thoughts. But nice build and great job.

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

@DanCastle518 Thank you for watching. I see where you're coming from. I try to capture the build from start to finish which does lead to some long videos. In the future I plan on splitting them up into multiple parts in an attempt to shorten the videos and speed them up. Again thank you for your support and checking out the channel.

[@kristiyandimitrov5519]

Great job! Mind sharing where you sourced the case from?

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

@kristiyandimitrov5519 Thank you for checking out the video. The case is from a supplier on Aliexpress. Unfortunately the shop did not have a official name, though a search using key phrases like "Royal Oak NH35 case" does tend to bring up many different options. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for the support.

[@osmanidev]

@@GoldenStateWatchShop ofc ur not gona tell us where u bought it from lol

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Hey thank you for checking out the video. The case was purchased from Aliexpress, unfortunately the actual shop I purchased it from did not have a name and was just a string of numbers. Searching Royal Oak case will bring up several options from a variety of vendors. I’ve also seen them available on watch-modz.com. I hope this helps. Thank you for your support.

[@6nero]

Is this a 28mm dial w chapter ring? Or 30mm no chapter ring

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

For this build I used a 31mm dial with no chapter ring. Thank you for checking out the channel please let me know if you have any other questions.

[@6nero]

@@GoldenStateWatchShop thank you for the reply! Great build!

[@Silentjackll]

I hate to kill your flow. But you have the bracelet on backwards. This is why you struggled to get it snapped together. Nice watch though. 👍

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Thank you very much, I'll have to double check my work on some builds I have coming up. Thank you for checking out and supporting the channel.

[@user-yc1wi9de3t]

Ilia kvalito ne estas malsupera al tiuj grandaj luksaj varoj. La fortikeco kaj atento al detaloj rivalas kun la originalaj dezajnistsakoj kaj mi ne povas kredi kiom mi ?paris. ?i estas la perfekta akcesora?o por iu ajn moda knabino! Mi certas, ke mi rea?etos iujn aliajn stilojn kaj kolorojn ? nkuwan por kongrui kun miaj vesta?oj kaj ?uoj!

[@jamesblonde2271]

Didn't bother watching after the homage word but I want you to know your thumbnail title was hilarious, the pretention and pomposity you managed to radiate in that short title was genius, well done😂😂🎉 Surely the "statement" is "im too much of a loser to buy the watch I want?"

[@markharcourt2214]

Excellent build. I did the same thing in a stainless steel 39mm case, with a Grand Seiko (knock off) GMT dial, powered by NH34 luciusatelier. has the dial and hands

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Sounds like a pretty solid build! I'm hoping to pair the NH34 with one of these Royal Oak cases in the future. Hopefully I can make it all work. Thank you for checking out the video.

[@focus-digital-marketing-ai]

Interesting build. I've been considering modding some older subs but wasn't exactly sure how challenging it would be. Think I'll give it a go. Also, do you by chance have another channel? Boylei Hobbytime? the voice sounds very familiar.

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

Hey thank you for checking out the video, I'd definitely encourage you to give modding a shot. Most important thing is to just remain patient throughout the process. As for your question, though I really like the work Caleb does over there on Boylei Hobbytime, especially his swamp related builds, we are different people. Perhaps theres an opportunity to collaborate with him in the future. Thank you again.

[@focus-digital-marketing-ai]

@@GoldenStateWatchShop Thanks for the advice. I ordered some parts and tools to give it a go. My daughter and I watch his videos a lot and she actually pointed it out when you said "and I called it good" she looked at me and was like wait is he the same guy? I commented and then we did a little A B comparison and realized he always says "and I called it done" But yes the attention to detail you share would do well on a collab I think. Perhaps build a watch for his western village and he bulds the display for the watch or something would be cool.

[@GoldenStateWatchShop]

@@focus-digital-marketing-ai I'm glad your daughter caught the little nod back to his channel. I like you idea of a watch for his Imaginary Wild West world. I'll have to do some thinking and see what I can come up with.

[@focus-digital-marketing-ai]

@@GoldenStateWatchShop So I commend you. I snagged a bunch of Seiko parts before diving into some real Submariners, and I learned a few things about myself: I'm f'ing blind and lack patience. I got most of the way there-the hands were a challenge, but I managed. However, the last step of fitting the movement holder into the case with the movement totally wrecked me. I had to put it away to revisit later, lol. It's kind of a watch at this point; the crown is cut, and that went fine...

[@focus-digital-marketing-ai]

oh yea the bezel is a nightmare to get off of the Chineseium case, it was not bad on the real Submariner which I did get fitted with a new bezel.