Buy fake IWC or Longines watch case, that is probably your only choice.

 

Thanks for the suggestion! But won't those the sized for cheaper (and thicker) movements like the eta 2824?

 

Companies are going to make cases for movements that are more readily available and abundant in the marketplace.

You are the first person I've seen mentioning that movement and the size is smaller than the current standard cases being produced.

Any case you find is going to be sized accordingly to fit that movement.

Maybe sell it and buy the ETA or you buy a stem extension and make a movement ring to fit cases designed for larger movements

DON

 

I haven't bought the movement just yet, I just wanna build something with it because I like it. A better, cooler version of the already sexy 2892-2.
Given the lack of cases I'm looking into designing and 3d printing my own...

 

I found that Fortis used an A10 movement with a movement ring. Based on the movement size and case it's in. I'm guessing a 34 mm case.

Anything after that. Probably going to need an extender for the stem

DON

 

Ickler makes a few cases available to hobbyists, including 39mm, 37mm, and 32mm cases for the 2892A2. According to Ickler's web site, the 37mm is "currently not available" but the 39mm appears to be obtainable. It is polished, however.

 

Kaboom25, just FYI Soprod has recently introduced "P" series movements that are drop-in compatible with the 2824 in terms of case and hand sizes. They sacrifice the thin profile but seem to be one of the few ways us hobbyists can get hold of top-grade adjusted movements. The p092 is actually rated to +/-4 sec/day.

 

In the end I ended up biting the bullet and blowing close to 300USD on the Ickler 39mm case. Man did that sting.
The pain mostly went away when I received it. The design and finishing is AWESOME, and i'm loving the watch I built out of it.
I'm so in love with the case I'm contemplating one of their 40mm diver cases for my next build. Those are even more expensive though, pushing 400 bucks + shipping just for the case. At that price I would fully expect the bezel clicks to be as crisp as nuclear power plant's ON button...

I know, I know, that bracelet is really really crappy... It's just a 6$ Aliexpress Special while I hunt down something more appropriate.

I'm really digging how it turned out, I can't seem to take it off my wrist. It's amazing how different a 9mm thick, all-dial watch feels coming from really chunky divers and chronos with big bezels. I'm really enjoying the Soprod precision too. It still needs to be regulated so it's running 10s fast, but its running 10s fast in all situations. I put it on the timegrapher and the biggest positional delta is right around 4 seconds. Very very impressed. I expect this to regulate down to +1s/day, just the way I like my movements running, with no trouble at all.