Thinking of "making" a watch

I bought this with another watch from an antique mall and this one kinda works. It runs but something is wrong with the crown when setting it. It only cost me $10 and $12 for the battery change so not much invested in it.

I like the case and the wear on it and want to wear it. So I am thinking I want to keep the case and replace everything else. I am thinking a mechanical keeping the day date look and basically changing everything else. The dial same color but sterile, maybe new hands, slightly bigger crown, and bracket. Basically a frankenwatch that will say with me.

Does anyone have any experience with this and have any tips and pitfalls for me?

Thanks for reading

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Looks like a cool watch, and super cool that it comes with a Jubilee-style bracelet! Your search for a mechanical movement will be physically restricted to the movement dimensions (diameter, height) in order to fit in the case of the watch you currently have, and I haven't seen too many salmon colored dials with a day-date movement for cheap. But if you have dimensions for the inner diameter of the case, and whether the dial comes through the front of the watch (crystal side) or through the back of the watch (case back side), then those details will also be important. Might be a lot of work to take on though.

If you like this look and don't mind getting something else instead, it will be easier to buy an existing mechanical watch that has a lot of aftermarket support for it, say for example the Orient Kamasu. There are also some popular modded Seikos (search Seiko 'Datejust') that look pretty similar to this,