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Post pics of your watches Part II
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In 2018, I bought this Seiko Kinetic 5M82-0BA0 watch and also purchased an extended 5-year warranty.
Every year around February, I encountered issues with it. I brought it back to the shop; they sent it away, and after 2 months, it was back again and working for another 10-12 months.
This year, the extended warranty expired, so I tried to fix it myself. I watched a few YouTube tutorials, bought the recommended tools, and here we are.
Changed the battery capacitor.
So far, so good
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Can never get a good picture on the wrist showing the true colour of the dial. Bought from my dealer (@fulladapipes ) a few years ago. Still have it mate 😄
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Its amazing how many tiny bits go into a watch. There aren't enough carrots in the world to bring my eyes up to reassembling this. How the likes of @IrishPlayer are able is a wonder.
(This is what was disected https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203543433624 )
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This arrived back this morning after being away to have a regulation issue sorted.
Have put it on a NATO that I'm trying in a single pass config to keep it from sitting high on the wrist. I like the result and will be picking up a more congruent strap asap 😉
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I go single pass myself every so often B. Really makes a diff with overall height on wrist(now this is how daft we watchnutz can be 😁). EG today, on my travels in deepest Wickalaaw, when the sun was still out:
Swapped out its usual 'Expandro. Made in West Germany' 60's bracelet for a (proper GOAT, Made in Wales, to UK mil specs, accept no substitutes dammit 😁) vintage Phoenix G-10. they age like an old pair of quality jeans. An 18mm on a 20mm lug. I kinda like the look TBH. You see it a lot with original issued watches, before we got precious about it being just so. In the flesh it really matches the grey ghost bezel to a tee. Collar and cuffs as it were.
Had a bit of an oopsie with this very watch a fortnight ago, which involved me and it getting an almighty feckin clatter(I came off worst to be fair) and me having to dive in under the bonnet to sort it. Involved lots of camomile tea and prayer. These Valjoux 23/72 movements have long been described by respected watchmakers as real tractors. Can confirm. Built like Ukrainian tractors. That tow tanks.
Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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I'm thinking of maybe getting a new hornback strap for my Blancpain. Nothing crazy, a plain black one. Only thing that has me wavering on going hornback rather than belly? Is, would hornback be ok at 20mm/18mm strap size? Would the larger block of scale, be overpowering on a 38mm watch?
I'm still on the hunt for a deployant class too, but given the price of even just SS Blancpain one? It may well be a generic one.
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I tend to spend a little time every once in a while browsing the "fakers" on Reddit and RWI.
This morning I stumbled across a thread from a guy who has a serious grá for Panerai. He must have dropped at the very least, mid-5 figures on the collection of fakes, fugazi, replica and Franken-fakes displayed here. Along with even more money, effort, time and honestly regarding the cabinetry, no small measure of skill.
I can't fathom going to this level of effort, for fakes. Yes I get that some, this lad included, will say they love the look and whatever else. But? They are fakes, if you like the look? Buy an homage?
I mean I am hugely impressed by the sheer effort, but? I can't square away that effort and obvious pride in what he has gathered together, with the fact that they are all fakes. Beautifully presented, but much like a silk rose and the real thing?
They are very different things. 1 has an ineffable beauty and the other looks nice but is soulless, scentless and a bit meh🤷♀️
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Ah now Harry, buying a Seiko and transforming it into something you want? Is night and day different from dressing up a fake.
From your own builds and experience, surely you can appreciate that? I mean yes, one can dress up a Seiko, but more often than not, is such a mod ever presented as anything other than a Seiko? Indeed, surely there is a massive sense of pride both in one's own skill to do it, and in the end result.
I've not built a Seiko(yet, it's drawing me in more and more lately, your fault😉) and I've only built 1 watch, and that is very much an Omega homage. I picked a Hangzhou 6460 GMT and struggled far too long with switching the datewheel.
I'm proud of my awful effort, I hand on heart say it's inspired by my pre-ceramic Seamaster. Yes I even have a nice 12 slot watch tray in my dresser drawer that does a nice job of displaying my watches. I can even understand the joy that comes with putting stuff you love/collect on display. Both in the pride of ownership and wanting to share your love of whatever you've collected. I have a couple of collections that I display, and I love the sense of being my own docent.
I don't or at least, I can't square that pride, with creating an honestly better than retail/boutique level of display for a collection that's primarily fake. I mean the craftsmanship on that cabinet, and indeed the eye for design and detail, is exceptional.
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I finally got around to getting this serviced and a new (spurious) crown fitted. This was my grandfather's; bought in the 60s I believe. My dad never wears a watch so gave it to me. I have the box, but unfortunately the bracelet is long lost. One of those stretchy/pinchy ones apparently.
Quite a bit smaller than what I usually wear, but a very nice heirloom to have been given.
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Have this 30+ years. If it's a bit odd today, it was really weird for a 20 year old to wear something like this back then. 😁
I didn't hear the term 'trench watch' until after the interwebs came along. I knew it was as old as the Easter Rising(hallmarked), but didn't know that men's wristwatches hadn't been around that long, or much of anything else tbh. The only brands I knew were the ones in jeweller shop windows, or magazine adverts. Vacheron Constantin? Who? Is he some fashion designer? 😁 The only inkling I had of the Swiss mechanical revival was ads for IWC's DaVinci in the Sunday Times magazine. Quartz was still very much king. The early days of the web were a revelation as far as finding even the basic stuff out.
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Bought a new to me, regimented Sinn butterfly clasp and tegimented bezel today 😁
I can take or leave the white Silicon 🤨 but I've been humming and hawing over the new style clasp for ages and managed to a deal that costs less than the "new" claps price that covers strap, clasp and bezel 😁
An early(very) birthday present to myself. The bezel can swap into my U2-SDR so I can go with the black bezel or just plain old bead blasted steel and the strap can be used on any of my 4 Sinns to dress them up for Halloween 👻🎃
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