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Great macro shot of a Grand Seiko on reddit today. Thread here
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/dyjrql/grand_seiko_macro_shot_of_the_sbga415_winter_dial/
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I made a post a while back about re-luming my Sinn as it'd had been left in a drawer by its previous owner for nearly the entirety of its life and the hands in particular had serious issues with dead spots and blotching.
Wibbs, our doyen of tinkering re: lumes did advise how difficult a job it could be.
I thought with quite a bit of modelling and electronic soldering experience, that it couldn't be "that" tricky!
I was wrong!
I've a head mounted magnifier/illuminator, I went and bought some extremely fine brushes and disassembled the watch to get to work!
Wibbs is right, its an absolute bollox of a job to to right!
No matter what method I tried, brush marks in particular were a pain in the hole!
Then I hit upon an idea, the lume I'm using came in a syringe.
I have some precision application tips for syringes, usually used for glues.
Tried it, and it worked
For precise fill, excellent control and no brush marks.
In dials with recessed lume location or with defined areas with a border, it gives an in my inexperienced opinion at least a great alternative to us poor brush handlers.
The tips I'm using are usually used for precision glue application in medical device construction.
I have a pile of them, if anyone needs or wants any?
Drop me a PM and I'll post some on.
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Oh yes it is B. Hence I only ever attempt lume that was originally done by hand in the early days of lume(or hands, they're easy). At least then if it goes badly it looks like the original painter had a bad day.its an absolute bollox of a job to to right! The precision application tips is a great idea. 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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Oh yes it is B. Hence I only ever attempt lume that was originally done by hand in the early days of lume(or hands, they're easy). At least then if it goes badly it looks like the original painter had a bad day. The precision application tips is a great idea.
I just had the Mrs bring home a box of the extra fine ones today so I have a surfeit of them if anyone wants one
The kinked tip on the dispensing tip gives great control of the fluid, it really is an ideal tool for "flood" application.
Happy to share as I have more than I'll ever use.
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Love the GLX-5600-1J for fishing. I refuse to buy them new and just pick them up from eBay for around $35.
First one is stock
My second one, I picked up a new bezel and strap for $20. The grey bezel and strap are from the Hawaiian floral series.
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Hmmm thats actually something to think about, thanks.Love the GLX-5600-1J for fishing. I refuse to buy them new and just pick them up from eBay for around $35.
First one is stock
[img]https://i.imgur.com/vyey3ub.jpg[/ig] My second one, I picked up a new bezel and strap for $20. The grey bezel and strap are from the Hawaiian floral series.[/img]![mg]](https://i.imgur.com/h4TqrmZ.jpg[/mg])
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Repair, replacement will cost way more.
Pick up an NH36 and throw it in, about £30 from Cousins UK or $40 on eBay. .
Well, I eventually got round to having my orange monster repaired. I used a repair/upgrade service from ebay.
I had the movement replaced with an NH36, new sapphire crystal and seals fitted, tested to 10 bar.
It was more expense than I had planned, but I've enjoyed the watch for nearly 20 years. I thought about all the places I've been with it on diving trips and I figured the sentimental value was worth the spend.
I've also ordered a replacement bracelet for it, the flip lock on the old one pops off, this is the third bracelet for it.
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A German friend has done me the service of sourcing me a H-Link tegimented bracelet for the Sinn...
I just have to make sure Mrs Banie01 doesn't find out I just dropped 200 on a strap...
She won't buy it being a 50% saving as an excuse
I know that feeling:o It is easier hide a bracelet than a bloody big clock that I'm not allowed hang on a wall till the 25th of January. Something to do with feng shui
Enjoy the bracelet, looking for a Damasko one, but the €600 price tag for a new one is just crazy for a cheapskate farmer like me.
On the plus side I bought a used Barbour jacket on ebay and she hasn't copped it yet.......
well I do have 8 of them;)If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.
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Wild stylewhat is wrong with people on adverts.ie these days ?
this week ive had one lunatic who everyone around here knows pretending to be bark and jack wanting to meet up for a face to face deal lol and now someone else moaning about my listing style
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Digging this 71 Seamaster.
https://www.brereton.ie/watches-c12/omega-c36/omega-jedi-seamaster-1971-chronograph-gents-watch-p460
Seems to be a good few variations of it.
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Not anything super fancy but I really just like the look of these two Casio Edifice watches. I don't have any from that range in my collection as I've never really found a style I liked but I think these two are quite the lookers. They'll probably both end up in the collection but which one first folks?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079FKCKHT/?coliid=I39WI3SCQOWZBE&colid=2TGM19YIO46KL&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079FWBC1X/?coliid=I1Z10FYK9PB8W0&colid=2TGM19YIO46KL&psc=1
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Saw one of the new Seiko 5 divers with the SKX007 case last week in Belfast. Tried on the one on mesh. £270 said he'd do it for £240 without me even asking. Really liked the mesh bracelet. Didn't really like the white chapter ring though prefer the black or navy that are all one colour they don't come on mesh though. Still prefer the original SKXs but they are going for silly money now really should have bought one years ago. Will probably wait till these new Seiko 5s are available on creation for less than €200 preferably closer to the €150 mark!
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=494853&stc=1&d=1573310954
See they are starting to drop in price on Amazon Uk Orange on a bracelet is cheapest at about €225 at the minute but some of them have been as low as €200 Have set up price trackers on a few preferred models (Use the Keepa browser extension it's brilliant for amazon you can see price history and compare prices across all amazon regions)
Preferred models are the Pepsi and Navy ones. The one I tried on above is growing on me though. If any get a good discount I'll probably bite. I'm really starting to like the green one SRPD77 with the textured dial the more pictures I see of it.
Tried on the plain black one in jewellers in Dundalk last week he had this too. The new Seiko 5's are nice but not a patch on this SRPD21K1. Bit over my budget though
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