GasWorks

Gareth
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Cardiff, S.Wales, UK
7.00” / 17.78 cm Wrist
IT Manager / Tinkerer
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Recent posts

The Citizen that sounds like a painkiller...

So, it's been quite some time since I posted any refurb work. I've been a bit busy with real life - isn't it annoying when real life gets in the way o...
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NWA - It's like Seiko, but Grand

As many of you will know, I am a big fan of Seiko. I'm not blind to their faults but having owned many and refurbished well over a hundred I do feel a...
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Seiko. SS. Seventies. Sanctuary

So, the Gasworks Sanctuary has been pretty busy of late. Amongst a few simple repair jobs and the service/light polish of this rather lovely Longines....
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Recent Comments

commented on Your favorite Seiko 5? ·

I own three...

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But I've refurbished over 60... the 70s Seiko 5s are genuinely special (IMHO). A small selection of those I've rescued below..

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...and so on... 🤣

commented on Who is your favorite watch related you tuber? ·

TGV

..and my friend Joe, the Nekkid Watchmaker. The inspiration behind so much of what I do at the Donkey Sanctuary

commented on hakki501's WRUW ·

This little watch gets so much love. I remember very clearly working on it and thinking - "this is lovely... I might have to keep it" - I'm so glad I didn't. It's found its perfect home.

commented on New Erebus watch ·

Certainly prefer it to the diver but it's a bit too formulaic for me and lacking in soul. A bit like a boy band. Looks good, ticks all the zeitgeist boxes but in 10 years time no-one will remember it.

commented on mixlet's WRUW ·

Love that. Looks in great condition too.

commented on Have you ever “impulse” bought a watch? ·

This...

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If you're gonna do it, do it right 🤣

commented on GasWorks's WRUW ·

Not sure if the "lugs" reference works outside the UK. 🤣

More posts

Gasworks Charity Auction - Step #1

So, after a wildly popular poll with a massive 38 votes (there may be sarcasm involved here) Gasworks Charity Fundraiser https://www.watchcrunch.com/GasWorks/posts/gasworks-charity-fundraiser-315948 I...
66 votes ·
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Gasworks Charity Fundraiser

So, a little while back we auctioned a watch kindly donated by Greg (Aurelian) which was bought by Kevin (SpecKTator). Prior to that we auctioned a watch built by yours truly in conjunction with the W...
37 votes ·
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Diran Adopts a Donkey...

So, I've met lots of good people through the inexplicable love of watches we all share. One of them is a thoroughly decent chap by the name of Diran (...
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Circula SuperSport Review

Before we start, let's be clear - I am not a reviewer. I am, in fact, to reviewing what Taylor Swift is to space exploration. I've actually been meani...

Circula SuperSport

4.6 Avg. Score
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Another day, another donkey...

So, I picked this little chap up off eBay just before Christmas... It didn't look too bad in the pictures but was sold as a non-runner. How bad could...
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Why not doughnut

Best collaboration ever? 🤤 🤤
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Little Donkeys, on a dusty road...

So, alongside the Mondaine... https://www.watchcrunch.com/GasWorks/posts/not-just-a-one-trick-donkey-269069 ... here's a few other bits I've been work...
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