The right tools for the job!!
Just a short PSA!! The Right tools makes a build or Mod makes the hobby more fun and less headaches!! Example one…
I tried removing a cyclops on a sapphire glass by heating and at first my thought ok any heat would do right ok..ok so I used this..
A regular lighter should do right??!!… NO!
Result: a cracked cyclops not removed…
Then did more research … Butane Torch…
Results:
Took 5 seconds !! 🤗🤦♂…
The right tools makes this hobby so much fun!! Plus now have a Torch sooo much better next!! Crème Brûlée!!!!
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Jerome
If it Itches...Scratch or Buy it!!!
CT, USA
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7.25” / 18.42 cm
Things I’d never expect to find in a watchmakers toolbox:
A blowtorch😂
Amaze-balls
I tell you something your really into this home shopping ichi😂
I’ve seen people remove magnifiers with small butane torches but they leave the watch assembled!
Must damage the movement in the long run…
Did the crystal take much cleaning to get the glue off?
I tell you something your really into this home shopping ichi😂
I’ve seen people remove magnifiers with small butane torches but they leave the watch assembled!
Must damage the movement in the long run…
Did the crystal take much cleaning to get the glue off?
Nope… came off pretty clean… ck it out… I can’t stop kept tinkering with these watches kept switching cases lol…
I just wiped it with a wet cloth and came off nicely …
Now time to put this movement back together… 😖🤯…
Couldn’t say it better my self brother. Sometimes you can cheep out and get away with it but I’m finding that less to be true with this hobby. You almost always have to get the proper tools eventually anyway.
Awesome post! 🤩
Thank you for sharing this with us 🙌🏾
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Couldn’t say it better my self brother. Sometimes you can cheep out and get away with it but I’m finding that less to be true with this hobby. You almost always have to get the proper tools eventually anyway.
Awesome post! 🤩
Thank you for sharing this with us 🙌🏾
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Exactly!! 🍻
Anytime I hear crack and lighter in the same sentence I get a little nervous. 😂
Agreeed! I scratched mine so much had to get a new case cause that was the only thing I see
See works with crème brûlée … 😜🥳…
Yummy!! 😋🤤
Nope… came off pretty clean… ck it out… I can’t stop kept tinkering with these watches kept switching cases lol…
I just wiped it with a wet cloth and came off nicely …
Now time to put this movement back together… 😖🤯…
Gonna toss some eggs in there? 😉
Looks so clean without the cyclops
Looks so clean without the cyclops
You finally came alive where have been lol!! Been holding down the fort!! 🥳😜
You finally came alive where have been lol!! Been holding down the fort!! 🥳😜
Yeah I've kind of been a ghost. The past 2 months were just a whirlwind of chaos. My daughters wedding and redoing our kitchen nearly made my head explode! The dust has finally settled and I can start to take a deep breath and enjoy watches.
You're killing it on these watches you're making.... Might need to commission a whitesalmon edition😀
Yeah I've kind of been a ghost. The past 2 months were just a whirlwind of chaos. My daughters wedding and redoing our kitchen nearly made my head explode! The dust has finally settled and I can start to take a deep breath and enjoy watches.
You're killing it on these watches you're making.... Might need to commission a whitesalmon edition😀
Dude glad you’re back!! Of Course!! Just let me know… I get a kick out of searching for parts 🤭😂… I get excited when I find the right parts for the job!!
Dude glad you’re back!! Of Course!! Just let me know… I get a kick out of searching for parts 🤭😂… I get excited when I find the right parts for the job!!
Well of course it would need to have some kind of Watermelon dial and possibly fishbone hands. 39mm-40mm. I'm curious what dials are out there, this would be dangerous ground for me.I can see part of my shop being over taken by watch parts.
The bezel on the watch above is just killer!
was it a blank? Sorry I mean was this a build or mod? Also I'm still hunting for a 1977 June Seiko for you. I've run across a couple. But they just weren't Bunz worthy!
Well of course it would need to have some kind of Watermelon dial and possibly fishbone hands. 39mm-40mm. I'm curious what dials are out there, this would be dangerous ground for me.I can see part of my shop being over taken by watch parts.
The bezel on the watch above is just killer!
Dude Aliexpress is a big rabbit hole!! I recommend it lol!! 😂🥳
was it a blank? Sorry I mean was this a build or mod? Also I'm still hunting for a 1977 June Seiko for you. I've run across a couple. But they just weren't Bunz worthy!
Yup still want a Seiko 77 … 🍻 no worries the thrill is in the hunt !!
was it a blank? Sorry I mean was this a build or mod? Also I'm still hunting for a 1977 June Seiko for you. I've run across a couple. But they just weren't Bunz worthy!
It was a blank … until I filled it lol
Yup still want a Seiko 77 … 🍻 no worries the thrill is in the hunt !!
It was a blank … until I filled it lol
It's a stunning watch
It's a stunning watch
That watch is currently dismantled since I have been playing around lol… will be putting it back together again later 😜