Take any mechanical watch whatever country made it and give it a service and regulation. Right out of the box the Chinese movements are well designed...
Built this chrono from parts. Im sure the case is a Daytona clone and I sourced the VK63 here in Canada. The other is my watch winder 3.0 run with a h...
https://www.jomashop.com/rolex-air-king-automatic-black-dial-mens-oyster-watch-m126900-0001.html how is it Jomashop has all these New Rolexes? I thoug...
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OldSnafucommented onKeep Your Self-Winding Watch Ticking with a Watch Winder·
Diy final version
My timer is set at about 6 hours and does not completely wind them up. $50.00 bucks worth of hardware.
OldSnafucommented onSeiko Prospex Alpinist SPB121/ SPB209 VS Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38·
There is a better chance the Hamilton will be more accurate out of the box. It has a solid movement and is steeped in history. The Seiko is just an improved Seiko 5.
They make a far smaller around 39mm gmt with that same movement also. That thing is a dinner plate with hands.....wow At the very least its a conversation piece.
OldSnafucommented onHow durable is a mechanical watch?·
A watch can survive a lot but longevity could be shortened because of it. The balance would be the weakest point even though it has shock settings. You can not argue with physics or gravity.
Now the watch orientation is correct and angle. Next is to pretty it up and add a timer to it for number of revolutions. Its very quiet and cheap to b...
This is the 1st rendition of my watch winder. cost around 60 bucks except for the timer. just gotta check rpm's and adjust the timer to 500 rpm to sta...
So far the cheapest way to get a 2824 movement is buying a Certina ladies watch from Jomashop. All the stuff from china can not be trusted and I suspe...
I got a cheap Chinese quartz watch from Wish.com for 15 bucks and put a Swiss Ronda 505 movement in it from Perrin because I do not trust the Swiss mo...
I installed tritium tubes on the hands and took off the second hand. I put lume paint dots for hour markers and ground off the crown guards. Watch was...
Has anyone tried the Aliexpress SW200 movements? They claim to have authentic swiss movements and their clones. I don't trust Aliexpress much. Perrin...