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Rotated use of Miyota 0S10 in Welder Watch

I was recently doing a regular battery change on a friend's Welder watch. After putting the case back, I noticed that the second hand was not working....
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Got my first VD57 for a bargain price.

We are living a great inflation here in Turkey, so sometimes one can catch great deals since some stores had a few number of stock remained in their d...
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Greetings from Turkey!

Hi everyone, it's Turan from Turkey. I was already into watches for a long time but in the last 4 or 5 years, it increased gradually. Now I have a mod...
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Recent Comments

commented on Homage or just copycats? ·

I have very mixed feelings. I think they are better than fake (so called "replica") watches, however naming the company after a high-end super-sports car manufacturer, which is named after the surname of its founder feels very cheesy. 

But the build quality is great, especially for the price. If the branding was different and designs are a little bit original, it would become one of my favorite brands.  

commented on New member introduction and special gift ·

Welcome here, have fun 👍

commented on a post ·

What are you planning to do? Imho, never start with a valuable watch. Your probability of screwing it is around 92.8%. 😂

commented on Very Colorful Seiko 5 Sports Limited Edition Models ·

I like colorful watches and I like limited edition watches. Seems suitable for me 😎

Actually, I build my collection mainly based on colors and I decide whether buy a watch or not wrt this. So I am 100% sure that I do not have a green dial on purple nato strap watch 😂

commented on Hi Everyone ·

Welcome aboard!

commented on Resurrect a watch (replace mouvement) and need help :) ·

Changing the movement of a watch itself requires a bit of hands-on experience. However, to change it with any other movement than the original one is very, very, very difficult. By saying difficult, I am not implying physical skill, you need to do a lot of research and even trial and error. 

You cannot use the old hands, you need to get new hands for the new mechanism. Height of the hands must fit under the glass. 

You cannot use the old stem, and need to adjust the new stem and re-install to crown on new stem.

Last but not least, you need to find a proper adapter ring (to hold the movement steady inside the case), which is maybe the hardest thing to find.

So my advice, never try it. If the movement inside the watch is not working, replace it with a new one. If you are not into watchmaking, changing the movement with a new one itself is enough challenge.    

commented on Hello from Singapore ·

Hello and welcome!