ocsav1

ocsav
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7.76” / 19.70 cm Wrist
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Where can I buy a Seiko movement

Good morning, I'd like to ask for sources to buy a real seiko NH35, or NH36 or NH38. According to Seiko docs, they should have Japan or Malaysia engra...
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First repair (sort of)

Hi, I got this not working casio from ebay for 1 cent (plus shipping 😕 ) I have no idea if the movement works or not, but the obvious problem was tha...
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1st automatic

And 2 days ahead of expected here it is my first non quartz watch. Sizing the bracelet was a joy, it's the 1st time I meet one with screws. I still ha...
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commented on Where can I buy a Seiko movement ·

ok, thanks.

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commented on Where can I buy a Seiko movement ·

Thank you all. :-)

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commented on Some people don’t appreciate horology… ·

I am 58 years old, in my life I only met two persons that were watch lovers, unfortunately it was decades ago. Now, that I'm so much interested in the subject I have totally lost contact with them. 😢

PS: Your watch is beautiful. I just am not a big fan of that big hour hand.

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commented on First repair (sort of) ·

Yes, I know, the new movement is on the way, it's a cheap Epson VX3JE. I never expected to be able to reset the stem so the 1st thing I did was order the full movement.

I'm waiting for batteries too. Now for sure I will check if the old movement works before installing the new one. I would be a shame if my 1st success was totally meaningless.

I had to remove the 3 screws that hold the bridge that it's over the stem works, it was not too hard, probably I have more than 30 screwdrivers of all sizes in my home, but only 1 that it's 1mm.

But you don't imagine the fight it was to replace that screws with a highly magnetized screwdriver. It's nightmare stuff... 😀 I don't want to have to do it again, never. Magnetized tools are handy for a lot of things but NOT for watch making tasks... No sir...

Already sent for a cheap set from Aliexpress.

The next challenge will be re-installing the hands. The sub dial hands are so small that I had to use a blade to get under them in order to pop them out. It looks so easy on the YouTube videos, well, it is not !!!

ocsav1
commented on The first Iron Annie post? ·

Junkers, Iron Annie and Zeppelin are on my radar for some time, I love that type of dial design.

But I'm still buying "homage" watches, maybe one day.

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commented on 1st automatic ·

A very beginner question. Can I sleep with an automatic watch? I tend to be a quiet sleeper so I'm not afraid of damaging by knocking it in something. I just don't know if it can affect the mechanism.

But I remember that in my youth everybody removed the watch before going to sleep, after winding it of course.

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commented on Brands that have such a stupid name and/or logo you don't even wanna look at them ·

In my head I allways call Addiesdive, Adesive... :-)

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Is it a good choice for a 1st automatic watch ?

I'm considering get this heavy baby from Amazon, a bit over 100€. Do you think it's a good choice for my 1st non quartz watch ? Note: Photo is from th...
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Now I have some regrets...

I think I should have bought the gray version, this is not black enough so instead of fake it I should have gone directly to gray. There are not a lot...
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Need to substitute the subdial hands on my MTP-1375

Hi, I've been asking about this on Facebook but without much success. My problem is that I can't read the subdials because the glare on the hands is a...
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Hello friends. This baby got my eye on a 2nd hand shop a few weeks ago, for about 30€ even without knowing a thing about it I got it anyway. It kept g...
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The MTP-1375L-7AV has landed.

Arrived yesterday, e-bay used, very good condition. It was an "oh shinny" moment, placed a small bid in an auction, I was very surprised when I receiv...
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4 first

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New (to me) Orient SP

Got this baby used but in good shape. I couldn't find the retail price new but I believe it's quite cheap to start with, and I got it very cheap on a...
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