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Hello everyone, looking forward to enjoying the community. I've got a soft spot for Seiko watches, specifically their Kinetic line, so I'm trying my hand at collecting some and upgrading the capacitor/battery as needed. Also getting into upgrading crystals and eventually replacing the whole movement as necessary, of various other watches.
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User-filled watch database for WC'ers
Is there a user populated and maintained watches database out there, like what I've got in mind (below)? I have this idea and am wondering how many ot...
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Microscope worth it?
For the tinkerers and mechanics out there, have you invested in a microscope? If so, a few questions: What's a reasonable entry-level price? The range...
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Are you a watch driver or a watch mechanic?
How many people here work on their (and others') watches? Collecting can be a demanding and consuming job - wearing, testing, writing reviews about, buying, selling, admiring new and old pieces and le...
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Seiko dive watch crystal replacement advice
I've watched many tutorial videos on this so I think I know what I'm doing, but I'm running into some trouble, so would like some advice. I managed to...
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As a beginner, buy selectively or opportunistically?
I'm curious about established collectors' strategy when you started with this hobby. Did you choose what you bought because you knew it's what you want at that time (selective), or did you buy somethi...
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Anyone tried designing their own watch(es)?
There are products like SolidWorks, AutoDesk Inventor, and even Adobe Illustrator and other vector-graphics focused illustration programs. What I'd li...
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Coolest celebrity and watchmaker association?
I used the word "association" instead of "collaboration" because the most iconic one, arguably, wasn't official in any way. Which of these celebrity associations do people here find the most....enduri...
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Understanding Accutron movements
Please correct me if I'm wrong in my understanding that: The 214*, 218*, and 219* movements are the original electrostatic models The modern SpaceView...
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Fixed broken screw before anyone?
I've got a tiny screw that broke inside the hole. I'm asking for help here because watchmaking tools seem the most appropriate means to tackle the pro...
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