What kind of watches do you have?

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by rb

Had that same tag about 5yrs ago. Sold it for $500. The tritium hands are fragile as fawk lol.

I'll be extra careful with the hands!

I'm guessing the service went pretty smoothly otherwise? Seems pretty straight forward looking at the docs, there's just a LOT of gears due to it being a chronograph

This one runs, but does lose time and some of the hands either don't reset properly or don't move at all. So I am thinking it needs a full clean and lubrication, and the non working hand probably needs a new coil. The pusher is kind of fucky too, but probably just dirty.

A coil is about $10

They want you to use thinner oil than 9010 but I'll probably just use 9010. I do have 8000 which is the correct viscosity, but the service time on that is much shorter.

If it comes down to it (and I fuck up the movement somehow), a new movement is about $100. It would be the newer model too, which has better accuracy and is thermocompensated.

[rb]

Yeah, It's pretty straight forward. You can try it on a demagnetizer to try to fix the stuck hands. Worked for me a few times on some older junk quartz chronographs

[sonick]

Picked this up for $15 at a random vintage sale this weekend. Caught my eye as I love the mid-century modern shape and typography of the numerals, as well as the lume.

Had to tweak the time adjustment a bit but it seems to be holding time decently well.

I have it on my office desk to keep track of time during work; the loud ticking makes me feel like I am in a Christopher Nolan movie and is quite meditative.

[sonick]

Timex has been killing it

First this panda chrono

https://www.instagram.com/p/DH_J78iR...RlODBiNWFlZA==

And just announced this 200m diver

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIT0WdSt..._web_copy_link

[68style]

They're on like a 2 year roll... great designs and pulling stuff from their history.

[SkinnyPupp]

They have a CF version too (well "extended carbon fiber" so a cheap version but whatever)

It's something I've been appreciating lately; CF dive watches are really cool

[Badhobz]

Yes timex is back baby !!!! Although my Waterbury chronograph is a piece of shit for build quality. It’s still a nice piece to look at.

That desk clock looks like a paneri inspired dial

[SkinnyPupp]

Timex did the thing! Plastic dive-looking watches!



The good: Unlike the Blancpain or whatever, it's only $130

The bad: It's not waterproof at all

[68style]

My pick in the colourful dive watch category is the Bulova Snorkel line:

https://www.thetimebum.com/2025/02/bulova-snorkel.html

[68style]

Vancouver Timepiece Show is in Vancouver this weekend.

Anyone planning to attend?

https://www.timepieceshow.com/

[Badhobz]

not me, it looks super douchey and full of weirdos. IF you were in town, id probably go with you. IF you were in town... BUT YOURE NOT YOU DAMN CALGARIAN bastard you

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

not me, it looks super douchey and full of weirdos. IF you were in town, id probably go with you. IF you were in town... BUT YOURE NOT YOU DAMN CALGARIAN bastard you

Perfect place to show up decked out in Costco/Kirkland gear and a Patek and Daytona on both hands.

[SkinnyPupp]

Timex with another nice release, a remake of a 1977 model. Has an acrylic crystal too

[Mikoyan]

Originally Posted by 68style

Vancouver Timepiece Show is in Vancouver this weekend.

Anyone planning to attend?

https://www.timepieceshow.com/

Edit: Tickets claimed by father in law.

[bcrdukes]

Asking for a friend: What polish do you guys use to remove scratches?

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Asking for a friend: What polish do you guys use to remove scratches?

Depends on the surface you're polishing

[bcrdukes]

The case

[sonick]

Picked this up over the weekend

YouTube (Short URL)

Gonna get a leather cuff strap like Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Asking for a friend: What polish do you guys use to remove scratches?

lawl, i use this. mothers mag polish!

https://mothers.com/products/mag-alu...Mc4ZgD_Mp7XxIP

[rb]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Asking for a friend: What polish do you guys use to remove scratches?

2 that I use for quick touch ups. They are more for bringing out shine than getting out deep scratches
* Cape Cod polishing cloth
* Autosol

for actual polishing
* Diamond polishing compound, Jewelers green or red compound & a dremel polishing wheel

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

The case

Good timing, here's a video of polishing a case without machines (polishing starts at around 35 mins in)

You can see the challenges that will come up, and a lot of the time the solution is "a lot of fucking time"

YouTube (Short URL)

[roastpuff]

Cleaned out my closet and found this guy. I forgot I had it.

[Badhobz]

^YOU GUANGDONG HOARDER !!!!!^

"cleaning" out your closet and not remembering you have such a nice piece of a total Guangdong hoarder move.