Fahoo Forays, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/fahoo-forays/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:03:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png Fahoo Forays, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/fahoo-forays/ 32 32 Second hand snapped on my chronograph! https://rkwatchservice.com/second-hand-snapped-on-my-chronograph/ Sat, 06 Sep 2025 03:14:41 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/second-hand-snapped-on-my-chronograph.5641630/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Yeah, snapped clean thru at the disc, and now the hand ia just laying on the dial while the disc and the tail of the hand is still spinning on the pinion. I did pull out the crown to prevent any potential metal shards (there shouldn't be any, was ...

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Yeah, snapped clean thru at the disc, and now the hand ia just laying on the dial while the disc and the tail of the hand is still spinning on the pinion. I did pull out the crown to prevent any potential metal shards (there shouldn't be any, was a clean break) from getting into the movement.

I have never had anything like this happen. I was timing an event and pressed the pusher to recenter the chrono second and the hand snapped. I don't have any way of uploading an image, but I do have…

Second hand snapped on my chronograph!

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]]> Are there any brands that use a sterile dial? https://rkwatchservice.com/are-there-any-brands-that-use-a-sterile-dial/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:42:55 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/are-there-any-brands-that-use-a-sterile-dial.5636028/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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...say, with the brand's info elsewhere on the watch? Just curious. Not looking for one, but trying to reconcile a sterile Roman dial build with my desire to... Finish the aesthetics. "This is a 2025 F. P. Forays, mister, not 'a quick an...

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…say, with the brand's info elsewhere on the watch? Just curious. Not looking for one, but trying to reconcile a sterile Roman dial build with my desire to… Finish the aesthetics. "This is a 2025 F. P. Forays, mister, not 'a quick and dirty DIY job', thanks much…" lol

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]]> Leather Strap Fit/Hole Issues- anybody here know how to fill/plug a hole in leather? https://rkwatchservice.com/leather-strap-fit-hole-issues-anybody-here-know-how-to-fill-plug-a-hole-in-leather/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:32:21 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/leather-strap-fit-hole-issues-anybody-here-know-how-to-fill-plug-a-hole-in-leather.5613825/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I'm between holes and they're too close together to just punch one between them. I've already done the common sense thing and tried the tighter hole for a few days, but that's not how my watches are worn. I use the loosest hole that will allow the leather to "adhere" to my skin and keep the watch from moving. In this case, the looser hole is allowing a slight movement circumference wise, and that has to go. If I could close one off (the one closer to the end of the tongue, as the pull would...

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I'm between holes and they're too close together to just punch one between them. I've already done the common sense thing and tried the tighter hole for a few days, but that's not how my watches are worn. I use the loosest hole that will allow the leather to "adhere" to my skin and keep the watch from moving. In this case, the looser hole is allowing a slight movement circumference wise, and that has to go. If I could close one off (the one closer to the end of the tongue, as the pull would…

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