Injector, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/injector/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:03:35 +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 Injector, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/injector/ 32 32 Was out shopping…(Tudor related) https://rkwatchservice.com/was-out-shopping-tudor-related/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:38:35 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/was-out-shopping-tudor-related.5637089/ 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 popped into the Tudor dealer to look at the Pelagos and after drooling over it for sometime I saw it in the flesh and was extremely underwhelmed. Over £5k too.

Perhaps at £1500 I might have shown more enthusiasm! For £5k+ it left me feeling that it ...

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I popped into the Tudor dealer to look at the Pelagos and after drooling over it for sometime I saw it in the flesh and was extremely underwhelmed. Over £5k too.

Perhaps at £1500 I might have shown more enthusiasm! For £5k+ it left me feeling that it was massively overpriced.

Am I alone here?

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For sale: Orient Saturation Diver SD300 as new with box & papers. https://rkwatchservice.com/for-sale-orient-saturation-diver-sd300-as-new-with-box-papers/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:57:35 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/for-sale-orient-saturation-diver-sd300-as-new-with-box-papers.5619622/ 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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For sale is my Orient Saturation Diver SD300.
I bought it brand new just before the Covid lockdown, sized the bracelet for my 8" wrist and wore it once. It was then put away for the whole of the Covid period and I have never worn it since.

It is part of my large dive watch collection and as it never gets worn it's reluctantly up for sale.

Totally as new. No marks anywhere.
The bezel is the nicest to turn out of all my watches.
Keeps +1s as per my timegrapher although no guarantees about...

For sale: Orient Saturation Diver SD300 as new with box & papers.

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For sale is my Orient Saturation Diver SD300.
I bought it brand new just before the Covid lockdown, sized the bracelet for my 8" wrist and wore it once. It was then put away for the whole of the Covid period and I have never worn it since.

It is part of my large dive watch collection and as it never gets worn it's reluctantly up for sale.

Totally as new. No marks anywhere.
The bezel is the nicest to turn out of all my watches.
Keeps +1s as per my timegrapher although no guarantees about…

For sale: Orient Saturation Diver SD300 as new with box & papers.

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Is there ever an end watch? https://rkwatchservice.com/is-there-ever-an-end-watch/ Sat, 10 May 2025 02:16:46 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/is-there-ever-an-end-watch.5626495/ 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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Each time I buy a watch I think that I'll finally be happy with my collection...but nope. I never truly am.

Nothing ever seems to scratch the itch. I'm always onto the next thing before the honeymoon period has even ended with my latest squeeze.

Is there any hope?

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Each time I buy a watch I think that I'll finally be happy with my collection…but nope. I never truly am.

Nothing ever seems to scratch the itch. I'm always onto the next thing before the honeymoon period has even ended with my latest squeeze.

Is there any hope?

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Why do Seiko only put jubilee bracelets on Seiko 5 watches? https://rkwatchservice.com/why-do-seiko-only-put-jubilee-bracelets-on-seiko-5-watches/ Thu, 01 May 2025 14:46:37 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/why-do-seiko-only-put-jubilee-bracelets-on-seiko-5-watches.5625192/ 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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For some reason Seiko only put jubilee bracelets on their lower end '5' models. Why is this? I'm bored of having oysters on every single watch.

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For some reason Seiko only put jubilee bracelets on their lower end '5' models. Why is this? I'm bored of having oysters on every single watch.

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How the sweet chuff does one fit a Sinn rubber strap to the clasp?? https://rkwatchservice.com/how-the-sweet-chuff-does-one-fit-a-sinn-rubber-strap-to-the-clasp/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:02:59 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/how-the-sweet-chuff-does-one-fit-a-sinn-rubber-strap-to-the-clasp.5624038/ 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've got a new Sinn rubber strap for my U1 but for the life of me the simple task of fitting the strap to the clasp is just not happening. I can fit the spring bar into one end or the other but in no way can I fit both ends together!

I've been trying to do this seemingly simple task for 2 hours now without success. What the heck?? I've fitted hundreds of bracelets and straps before with no issues! Without resorting to ramming some kind of tool in there to help line the spring bar up and...

How the sweet chuff does one fit a Sinn rubber strap to the clasp??

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I've got a new Sinn rubber strap for my U1 but for the life of me the simple task of fitting the strap to the clasp is just not happening. I can fit the spring bar into one end or the other but in no way can I fit both ends together!

I've been trying to do this seemingly simple task for 2 hours now without success. What the heck?? I've fitted hundreds of bracelets and straps before with no issues! Without resorting to ramming some kind of tool in there to help line the spring bar up and…

How the sweet chuff does one fit a Sinn rubber strap to the clasp??

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Do these crown threads look OK to you? https://rkwatchservice.com/do-these-crown-threads-look-ok-to-you/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:16:49 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/do-these-crown-threads-look-ok-to-you.5623661/ 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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Brand new watch but the crown barely takes 2 turns to tighten. How do these threads look to you? I've cleaned them as best I can with dental floss...


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Brand new watch but the crown barely takes 2 turns to tighten. How do these threads look to you? I've cleaned them as best I can with dental floss…


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Sinn U1 not all that big after all? https://rkwatchservice.com/sinn-u1-not-all-that-big-after-all/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 05:47:07 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/sinn-u1-not-all-that-big-after-all.5622550/ 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've seen lots of posts over the years about how much of a brute the Sinn U1 is and then all the U50 threads exclaiming how glad people are that Sinn have finally released a wearable U1....

...but mine wears a bit small on me. See the first two pics. Then there's a pic of someone else diving with a U1 strapped next to a Seiko Turtle which dwarfs it. Finally there's a pic or the U1 next to a 42mm Tudor Pelagos and frankly the Pelagos looks bigger.

What gives? On paper the U1 isn't a small...

Sinn U1 not all that big after all?

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I've seen lots of posts over the years about how much of a brute the Sinn U1 is and then all the U50 threads exclaiming how glad people are that Sinn have finally released a wearable U1….

…but mine wears a bit small on me. See the first two pics. Then there's a pic of someone else diving with a U1 strapped next to a Seiko Turtle which dwarfs it. Finally there's a pic or the U1 next to a 42mm Tudor Pelagos and frankly the Pelagos looks bigger.

What gives? On paper the U1 isn't a small…

Sinn U1 not all that big after all?

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Pulling the crown on a wound movement…and then leaving it there https://rkwatchservice.com/pulling-the-crown-on-a-wound-movement-and-then-leaving-it-there/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:35:03 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/pulling-the-crown-on-a-wound-movement-and-then-leaving-it-there.5621343/ 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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Does pulling the crown out on an auto with hacking feature....and then leaving it there for days in any way damage the movement?

I'm curious because I would assume that it was bad practice but I read somewhere that when this chap took his watch off after wearing it all day he would pull the crown and freeze the movement until he next wore it so as to not lose the power reserve he had built up.

Opinions?

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Does pulling the crown out on an auto with hacking feature….and then leaving it there for days in any way damage the movement?

I'm curious because I would assume that it was bad practice but I read somewhere that when this chap took his watch off after wearing it all day he would pull the crown and freeze the movement until he next wore it so as to not lose the power reserve he had built up.

Opinions?

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Sinn external AR coating https://rkwatchservice.com/sinn-external-ar-coating/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 01:35:49 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/sinn-external-ar-coating.5621240/ 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've seen a few posts where people state that the external AR coating has a hardness of 1800 vickers yet I can find no mention of this on the Sinn website.

Can anyone confirm this claim?

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I've seen a few posts where people state that the external AR coating has a hardness of 1800 vickers yet I can find no mention of this on the Sinn website.

Can anyone confirm this claim?

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Need advice on watch boxes https://rkwatchservice.com/need-advice-on-watch-boxes/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:05 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/need-advice-on-watch-boxes.5617010/ 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 have bought 3 cases over the years to store my watches in and none of them have been suitable. As I have a large wrist none of the inserts supplied are big enough and the slots aren't deep enough. My watches end up sticking up way too proud of where they should be and they slope to the side bashing into each other due to the small inserts.

I'm preferably wanting the briefcase style with 8-10 slots but will consider any suitably sized case or box at this point!:D

Any ideas?

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I have bought 3 cases over the years to store my watches in and none of them have been suitable. As I have a large wrist none of the inserts supplied are big enough and the slots aren't deep enough. My watches end up sticking up way too proud of where they should be and they slope to the side bashing into each other due to the small inserts.

I'm preferably wanting the briefcase style with 8-10 slots but will consider any suitably sized case or box at this point!:D

Any ideas?

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