I have a Davosa Ternos which, in my opinion, is a great homage to you know what. The one drawback I had was the lume–not so much as the brightness but the color. The original lume was C3 which, once charged by the sun or light, gave the hands and ma…
Continue readingHow to get showroom sparkle
I have noticed in jewelry stores that used watches, even with brushed lugs, have a nice sparkle–that is, nice shine and gleam to them. i saw a Blusey which is a 5 digit model with a nice sparkle to it. How do they achieve the sparkle? Thanks
Continue readingFINAL UPDATED Crystal Thickness–How measured
I have a watch with a crystal which is, I assume, boxed dome–it sticks up above the bezel by about 1.3mm and curves upwards so that the apex is about 2.25mm above the bezel. I googled the brand, a Steelflier SF733 (homage to Newman's Daytona), a…
Continue readingIs Marshall Sutcliffe the watch world version of Bob Ross?
I have watched several of Marshall Sutcliffe's videos (Wristwatch Revival) and find them fascinating and informative. What I like is how excited he gets when doing his work. Interestingly, I find his videos strangely relaxing. Is Marshall the W…
Continue readingClasp Friction Pins Removal
I am going to swap out a clasp on a metal band and will need to remove the friction pin (has a tube and two friction fitting pins for either end. This is the pin that inserts in the clasp holding the link to the clasp as well as holding the safety fl…
Continue readingBezel insert adhesion techniques
This past Saturday my bezel insert decided to pop off the bezel. It popped off unbeknownst to me and for the past two days I have been on my hands and kneels looking for it–at home and in my car. It is amazing how many dust bunnies I found and was ab…
Continue readingAbove Par Job
This watch showed up in my e-mail from Marc at Islander Watches. I am not a golfer but was intrigued and noticed the insertion of 109 yards instead of 100 meters. I was impressed with that addition, as well as the math. Nice job. The dial displayin…
Continue readingChronos: Why 30 min and not 60 min?
I have noticed a substantial number of chronographs, manual and automatic, which have a 30 minute timing subdial. This goes back to pre-WWII days up to the present. I understand the mechanics of the subdial but am puzzled why the subdial would only measure 30 minutes and not 60 minutes. Don’t get me started on why Tudor is 45 minutes. It seems logical that one hour would be a better choice. This question is for the historians out there. Is there a reason why the timing subdial for many…
Continue readingSeiko and crickets
A couple of weeks ago I sent an e-mail to Seiko’s Service Department with questions about the VK/8T movements (chronograph meca-quartz). So far, all I hear are crickets. My e-mail said nothing about their crappy bands on the watches in the price range of $150-$300 (if the Ali-watches costing well less than $100 can provide reasonably good bands Seiko should be able to do so ) or their hit or miss QA/QI (misaligned bezels, poor placement of springbar holes, etc.). I guess Seiko’s no…
Continue readingHas Invicta has been “out-uglied” by G-Shock?!
From Jody’s channel. You do not even have to watch the video to see the watch.
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