Coming back from Owls Head Lighthouse I drove by a antique clock store and made a quick U-turn and stopped in. The store is On Time. The guy who owns and runs it had some interesting clocks–brass ship chronometers and wood clocks. One clock caught …
Continue readingShrinkage–NOT the George Costanza type
One of the things I hate with solid leather bands is the lug width shrinkage. The band starts out new and fits firmly against the lugs. Over time I can see a gap between the leather and the lugs. I suspect water is the culprit. Is there any solutio…
Continue readingBreitling x Ali-Express? Nope, but a Militado Chronograph
I wanted a fun watch for this summer and picked up a Militado ML 23 a while ago. I thought I would do a review of my Militado ML 23 after spending wrist time with this bad boy. The watch has a lot of good features for little bucks. Yeah, it is a ho…
Continue readingEverest Watchworks Re-Lume Job
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…
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