What watch you're wearing?
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Master WIS
Vostok Amfibia for me
MrThompsonR
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Just finished a 12s Waltham pocket watch conversion… According to the serial no. it dates back to 1919. It still seems to keep good time.
Side by side with my 10s Arnex conversion…
Side by side with my 10s Arnex conversion…
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Master WIS
That is a nice watch! Seems like an ómega Rolex build. What brand is it?
MrThompsonR
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It's my Borealis Sea Diver modded with different dial/ hands.
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Master WIS
It looks very nice!
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Master WIS
Beautiful! Bunitu bunitu as we say here in our country. Something similar now on kickstarterJust finished a 12s Waltham pocket watch conversion… According to the serial no. it dates back to 1919. It still seems to keep good time.
Side by side with my 10s Arnex conversion…
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https://www.kickstarter.com/project...merican-artisan-series-custom-watches-made-in
seems they buy pocket watches and convert them to wrist watches.
Did you have to service your movement? Did it fit well in case? Really great work! You are a true watch maker!
MrThompsonR
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I've been seeing a lot of these popping up on the internet and thought I'd try to build one my self at a fraction of what some of those are selling for…anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. I like to tinker with, modify things, my car and phones for example. There are a lot of the old movements available on the web, ton's on eBay, (some affordable, some expensive.) Depending on your budget, you can create a nice unique/ vintage looking watch for a reasonable price… Regarding servicing, I think I got lucky. I've bought pieces that truly didn't wouldn't work and were sold only for parts. On this one, I didn't think I needed to strip it down to service(though I'm still looking to buy an ultrasonic cleaner)… I just added a little oil to the top/ exposed areas that might need some… I had it for close to a week before putting it into a case so that I could track its accuracy and regulate it if needed… It running +/_ 30 seconds a day… I already had the case(46mm) and just kinda fabricated a movement holder from scratch. I even cut a modern (eta 6497) winding stem to fit, because it didn't come with one. It's also a "lever set" so rather than drilling another hole into the case to add a button for this, if needed, I can screw off the caseback, move the lever, set it, then screw the caseback back on… As long as I remember to keep it wound, I shouldn't have to do that very often… Someday, I hope to find a nice working Hamilton 917 movement with stem wind and set to replace it. Not sure if I'd call myself a "watch maker" yet, since most of what I've picked up about watches is from reading watch forums and watching a lot of youtube videos… I've done two of these(Pocket watch conversions) now, a few Pilot watches and may look into building a custom diver next,( hand picked case, movement, dial, etc…) But thanks for the kind words.
Ron
P.S. after clicking on your link and watching the Kick Starter video I noticed that the guys in the video are using traditional(winding stem at 12 vs 3) pocket watches. I personally look for watches that were made in "Hunter" cases with their stem at the more modern standard 3 vs 12 o'clock… These type of movements/ and cases are readily available and work best for me.
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C.L. Vong
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beautiful and clean dial, love itJust finished a 12s Waltham pocket watch conversion… According to the serial no. it dates back to 1919. It still seems to keep good time.
Side by side with my 10s Arnex conversion…
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so glad to know that a 6497 stem fit for waltham, now i have a new alternative for hunting on ebay, what caliber is that movt ?
6497 stem also fit for vintage hamilton 917/921/923/945, just need a little adjustment on the edge of the stem
MrThompsonR
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I'm not sure of the caliber as it was a movement only(no case) sale with no documents… But it is engraved "17 Jewels" and like I said before according to this chart http://www.antique-pocket-watch.com/waltham-pocket-watch-serial.html, it's serial number dates back to a build year of 1919. To be close to 100 years old it still runs strong… Besides that it is a "lever set" vs "stem set." Luckily its keeping good time so I don't have to bother with adjusting the time… Though I'd prefer a stem set/ stem wind movement.. For now I'm happy with this… It turned out nice, I think…? Maybe I'll purchase a S.S. case in the future for a more modern look…? I really like the look of this watch in a 45mm case (with an eta 6498) I came across on eBay…
Ron T.
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Master WIS
Amazing, simply amazing! You two guys should post some tutorials on your work!
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Master WIS
Very nice Seiko 5 watches! I have a cousin living in Paris!
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Master WIS
Nice looking watch! A interesting homage to the Rolex Sub! Just do not like the magnifier glass. Aside from that pretty cool! Are you going to keep the magnifier or going to chip it off?
Is the movement powering the Steinhart Ocean One Premium Blue the Soprod A10 movement based on a Seiko 4L25 movement copy?
The Soprod A10
The Seiko 4L25
Check the similarities
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Master WIS
Yes, movement is nice from what I have heard. Seiko's 4L25 is also a premium movement so nothing to worry about.
More and more swiss brands are using now Soprod as well as Valanvron and even now Hangzhou has their Swiss Movement, the S6301
The S6301 likely is now movement used by many brands in Switzerland when they say it is not ETA and it is not Valanvron and it is not Sellita and a clone of ETA 2824-2 only option left is that one the S6301.
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Master WIS
Yes, from what I could see on the internet you can remove the cyclops. Not for the faint of hearted though
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=571578
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=571578