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My latest addition, orange monster. you definitely know it's on your arm.

Seiko this... Seiko that... I don't know what's wrong with you guys, these are ugly and boring watches, of poor quality and finishing.

Why not use a watch bracelet extender they come in either silver or gold, I have a watch with one fitted, they are not exactly the best looking of things when fitted but it would allow you to use the watch and they can be got for a couple of quid on E-Bay

here's what i'm gonna be weaing today. a 1965 sportsmatic deluxe.

Just picked up a local (to me) private label Hamilton 926. It will be my carry watch for the next week.

I've always loved watches and always wanted to collect them. Knowing That most of the watches I'm drawn too are well out of my reach, I never started collecting. I'd wear what ever Quartz someone might gift to me and once it was beat to hell I'd just toss it. At, 45 I decided to try and rebuild my first watch, another long time bucket list item. That was my 1968 Bulova Oceanographer that I picked up at an estate sale for $10 purely by chance. After that one I had intentions of finding, fixing, and selling vintage watches. That was back in January. I've run into a slight twist in the plan though. After fixing and wearing for a day or two, I can't bring myself to sell them. With that said, I have now become a collector. Here is my modest collection that I have gotten much enjoyment from. 1968 Bulova Oceanographer 1976 Bulova Accutron 1975 Timex Automatic Early 90's Zarja 3105 Early to mid 89's Vostok Amphibian Vostok Kommandirski (unknown age) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

i bought these several months ago. both are (still) nonrunners. they were an absolute mess when i got them. the schmutz that i cleaned off of the cases was....well/////gros. i should have taken before and after pictures. here are two pics of them. i apologize for the dust.

Actually Tunokies , I think you just tuned in when there seem to be more Seikos presented under this posting by a few members . I think if you look at those presented under your watch collection , [but not this thread ] , and under Watch repairs Help and Advice You will get a truer picture of the watches shared on this forum .

So, a lot of the guys on this forum really know their stuff and are heavily involved in servicing and the like. Some of the other forums have groups of 'fanboys' (I suppose they might be called) who will defend their brand of choice to the death. I got into horology through Seiko because of their low entry point (for mechanicals). To use an analogy, I'm probably still using stabilisers when it comes to knowledge. What I'm getting at in a roundabout way is....Should I be surprised that so many people on this forum love their Seikos so much? N.b. I've got several Seiko watches, so to mix it up a bit here's my Bulova Accutron Deep sea from 1970 (same age as me)

stunning watch, I regret even today I sold my black monster...

Seems a tad large for your wrist size.

I don't have a monster but I've thought about it. Observe the crown is at the 3.45 position so cant see why it would dig into the wrist. Assume it has a 7s movement? Sent from my SM-T585 using Tapatalk

Great watches Seiko lots of bang for the buck, Huge but could you wear it all day in comfort, I have a Caesar which I love but after a day wearing it I have a red mark where the crown digs into my wrist.

Congrats, love mine, its one of my fav's.

If I can help out just let me know.

Maybe this video can help:

Mick, try emailing and asking if the could send you the stuff, the worst is they will say no.

Don't know if anyone was watching this on TV this evening. Antiques expert Natasha and chef Aldo Zilli were two of the guests, and visited Jill windmill on Clayton Down in East Sussex. They were very pleased when, in spite of there being little wind, the sails started to turn... ... that's because Muggins here was pushing the sails round (out of camera) with a 20-foot pole! Four hours of filming for about 5 minutes of screened footage...

Winchman - this may sound stupid but I would start by taking a couple of very small screws out of a scrap watch mechanism and then put them back in. I have found that while I am perfectly able to remove tiny screws I was a bit shocked to find that I don't have the dexterity to screw them back in. As an engineer I have spent a lifetime taking things apart and fixing them and hate to admit that the bits which form a watch mechanism are just too small and fiddly. I take my hat off to the skill of people who do it for a living. regards Chas

I think you are talking about the Bezel that looks like a coin edge? Did you use a watch case back press to press it back on? If not that might be something to try?..... Cheers!

I picked up this non-running Hamilton with a Swiss ESA 9158 electronic movement on the bay for $25 . It has a screw down crown , and when it arrived I could see that a bezel was missing . I searched the internet to see if I could find a picture of what the old bezel looked like , with no luck . The rubber watchband was salty , dirty , and twisted into the shape it was stored in . When I opened it up I was presented with a movement that was swimming in oil ,...you could almost pour the oil out . I had to clean my tools and work surface when I got it out . I removed the dial , hands , and dial ring and cleaned them up hoping that the finish on the dial and hands wasn't ruined . I was able to find a complete working movement for $20 . Fortunately, after cleaning up the case , dial , hands , and watchband , everything looked good enough to re-use with no apparent damage done by the oil soaked parts . I reassembled the watch with the donor movement and it was off and running . I checked my stash of parts to see if I happened to have an old bezel that would fit the case . I pulled out a Seiko bezel that I had changed out on a Seiko 6138-0011 UFO / Yachtsman I have and it fit . I used a piece of brass wire of the right diameter to form a bezel spring to fit between the bezel and case , as each part had a slot where a ring would fit . Luckily all the parts fit very well . The bezel fits firmly and turns as it should . The Seiko UFO .... And The Hamilton Electronic...I have since , reset the day and date...

Wearing a 'Trylon' boy-sized watch, about 32mm across without the crown, probably from the fifties, Powered by a Felsa 692 "bidynator'. I believe this was the first watch which could wind both ways which doubled the winding efficiency. Dial has the typical 'dead' lume with some of it breaking away from the minute hand, hour hand is a disaster. I haven't serviced it since I got it a few months back but will get around to it. Will fix the lume then. Watch is currently running ok. This would be a typical micro-brand from the 50s but the stainless steel (unbranded) makes it slightly above average. Waterproofing and shock-proofing also add to the quality. Dial has some patina but its even and doesn't detract from the watch. A lot scratches on the surface which I will attempt to polish out. Case-back...'all stainless-steel'. This is a good thing. Humming away Felsa came up with a simple way of removing the auto-wind rotor, next to the rotor-pivot there is a pin in a slot. Just move it as indicated by the arrow and the rotor is free. All the rotors I've come across so far have been jeweled, I don't know if there were any jeweled rotors. The case screws on most of the Felsa automatics from the 50s and 60s are not as elegant compared to other watches, depending on winding a screw out against the lip in the case. French made case. Trylon are still around, surprisingly.. not sure what to make of this watch... Have a nice day! Anilv

Some of you may remember my search for good 1960,s seiko sportsmaster diashock dial. well after about a year of checking the bay religiously I came up trumps after finding a none runner with a really scratched glass and battered worn case but I could see the dial looked ok so I left my bid went to bed and luckly won it so here it is back to its original best. Before After