Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

Hi, I've Been watching Mark's videos for a while and intend taking his course.  I play around with my collection and have done the odd repair, but looking forward to learning more.  I've been a watch fan all my life, but in the last 10 years have become a serious collector.  I live in Thailand and have my collection with me, other than some I bought online in the past year that  are in NZ - I'll be collecting them when i go for a vacation in March.  Current collection consists of:

Omega Seamaster PO 600 Co-Axialo

 Omega Seamaster 300 Co-Axial

 Sinn U1

 Sinn 867 TESTAF UTC

Visconti Abysys 1000M

 Seiko Monster SDKX779

Seiko 6309-729A (bought new in 1982 and will never part with it, been through 3 marriages, 3 kids, 3 careers, 2 companies, 3 car crashes, multiple motorbike track "offs", has only had the hands replaced twice, 3 crystals, 2 winders, 4 bezels inserts, 1 face, untold bracelets/straps, one mainspring, and one new case, and once spent a week at the bottom of a shallow lake)

Seiko 6159-7001 300M First professional diver (awaiting servicing and a spruce up)

Seiko 6217-8001 (62Mas) 150M (awaiting an overhaul, but in good condition)

Seiko SKX007 as a daily beater - virtually unbreakable

Croton Nivada Grenchen Chronograph (unfortunately only a Landeron 248 mov't)

Glycine Airman SST-12 GMT - great for travelling with 3 timezones

A pretty eclectic collection, but I've always focused towards the divers, and Seiko in particular. I've owned a few Rolex's but call me crazy, I always flip them as I just can't fall in love with them like I can with Omega, Seiko, and even Sinn.

Looking forward to becoming more proficient in doing my own servicing after taking Mark's course.

Cheers

 

 

  • Like 1
Posted

Welcome, and great collection!

I'd happily wear any of them, and I agree with you about Rolex. Never pushed my buttons enough to make one worthwhile.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Topics

  • Posts

    • interesting video nice to see the machine what it can do now I wonder what it costs and I'm sure it's not in my budget. Plus the video brought up questions but the website below answers the questions? What was bothering me was the size of his machine 4 mm because I thought it was bigger than that? But then it occurred to me that maybe they had variations it looks like four, seven and 10. With the seven and 10 being the best because way more tool positions in way more rotating tools. Although I bet you all the rotating tools are probably separate cost https://www.tornos.com/en/content/swissnano   Then as we been talking about Sherline. Just so that everyone's aware of this they have another division their industrial division where you can buy bits and pieces. I have a link below that shows that just in case you don't want to have the entire machine you just need bits and pieces. https://www.sherline.com/product-category/industrial-products-division/   Let's see what we can do with the concept I explained up above and bits and pieces. For one thing you can make a really tiny gear very tiny like perhaps you're going to make a watch. Then another version the center part is not separate it is all machined from one piece. Then fills gear cutting machines have gone through multiple of evolutions. A lot of it based on what he wanted to make like he was going to make a watch unfortunately eyesight issues have prevented that. Another reason why you should start projects like this much sooner when your eyesight is really good or perhaps start on watches first and then move the clocks then local we have from the industrial division? Looks like two separate motors and heads. Then it's hard to see but this entire thing is built on top of a much larger milling machine as a larger milling machine gave a very solid platform to build everything.   Then like everything else that had multiple generations are versions the indexing went through of course variations like above is one version and the one below was the last version. Now the version below I mentioned that previously and somewhere in the beginning to discussion and somebody else had one in their picture. As it is a really nice precision indexing. Then I wasn't sure if I had a the watch photos here is his unfinished watch. No he wasn't going to make a simple watch like none of his clocks were simply either what would be the challenge and that.    
    • Use a Portwest Howie lab coat. They are the biological type so they have tapped cuffs so you don't end up getting the loose cuffs of normal lab coats catching everything. 
    • Some of the Chinese tools ae great and can be purchased at a fraction of the price of Swiss ones, some are complete garbage and some I'm convinced are coming out the same factory as the branded ones.
    • I found this string about this problem. I've not gone through it all, but I believe it also mentions making a spring. If not in this string, the info is online.
    • No, I now realise it’s broken😥 ive looked for one online, but v. Expensive! im going to service as is, in the hope that  one turns up. Thank  you.
×
×
  • Create New...