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Who's got a nice watch? Traditional watches only, no smartwatches please.
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There is already a whole sub section devoted to it so hopefully this thread can be kept for actual watches.
Oh, dear.
My sentiments exactly.
Very well said.
And yes, I am in complete agreement with you; hopefully, - as there is already a dedicated section for the Apple watch - that this thread can be reserved for actual watches.
This beauty doesn't need a daily recharge, battery last years! Also if i get robbed np i can replace it easily.
I was contemplating this issue and I've been thinking about renaming the thread so it is kept smartwatch free.
What do you all think?
Yes please
Yes please Olly
Please. None of that smart watch/Apple watch nonsense in here.
Love the idea
Thanks for the feedback, though I was pretty sure what the answer would be.
Thanks for the feedback, though I was pretty sure what the answer would be.
Nicely done Olly.
An excellent idea.
Smart watches already have their own sub-forum; to introduce them here may well alter the tone and content of what is a very nice, thoughtful and congenial thread.
Yes, very nicely done, Olly, agreed.
All finished, put back together, and running well! I took it apart in the first place because I wasn't happy with the stem engagement-it turned out that some watchmaker(watch butcher) in the past had filed the "square" on the stem-and very poorly at that-causing the problems I was having. Fortunately, I was able to scavenge one from a parts movement, and all is well. I also put the case stem in the lathe and turned the "shoulder" back a little bit so that the catch would release the front cover better than it had been.
The result is that the cover opens perfectly, and winding also works perfectly with none of the slipping problems I was having before. I need to run it for a few days and let it "settle in" before trying to time it(pretty standard practice for a freshly serviced watch), but overall am happy with how it turned out.
This is an 1872 model Waltham. The case is gold filled, and these are-surprisingly-quite a bit less common than karat gold cases. Coin silver cases are also fairly uncommon for these, and sterling cases are downright rare(I have an English-market sterling 1872 model case, and have been offered mind boggling numbers for it considering what it is). I think this all has to do with the fact that the 1872 was designed and marketed as a higher grade watch-the "Royal" is actually the lowest grade movement.
I hadn't done any watch work in a while, and it reminded me of how relaxing sitting down at the watch bench and tuning out the world around me can be.
The result is that the cover opens perfectly, and winding also works perfectly with none of the slipping problems I was having before. I need to run it for a few days and let it "settle in" before trying to time it(pretty standard practice for a freshly serviced watch), but overall am happy with how it turned out.
This is an 1872 model Waltham. The case is gold filled, and these are-surprisingly-quite a bit less common than karat gold cases. Coin silver cases are also fairly uncommon for these, and sterling cases are downright rare(I have an English-market sterling 1872 model case, and have been offered mind boggling numbers for it considering what it is). I think this all has to do with the fact that the 1872 was designed and marketed as a higher grade watch-the "Royal" is actually the lowest grade movement.
I hadn't done any watch work in a while, and it reminded me of how relaxing sitting down at the watch bench and tuning out the world around me can be.
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