How many of you do your own watch mods ?

d12go4

2013-05-11 02:21 UTC

How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Hi Guys

I'm curious to know how many of you guys do your own watch mods, what types of Mods you do, and the equipment you use :mrgreen:

For me, all that I can currently do is :

1) Change Bracelets and Straps (can't resize bracelets yet though :oops: )

2) Open Casebacks and swop movements between similarly sized watches. e.g. I moved a 6309 Movement across to a 7549 case :mrgreen:

Tools I have :

CaseBack Opener

SpringBar Tool

Next, what I'd really like to be able to do, is to change the Hands and Chapter Ring in Seikos. But these Mods are more complex and need additional equipment like Hand Lifters and Crystal Press :oops:

Cheers

MANoj

ivan

2013-05-11 02:39 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Change straps consider mod bo?

:lol::lol::lol:

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grumpy

2013-05-11 02:42 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"ivan"
Change straps consider mod bo?

:lol::lol::lol:

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Where's the "like" button?

d12go4

2013-05-11 03:08 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Most definitely man..well at least to me.

Its a mod as it modifies the watch in some way :mrgreen:

Cheers

MANoj

"ivan"
Change straps consider mod bo?

:lol::lol::lol:

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dragonboat02

2013-05-11 03:46 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"ivan"
Change straps consider mod bo?

:lol::lol::lol:

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Hehe.. Change straps plus resize? :P

But on a serious note.. Though ive got the basic tool set, the max ive did was only to open caseback, remove the movement and put it back..

I wld like to practise disassemble then ressamble one of these days.

sellwatch

2013-05-11 10:35 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Destroyer rather than a modder.

d12go4

2013-05-11 10:46 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Wah..that looks like a Pro workbench :mrgreen:

"sellwatch"

Destroyer rather than a modder.

big-e-294

2013-05-11 14:43 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

I've done most of my own mods.

It's really not that hard to replace dial and hands. Here is a tutorial I used when I started experimenting:

HOW TO remove and replace hands and dial

http://www.pmwf.com/Watches/WatchSchool/WS%2012%20How%20to%20remove%20and%20replace%20hands%20and%20dial/WS%2012%20How%20to%20remove%20and%20replace%20hands.htm" false;

lunarin79

2013-05-11 14:48 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"sellwatch"

Destroyer rather than a modder.

mentos :o

sellwatch

2013-05-11 14:49 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"lunarin79"
[quote="sellwatch"]

Destroyer rather than a modder.

mentos :o[/quote]

Coke is outside the frame. Soak my movement inside that concoction to clean it up.

big-e-294

2013-05-11 14:50 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"sellwatch"
[quote="lunarin79"]

mentos :o

Coke is outside the frame. Soak my movement inside that concoction to clean it up.[/quote]

:lol: :lol:

d12go4

2013-05-12 03:17 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Nice, that's a useful link :D

Thanks.

"big-e-294"
I've done most of my own mods.

It's really not that hard to replace dial and hands. Here is a tutorial I used when I started experimenting:

HOW TO remove and replace hands and dial

http://www.pmwf.com/Watches/WatchSchool/WS%2012%20How%20to%20remove%20and%20replace%20hands%20and%20dial/WS%2012%20How%20to%20remove%20and%20replace%20hands.htm" false;

Stan80

2013-05-12 03:28 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

I wish I am brave enough to be able to be like you guys.

gonna find some old non-working watches to try it out first... ;)

hwt

2013-05-12 05:44 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

I have got one of those watch repair kit from Mustafa

The tools I used most from the kit are

So far, i have only done resizing of my watch bracelets and the changing of bezel.

fireal

2013-05-12 07:44 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

done everything including assemble/disassemble movt/ luming / etc

but cant say im anywhere near pro at it ... just for fun anyway

serious work still better bring to my watchmaker

sellwatch

2013-05-12 08:43 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"fireal"
done everything including assemble/disassemble movt/ luming / etc

but cant say im anywhere near pro at it ... just for fun anyway

serious work still better bring to my watchmaker

U know how to lume!!?!?? :-o

ivan

2013-05-12 09:21 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

All of u sibei sart!

My biggest mod is flipping.

:sad:

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d12go4

2013-05-12 10:39 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Wow..that's an impressive amount of Mods you are able to do yourself :D

MANoj

"fireal"
done everything including assemble/disassemble movt/ luming / etc

but cant say im anywhere near pro at it ... just for fun anyway

serious work still better bring to my watchmaker

softup

2013-05-12 11:33 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

I try to open a spoilt watch caseback also cannot do it ... :oops: :cry:

fishcake

2013-05-13 05:49 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"ivan"
Change straps consider mod bo?

:lol::lol::lol:

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2 likes. 20 comments

Orient Emperor

2013-05-13 06:01 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

You mean something like this???

Cheers

lemonjelliee

2013-05-13 06:09 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"hwt"
I have got one of those watch repair kit from Mustafa

The tools I used most from the kit are

So far, i have only done resizing of my watch bracelets and the changing of bezel.

Bro how much for e set?

dragonboat02

2013-05-13 06:31 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"lemonjelliee"
Bro how much for e set?

Shld b less than 20 from Mustafa (iirc)..

sellwatch

2013-05-13 06:32 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"lemonjelliee"
[quote="hwt"]I have got one of those watch repair kit from Mustafa

The tools I used most from the kit are

So far, i have only done resizing of my watch bracelets and the changing of bezel.

Bro how much for e set?[/quote]

buy from me cheaper. :lol: Shamelessly peddling my stuff.

http://forums.seikoclubsg.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4758" false;

d12go4

2013-05-13 09:12 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Yup, that's would be it :D

"Orient Emperor"
You mean something like this???

Cheers

004

2013-05-13 12:25 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

Never done any :oops: i leave it for the pro watchmakers ;)

grumpy

2013-05-13 15:56 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

"dragonboat02"
[quote="lemonjelliee"]Bro how much for e set?

Shld b less than 20 from Mustafa (iirc)..[/quote]

$16, I also got this set there few weeks back

Diospada

2013-06-05 04:34 UTC

Re: How many of you do your own watch mods ?

I can only change straps.

I got interested and bought a book earlier last month on watchmaking. Maybe trying to do a simple mod real soon. :D