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DIY Watch build kit

Post by aikiman44 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:37 am

My son sent this to me. Looks like a fun project.

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Post by rockmastermike » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:18 am

Looks like fun

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Post by gr8sw » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:26 am

you can finish off the dial with some guilloché in the garage, Jay? :thumbsup:
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Post by aikiman44 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:10 pm

I’ll let my son build one before I try.
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Post by deepcdvr » Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:01 pm

That looks cool but my watch working tools are:

1. Beer
2. Awl
3. Hammer

I’m not sure I’d do a good job :think:
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Post by AtomicTom » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:58 am

That is just the best Jay ! :clap: :thumbsup: Honestly don't think have ever seen
something like this before either actually. ..Really is an incredible idea sir.

Thanks so much for the news about it !

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Post by toxicavenger » Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:28 am

That is a actually a pretty cool idea to get someone into watches.

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Post by sierra11b » Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:08 pm

I realized early on in life that I lack the patience for small & intricate protects. Most of my childhood airplane models were barely worthy of a firecracker

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Post by toxicavenger » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:36 pm

sierra11b wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:08 pm
I realized early on in life that I lack the patience for small & intricate protects. Most of my childhood airplane models were barely worthy of a firecracker
i am in the same boat. but i do miss the model glue fumes :mrgreen:

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Post by mattcantwin » Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:56 am

Looks interesting; post pics as you work through the build.
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Post by Joeprez » Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:53 am

Man for the price, I really like the idea... but I don't like the dials! Hour markers are too small, I don't like the branding at 6 and the "9" should be eliminated to increase the circumference of the subdial.

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Post by AntonioPD » Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:21 pm

I agree Joe - they almost had me, but those dials ... :shrug:
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