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Not too quirky or obscure but I really just like to fix shit. Clocks, washing machines, cars, crooked door, hole in a sweater, electronics... Nothing is outside of my interest.
On the more obscure side I like to fiddle with wrist watches by adding aftermarket parts and modifying their overall look.
Could you elaborate a bit? Or post some pictures of mods you made?
Yeah so an example of throwing on aftermarket parts:
Start with your base watch, I picked up a cheap Invicta dive watch like so https://files.catbox.moe/bnxgcp.jpg
Slap on some aftermarket hands, bezel, faced, and sand the bracelet for a nice brushed finish. https://files.catbox.moe/mo52xw.jpg
This is a watch restoration I was attempting. Did a poor job but learned quite a bit. https://files.catbox.moe/9bv3pa.jpg https://files.catbox.moe/2kwaka.jpg
If you're interested, check out /r/seikomods. Reddit has a pretty awesome community for it.
Nice not aware of this little niche hobby. I prefer not wearing watches, personally, but thanks for the insight, that's pretty cool.
I love fixing watches. I used to do full disassembly and servicing on old soviet watches until I moved somewhere 100% carpeted.
Also several factors absolutely fucked my supply of cheap Russian watches. Between COVID and the war, all my sellers are MIA on both sides.
Once I settle down I'd love to get into full on servicing vintage watches as well.
Its really relaxing after a couple drinks. My #1 tip is don't cheap out on the basic tools like tweezers, screw drivers, and oils. A lot of things you can find cheap, ie pith wood, finger cots, a little squeeze blower, etc. The tools you use to manipulate the pieces are basically an extension of your hand and makes a worlds difference.
Thanks for the tips! Is it pretty easy to find movement specific service instructions or do you just learn to recognize parts and common build methods?