[Tjcdas]

Quartz winding elfs, now I get it.

 

[Tjcdas]

I don't know why, but that watch looks terribly out of place on your wrist. Probably it's too small?
Or maybe the picture angle?
To me, it seems like a toy. Sorry, I really meant no offense.

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Yes you did.

 

[Tjcdas]

Brand new alix monstrosity

Where will they stop??

The Termite?

 

[Tjcdas]

Sewor automatic watch C1025 ~18$

Which is the better watch deal?

 

[Tjcdas]

Just ordered this, as well a couple of other bits.

2018 GUANQIN Watch Men Luxury Automatic Mechanical Watches Luminous Waterproof Mens Business Watch Male Clock Relogio Masculino

£33.65 ($43.17)

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/XXzxrBx

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The horrible label attached to the rotor weight looks so cheap, crooked in the official ad photos, keeps me away, Invicta's lable yellow and all looks better.

 

[Tjcdas]

Ha hahahaha,that bracelet finishing!!

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The name is as bad as "the sewer" watch.

 

[Tjcdas]

"Firstime" ????? Chinese branding is the worst. Ruins a very nice looking homage.

You have to be very gentle and take your time with this watch.

 

[Tjcdas]

Most young men go with Handlove until their Firstime.

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"Beavis you need this watch"

 

[Tjcdas]

Sharkey Trident $159.

 

[Tjcdas]

I ordered a bunch of tools on Alix recently and yesterday I received the carbide drill bits I ordered after I saw Brightling007 's post on drilling lug holes in his SKX007.

I wasn't brave enough to try it on one of my Seiko's but had a cheap Explorer case lying around which was already given a worn vintaged look but never finalized putting it together.

What I used:

-mini table vise
-masking tape
-Dremel with flexible extension
-tungsten carbide 1.2mm drill bits (5 of them!)
-Magnifing head gear

Some tips:
-don't set the rpm too high and don't put too much force on the bit, let the bit do the work. If you push too much ...it will break, if you angle it to much ...it will break
-slow down and be very carefull if you are about to exit the other side of the lug... if you exti to fast... you guessed it... the bit will break!
Once the tip of the bit os damaged or broken, forget about it.. you need a new one!

All in all the result is pretty good. 3 of the 4 holes turned out good, the third one is slightly off in position but barely noticable. I think if I would do it again it will be even better. This really takes some time before you get more comfortable with doing it so I would recommend practicing on something cheap before you try it out on something more expensive...

Some pictures...

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You cant drill parallel holes that line up or match the original spring bar holes?

Seems you would need a dentist type drill 90' angle or drill from the outside in but again how to line up with original holes.

 

[Tjcdas]

Glad to hear that!

 

[Tjcdas]

This is a Wankel engine.

 

[Tjcdas]

Not missing, does not use one the rotor makes the compression cycles.

 

[Tjcdas]

I asked for one too, and got this. I've just asked them for a close up one of the dial now. So I'll pay that it get one.

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The guy might be this guy, no watch for you! It's a $25 watch of course it will look like crud.

 

[Tjcdas]

I really think they need to change the name back to Nakzen on all the of the new models. I'm tempted by this one, but again the name puts me off.

£52.09 50%OFF | De Feels NH35 Movt Men diving Automatic Mechanical Watches Sapphire Crystal Glass Luminous Pointer 50 Bar Waterproof Wristwatch
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cOlszJyk

We should definitely try banding together to get them to change the name back, or like you said perhaps just get small batches made of certain watches with Nakzen branding instead.

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They got their marking emails mixed up, De Feels is the name of their new prophylactic products. Oooops!

 

[Tjcdas]

Yeah, it makes me think of feces

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Thank goodness Dogpile is already taken.

 

[Tjcdas]

Do we need to put out a BOLO on HoustonReal?

 

[Tjcdas]

Why?

The Ali king I thought had gome missing, awol.......:-!9

 

[Tjcdas]

The Orient has a great in-house movement too. I have a Ray II myself (practically the same watch).

Yes, it's a little more expensive than Ali's China watches. But you're getting a reputable Japanese brand that has a high chance of lasting you a long time. With the Chinese Pagani's and such, it's a gamble.

Only thing I don't like about it is the bezel. It's very stiff, and I find the design of the bezel a bit generic (I prefer coin bezels). But if you don't care about a stiff bezel: Orient all the way!

You don't have to worry that your Orient is filled with hairs, dirt, bits of metal ect.....

 

[Tjcdas]

I put a rubber strap on my Parnis Daytona

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I'm not a fan of wearing a rubber strap on my Parnis but your combo works.:-d