What kind of watches do you have?

[bcrdukes]

nuooooooooooooooooo

[68style]

So, I do not like Tag Heuer watches at all... just a personal preference, I feel a great sense of MEH whenever I see one.

But I do like this purple release... photos always gussy them up so much, perfect lighting and make colours look way deeper or more interesting than they really are, but if it's even remotely like that in real life it looks pretty sweet.

I have no idea who or what situation you would wear this colour in, but geez it's nice to look at.



https://www.tagheuer.com/ca/en/timep...19.FC6607.html

[immorality]

I missed out, but I probably would have bought this limited Mr.Jones watch.. "Feline fine"

[68style]

Mr Jones makes some pretty funny watches.

That said, I bought one for my gf and it's totally unusable as a watch hahaha

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

But being a gewilo in HK would help his credibility. Chinese people LOVES to see gewilo make/service stuff. They think its inherently better quality than if ching chong ling long makes it.

Youre right dukes, he might have a leg up on the competition.

GO FOR IT SKINNYY!!!!!

Just put on some of those round bottle cap glasses to make you look more german, grow a beard, and wear a leather apron and boom. you're a now a watch maker!

I was talking to my wife about this yesterday, and I might just do it. Her sister just moved out, so I can turn that room into a workshop.

[SkinnyPupp]

I've looked into the first steps of education, and there are a couple different levels one can take

-Learn from Youtubers. Free. This would be for hobby purposes only

-Learn from a tutorial site like watchfix or watchrepairtutorials.. These are be about $200-300 and by the end you'd be able to do basic maintenance on 3 handers and then you can go from there

-Distance education from a school like the British Horology Institute. Technician grade 1 year course is about $700, and you can then go there to take an exam to become accredited. They recommend in person lessons to prepare for this. This is the school in the video I posted above, and the technician grade covers the basics and more (for instance you make your own tools)

-In person education like WOSTEP in Switzerland. Tuition is about $20K for the first year service course, or $36K for 2 years watchmaking. I'd need to relocate to Switzerland, find room and board, etc. Unfortunately I failed at having rich parents, so this is kind of out of the question

-Brands have schools with free tuition (Rolex even pays an $1800 per month stipend). Richemont has a school in Hong Kong, I am looking into it (brb deleting all my Panerai shitposts). Obviously this gets you a job immediately as a technician. Rolex says the beginning salary is $70K.

They say no experience is necessary, but you would definitely want to be pretty adept at it before applying. In that case, one of the non accredited methods and a lot of practice may be the way to go. That is if you want to work for a brand rather than do it on your own. Either way, nobody is going to give you the ability to buy parts for yourself.

[sonick]

Got a local guy recommended to me who is gonna do a OEM 7S26 swap, new gaskets, and pressure tested for $200.

$280 if I wanted the nh36 but I would have to get an aftermarket crown. It's a screw down crown anyway so I probably wouldn't manually hand wind it much anyway.

[Badhobz]

Skinny if you become a real whoreologist (lawl) I’ll come to Hong Kong and get some custom pieces from ya

[SkinnyPupp]

Citizen did the 'retro plastic watch' thing like Swatch is doing, with the Bulova Snorkel



MSRP $350 though

Cheaper than the Blancpain I guess

[sonick]

lol Bulova isn't even expensive why would they even bother doing a cheapo release that costs as much as their normal watches

[SkinnyPupp]

Yeah part of the draw of the Swatch watches is being able to get a $10K watch that is "real" from the actual same manufacturer for $300 or whatever

Citizen is doing it the other way around, selling a $250 brand for $350

[rb]

One of my favorite watches that I've owned was the Bulova Lunar Pilot and even that was only $380. I've always liked the Devil Diver but you can pick up an original vintage one in decent condition for $400-$500

[SkinnyPupp]

How much would a plastic version of the Lunar Pilot be? $600?

I like it too, but not with a 60 minute timer

[SkinnyPupp]

After a lot of consideration, I have ordered a tall desk and good lamp from AliBaba. I ordered some cheaper stuff like air blower, parts case, oil caps, etc from AliExpress.

I wanted to go to a watchmaker shop to buy the necessary quality tools and oils today, aaaaaand... It's Chinese New Years. They'll be closed for like a week

Been watching a LOT of videos from the watch repair tutorials channel, and I have learned a lot, but when I am ready to get started I think I will go with watchfix's lessons. He tends to get to the point more quickly and clearly.

Once the tools arrive I'll start ripping apart this ST36 (Unitas 6497 clone) and put it together. Also going to order an ETA 2824 clone and a Seiko NH35 to get some more varied experience. Watchfix also has a class on chronographs once I am confident I can handle that.

From there I'll see where I want to go.. I am thinking of going straight to the BHI course, and in that case I will need to buy a lathe. After a year of study and training, I guess it'll be time to head to the UK to get certified, and go from there. Before that, I may look into subsidized training from a brand like Swatch, LVMH, Richemont or Rolex (Richemont has a school in Hong Kong). But I am worried they would only be interested in taking in young students to get the most years from them. That's just my assumption though; I don't know how it works IRL.

[Badhobz]

Sweet !!! If my Patrick watch ever goes star up, you can take a crack at it…. Or RB.

I’ve been wearing my Patrick watch everywhere and I’ve gotten 5 guys asking to buy it from me straight up and double what I paid for it.

[SkinnyPupp]

This is the first time in a long time that I've felt like I have a direction I actually want to go, and can see a path to get there