The Watch Thread - Part 5

[slow_mo]

great hoot the markers are lovely and the love the chrome blue shade...

goes well with your fair skin...

allow me put what slow_mo just mentioned in simpler words.

Adjust your time to between 8pm to 12 midnight or 11pm to 3am (Depending on your watch).
The moment the minute hand crossed midnight, the day & date will slowly change. Keep adjusting your time until the change is complete.

Once the change is complete, rewind your time back to 8pm to 12 midnight or 11pm to 3am and repeat the whole process until you are at your desired day and date.

The initial set up is quite tedious but once you got the day correct, you just need to adjust the Date in the future...

Months you will need to adjust the date:
- Feb crossing to March (28 to 01)
-April crossing to May (30 to 01)
- June crossing to July (30 to 01)
- Sept crossing to October (30 to 01)
- Nov crossing to December (30 to 01)

For analog watches which comes with Day/Date (Be it Quartz or Auto), the crown will have either three layers/"clicks" or two layers/clicks.

When you pull the crown all the way out, it will stop the watch completely and you can adjust the time.

Push it back in slightly into the 2nd click, you can adjust the date or day.

The last click will allow you to adjust the Day or date.

If its only two "clicks". at the 2nd click, turning the crown clockwise will change the day. And turning the crown anti-clockwise will change the date.

Some watches are easy to feel or hear the click but some watches are really difficult.
A perfect example is the youtube video to setup Frederique Constant Worldtimer. You could BARELY hear the "click" when the guy pull out the crown, unless you up the volume.

So VW, if turning the crown clockwise, changes the date, try to turn it anti clockwise and see if it changes the day.

Thank you for the add on. It's a lot more comprehensive than my extract.

 

[slow_mo]

My contribution for today. Happy Wednesday!

 

[Vanilla Way]

great hoot the markers are lovely and the love the chrome blue shade...

goes well with your fair skin...

allow me put what slow_mo just mentioned in simpler words.

Adjust your time to between 8pm to 12 midnight or 11pm to 3am (Depending on your watch).
The moment the minute hand crossed midnight, the day & date will slowly change. Keep adjusting your time until the change is complete.

Once the change is complete, rewind your time back to 8pm to 12 midnight or 11pm to 3am and repeat the whole process until you are at your desired day and date.

The initial set up is quite tedious but once you got the day correct, you just need to adjust the Date in the future...

Months you will need to adjust the date:
- Feb crossing to March (28 to 01)
-April crossing to May (30 to 01)
- June crossing to July (30 to 01)
- Sept crossing to October (30 to 01)
- Nov crossing to December (30 to 01)

For analog watches which comes with Day/Date (Be it Quartz or Auto), the crown will have either three layers/"clicks" or two layers/clicks.

When you pull the crown all the way out, it will stop the watch completely and you can adjust the time.

Push it back in slightly into the 2nd click, you can adjust the date or day.

The last click will allow you to adjust the Day or date.

If its only two "clicks". at the 2nd click, turning the crown clockwise will change the day. And turning the crown anti-clockwise will change the date.

Some watches are easy to feel or hear the click but some watches are really difficult.
A perfect example is the youtube video to setup Frederique Constant Worldtimer. You could BARELY hear the "click" when the guy pull out the crown, unless you up the volume.

So VW, if turning the crown clockwise, changes the date, try to turn it anti clockwise and see if it changes the day.

Thanks henabi kor kor! Will go try it out at home. Later my boss see why this woman got work dun wanna do there adjusting her watch..ask me tomorrow no need come work le ahhaa

 

[chickenbackside]

Actually scratches on acrylic can be polished off right? There's this poly something if I'm not wrong. Anyone knows where to get it? Approx price?

Yes, it's Polywatch. I think I saw it at JW watches before. You can call and ask.

But you might try toothpaste or autosol first. Many people have reported success with them. Autosol can be bought at any hardware store.

 

[Vanilla Way]

Yes, it's Polywatch. I think I saw it at JW watches before. You can call and ask.

But you might try toothpaste or autosol first. Many people have reported success with them. Autosol can be bought at any hardware store.

Tooth paste works? Wow I didn't know that. Thank you for the info!

But there's no such thing as over polishing for acrylic right?

 

[zzyzx]

Bro what u buy is not rolex.. So close 1 eye lar.

bro even rolex quality not top notch also. material maybe, but workmanship / QC definately not without its flaw.

my tudor BS workmanship better than rolex for sure.

 

[chickenbackside]

Tooth paste works? Wow I didn't know that. Thank you for the info!

You might want to mask up the bezel with masking tape first just in case you slip and add additional scratches to the bezel.

Use the white paste type of toothpaste, or the whitening type as they will have more fine abrasive particles to help polish the scratches out compared with the gel type toothpaste.

Over polishing = you wear out the acrylic. Before you reach that stage, it's a matter of finding the right polish to ensure that scratches can be buffed out while still maintaining the clarity of the material.

 

[zzyzx]

since i'm talking abt rolex workmanship, i sent in my daytona for servicing in SG RSC and after two weeks i got back the watch. briefly check and left the place. next day flew off SG, then few days later discover some DEEP scratches behind the lower chrono pusher.

didn't really bother abt it much cos its a daily beater to me so well.. not really heart pain but just to share my experience.

 

[gaoxing84]

Sogo? For those old enuff..

hongkong still have. lol

 

[Nakedtoes]

bro even rolex quality not top notch also. material maybe, but workmanship / QC definately not without its flaw.

my tudor BS workmanship better than rolex for sure.

rolex qc is not as good as before got to admit.. but definately not in seiko or omega standard that for sure LOL

 

[spicyboy]

I'm thinking of getting IWC Portofino Chronograph REFERENCE 3910... dunno worth it or not.

 

[Henabi]

Actually scratches on acrylic can be polished off right? There's this poly something if I'm not wrong. Anyone knows where to get it? Approx price?

for Vintage watches I love the scratches because that's the story of the watch

Thanks henabi kor kor! Will go try it out at home. Later my boss see why this woman got work dun wanna do there adjusting her watch..ask me tomorrow no need come work le ahhaa

most welcome ^.^
you can try it over lunch time or while you're waiting for your HTB. I like to wind my watch or adjust it while I am on the train or on the bus. and then spend some moment admiring its beauty =P

These days I rarely post because I am saving up my 10,000th post for my new watch hoot

Thank you for the add on. It's a lot more comprehensive than my extract.

no problem ^.^ the moment I saw it was an extract from WUS, I knew I had to expand it further, because only few will know what the heck that person was saying..

That's the problem with WUS. alot of them are very snoobish... always they assume people will understand what the heck they are talking about... but of course there are many more nice people around too

 

[slow_mo]

These days I rarely post because I am saving up my 10,000th post for my new watch hoot

Only 5 more to go... guess the hoot is coming!!!

 

[zzyzx]

I'm thinking of getting IWC Portofino Chronograph REFERENCE 3910... dunno worth it or not.

i like the face, but the chrono pusher reminds me of the mcdonald's surprise alarm clock app some how..

 

[exxondus]

bro even rolex quality not top notch also. material maybe, but workmanship / QC definately not without its flaw.

my tudor BS workmanship better than rolex for sure.

Actually if u compare mass produced watches, rolex worksmanship is not bad le. But for brushed watches, still feel iwc much better.

Anyway, i have both the bb and a sub c. Sad to say, kinda disagree with you. The sub c brushed surfaces looks more even then the lug areas of the bb. The polish is also better on the sub c. Bezel mechanism is quite hard to compare but the sub c turns much smoother.

In what ways in you view is the bb better?

 

[Vanilla Way]

for Vintage watches I love the scratches because that's the story of the watch



most welcome ^.^
you can try it over lunch time or while you're waiting for your HTB. I like to wind my watch or adjust it while I am on the train or on the bus. and then spend some moment admiring its beauty =P

These days I rarely post because I am saving up my 10,000th post for my new watch hoot



no problem ^.^ the moment I saw it was an extract from WUS, I knew I had to expand it further, because only few will know what the heck that person was saying..

That's the problem with WUS. alot of them are very snoobish... always they assume people will understand what the heck they are talking about... but of course there are many more nice people around too

What's ur 10,000th post watch u are looking at?

 

[Nakedtoes]

Actually if u compare mass produced watches, rolex worksmanship is not bad le. But for brushed watches, still feel iwc much better.

Anyway, i have both the bb and a sub c. Sad to say, kinda disagree with you. The sub c brushed surfaces looks more even then the lug areas of the bb. The polish is also better on the sub c. Bezel mechanism is quite hard to compare but the sub c turns much smoother.

In what ways in you view is the bb better?

BS is made from block of ceramic. Thus super resist to scratches etc.. actually need to compare stainless steel vs stainless steel.

 

[exxondus]

BS is made from block of ceramic. Thus super resist to scratches etc.. actually need to compare stainless steel vs stainless steel.

Erhm my bad, what is BS?

 

[zzyzx]

Actually if u compare mass produced watches, rolex worksmanship is not bad le. But for brushed watches, still feel iwc much better.

Anyway, i have both the bb and a sub c. Sad to say, kinda disagree with you. The sub c brushed surfaces looks more even then the lug areas of the bb. The polish is also better on the sub c. Bezel mechanism is quite hard to compare but the sub c turns much smoother.

In what ways in you view is the bb better?

i'm actually comparing a tudor BS (Black Shield) which has a ceramic case. however i cannot disagree with you because i don't own any other tudor watches..

 

[exxondus]

i'm actually comparing a tudor BS (Black Shield) which has a ceramic case. however i cannot disagree with you because i don't own any other tudor watches..

Ah my bad. I misread the bs as bb. If ceramic then cant compare liaoz haha.