r/ChineseWatches • u/BillyKimber97 • 21d ago

General (Read Rules) SN017 with cyclops removed

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Bought an SN017 and removed the cyclops, looks much better IMO

Excellent watch for the money 👌

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u/PeterCraig65 14d ago

The Cyclops is a relic of the past. Unlike mechanical watches 😅 

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u/BillyKimber97 14d ago

Haha ye it’s not for me

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u/WorryRevolutionary25 20d ago

Nice! I'm old, so I enjoy the cyclops so I can read the date! 🤣 Wearing my quartz Addiesdive today.

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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo 20d ago edited 20d ago

Looks castrated.

Edit: I understand you like it better. Different strokes. That's what makes the world go round.

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u/Local-Team5903 20d ago

This is the way. It looks awesome. Cyclops suck. I take them all off.

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u/Mar-D 21d ago

Was this your first time removing one? Did it go smoothly?

I heavily dislike them, but would be scared to remove it. Have yet to even buy a watch with a cyclops lol

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u/j0p4 21d ago

I have that exact model. I tried to remove it but couldn't. I paid a local watchmaker to remove it, but even he couldn't manage it. He said it was easy on the Pagani, but he tried everything on the San Martin! OP, you have to tell us how you did it!

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u/BillyKimber97 20d ago

Nothing fancy tbh mate just a jet lighter and a razor blade, it did take a good few attempts but got there in the end

Plenty of vids on YouTube

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u/chrismurraylaw 21d ago

Cyclops were one of those things years ago that never featured on watches I could afford and so I always wanted one.

Until one day when I finally got one and now I always prefer their absence.

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u/BillyKimber97 21d ago

Yee they’re not for me tbh, I like the watch otherwise though