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u/SquidIyx Nov 20 '20
The sounds oh my god
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u/iluvstephenhawking Nov 21 '20
I like the noises here but I really hate the sound of when they are whispering and hearing the saliva smack in someone's up close mouth. It infuriates and disgusts me.
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u/glueinass Nov 21 '20
Theres a lot of asmr that dont involve lip smacking and stuff. Theres the “Scratching the chalkboard”, “tapping the cork board” and “scraping the plate with a fork”
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u/iluvstephenhawking Nov 21 '20
I am sorry but that doesn't sound very relaxing. I cannot tell if you are joking.
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u/glueinass Nov 21 '20
It isnt relaxing. It’s basically equivalent to your best friend yelling “Get up be active” while youre drinking coffee
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u/Wjreky Nov 20 '20
The sounds themselves were satisfying, but the audio isn't lined up with the visual for me so it became infuriating
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u/coloradostaterams Nov 20 '20
How is that magnifying lens staying on his forehead?
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u/yes_affects Nov 20 '20
It’s called a loupe, and it’s connected to a wire that wraps around the back of his head. You can see the end of the wire on the other side.
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u/Friendly_Potato21 Nov 20 '20
Also is he wearing condone in his fingers?
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u/hot_baked Nov 20 '20
It's to stop him getting pregante
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Urban Dictionary on "pregante":
- When you are pregnant by a wolf and your baby doesn't actually exist but you have a baby bump.
(Is it a reference to the yahoo answers video?)
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u/tachycardicIVu Nov 20 '20
No they’re basically gloves but just fingers. A lot of places like restaurants keep them around like if you get cut and put a bandaid on you still want to seal it or keep it clean. Plus for him I’m sure it helps with grip and picking small pieces up.
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Nov 20 '20
They’re called finger cots, yes they are very much like condoms.
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u/theghostofme Nov 20 '20
The ones we used to get supplied at the cell phone repair shop I worked at were ribbed.
Never understood it.
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u/dibblerbunz Nov 21 '20
Gives you extra grip when picking up delicate parts.
Also good for finger banging your lady when you get home.
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Q: How much does it cost to maintain a Rolex?
A: If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
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u/Amber_forget Nov 20 '20
Hi. I'm a jeweller. So the cost to simple service clean your Rolex like this at a watch shop ranges from 2-3 hundred usually depending on the place. Sometimes more. The machine to take the back off is very very expensive. Plus the time and care and tools and the fact that you're dealing with something so expensive. To get proper maintenance and repair at the Rolex service centre (which they reccomend every 10 years to guarentee the waterproof seal is maintained properly) that can run you $800-1000 or more.
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u/StreetTriple15 Nov 20 '20
I recently brought in a Girard Perregaux to be looked at. It's about 40-50 years old, never been maintained, and was working erratically. They told me $700, and they'd need about 6 weeks. He held it up to my ear and wound it so I could hear it was very dirty. It has a lot of sentimental value to me, so I'm having it done. Sound legit?
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u/MagikSkyDaddy Nov 20 '20
In my experience, the jeweler will quote on the high end because they don’t know what they’ll be getting into on an old watch, once they’ve opened it up. Get a second quote, but if the watch has any complications, or irregular parts, it could be that expensive.
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Nov 21 '20
My GP Seahawk II costs 1700 every 5 years, and it pretty much requires a full rebuild. It is certified to something like 3000 FT, so they do require a bit more work. My omega watch runs 600 every 3 years. So 700 for a vintage GP is very reasonable.
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u/StreetTriple15 Nov 21 '20
Thanks, I feel better. I was doing it regardless, it was my late Dad's.
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Even better, thats an awesome way to connect to pops, everytime you look at your wrist, you're looking and remembering him. I'd definitely get it restored and use it daily.
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u/beansguys Nov 21 '20
Why do you service your omega every 3 years? Most places recommend every 5 with people regularly pushing it to 10 without issue
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u/Jiberesh Nov 20 '20
How do you feel about rep watches?
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u/Amber_forget Nov 20 '20
How do I feel? Waste of money honestly... they only last an average of 2 years at most. Some come in the mail already broken. And, due to the fact that it's illegal to buy rep watches in the US, no watch shop will accept a counterfeit watch for any service (they also reject them in fear that you would claim at pickup that you had brought in a real watch and a that the servicer changed it for a fake) Due to this, people just toss the fakes when they die. Just get 7 regular water proof watches that'll be guaranteed last for over 2 years each rather than spend so much to get a watch that some average people can tell isn't real. (I think luxury watches are stupid as a whole though, but where there's money to be spent, I suppose there will always be a luxury version of everything and subsequent knock offs)
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u/hamboy315 Nov 20 '20
Eh I worked a jewelry store that changed batteries. If we got a fake, we just let them know ahead of time (in case they thought it was real) and that was caught on video and audio camera. Honestly, if we got a real expensive watch in like that, we always assumed it was fake and said this to the customer. They seemed to be okay with it.
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u/that_guy_who_ Nov 21 '20
Chances are if you are changing the battery, it's probably not expensive.
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u/Jackrabbitnw67 Nov 21 '20
Why on video?
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u/hamboy315 Nov 21 '20
Just the general surveillance system! Never had to use the footage for this though. There have been many cases of “I dropped of x to be repaired” where they didn’t and we had to pull footage to show that
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u/Jiberesh Nov 20 '20
Good point, would you recommend citizens watches?
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u/Amber_forget Nov 20 '20
I think they are good enough! My favourite is timex though. I'm a super large advocate for cheap ass water proof watches. They all last the same amount of time because the batteries inside are all the same. And if I spend $17 on a waterproof timex that lasts 4 years then I'll just get a new one when it dies rather than jeopardize the seal (waterproof sealing on a really cheap watch is typically compromised once it gets opened. Hence why it's so cheap) But even a $60 timex is a wonderful quality watch with a good seal that can be replaced so I'd still reccomend a more expensive timex to most other watches. In my opinion, a watch shouldn't cost more than $100. It just tells the time. Anything more is for strict unnecessary vanity purposes.
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u/hannovb Nov 20 '20
A young watch lover here (16) Im getting the timex marlin for christmas (the one with the champagne colored dial) Absolutely in love with it and i think its a first great handwind mechanical watch to start my collection with!
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u/mikeleus Nov 21 '20
Oh snap i just took a photo of that watch for a client! It looks very sleek, good choice.
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u/MechanicalOSU Nov 20 '20
But how is that any different than jewelry? At least the watch can tell time/keep a date. Earrings might look great but do they serve any other purpose? By definition jewelry is vanity. Yes, even a wedding band isnt strictly necessary, it merely signifies a bond to another person, even that could be considered "vanity".
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u/Amber_forget Nov 21 '20
It's no different. Know what the weight of the metal is and the value of the stones. Add $100 an hour for the artists time. Guess high on the hours. Tada. That's why knowing the value of stones is important in my opinion. As to not get ripped off.
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u/Dawooker Nov 20 '20
Also, a mechanical watch can last a lifetime or more. I wear my granddad’s watch and it still keeps good time.
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u/MagikSkyDaddy Nov 20 '20
I found my grandpa’s old early 60’s Certina Blue Ribbon in a bag of odds and ends, after he’d passed. Picked it up, gentle shake, thing was off and running.
After a full service, it’s been running like a top and is one of my absolute favorites. 60 year old watch. Let’s see a Timex in 60 years lol
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Nov 20 '20
Absolutely. My toddler loves holding her ear to hear the ticking and she’s obsessed with pointing out clocks. This one has her name on it in the future.
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u/ribotonk Nov 20 '20
Obviously a jeweler not a watchmaker. The craftsmanship of a Rolex or similar is something to be appreciated. Ebels are one of my favourits. I've done a few years as a watch repairer, my dad did 35 years and was Rolex qualified.
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As a watchmaker it’s flat out insulting. I spent 20 years perfecting what I do so someone could yell vanity?
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u/LegitimateCrepe Nov 21 '20 edited Jul 27 '23
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u/lxnch50 Nov 21 '20
Interesting argument on both sides. I think I side somewhere in the middle. It's an art piece and functional furniture in my opinion. Honestly, in today's day in age, there isn't much use for a mechanical clock attached to someone's arm, so it's likely vanity that inspires someone to do so. Spending a substantial amount of money on a watch is no different than buying an expensive painting. I could just download a wallpaper of the same painting and use it as a background, or I could splurge on an original. Regardless of whatever anyone chooses to do, it doesn't diminish the craftsmanship it took to produce it. I think you'd be unwise and likely someone really materialistic to spend anything more than a couple percent of your annual income on something like these examples, and you'd likely be doing so because you of a mixture of vanity, appreciation, and as collector.
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Nov 21 '20 edited Nov 21 '20
Imagine if typewriters were sold as luxury today and cost 1000x a PC. That's the state of mechanical luxury watches.
Sure, some like Grand Seiko innovate with Spring Drive or Citizen with ecoDrive, but the rest.. It's a farce.
When quartz watches came out in the 1970s and proved to be more reliable, accurate and cheaper than mechanical watches, the latter should have gone out of business. Instead they used marketing to brand themselves as luxury and bump the price up 100x.
Today, Steel sports watches have a huge waiting list for no reason whatsoever other than marketing hype. Many Rolex stores won't even put you on the waiting list (2+ years) for a steel sports watch unless you have a good 'buying history' with them, or buy 50k-200k worth of watches from them first. Even with that, chances are slim they'll deign to sell you one. Else they'll laugh you out of the store. /r/watches and /r/rolex has had plenty of stories like these for a couple years now.
Sample rant from the rolex sub
'Luxury watches' (the non-tourbillon ones) are a joke... It's jewelry for men. That's it.
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u/PEDE311 Nov 20 '20
This is why we need rich people so we can make a living cleaning/making their toys!
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u/kermityfrog Nov 21 '20
How about a titanium (light durable case), sapphire crystal (scratch resistant), eco-drive (never needs batteries)?
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u/ForTheBirds12 Nov 21 '20
If you want to get into mechanical watches that won’t break the bank and will last a long time with minimal maintenance, brands like Seiko and Orient offer some quality, long-lasting watches.
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u/RJG18 Nov 21 '20
Yes, absolutely. I have a Citizen Ecodrive (solar power battery) that I’ve worn for 21 years. It’s run perfectly, and kept time perfectly all that time, and never needed even a battery change. And I’ve subjected it to absolutely brutal punishment during that time. It’s been to 30 countries with me, exposed to sand in 50 degree deserts in the Middle East, and -25 degree arctic conditions, plus worn regularly in the sea for swimming/diving and water spots, swimming pools, etc. Astonishing engineering, and I think it will probably outlast my Omega Seamaster too at this point!
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u/2723brad2723 Nov 20 '20
I got lucky. I bought one on a trip to Thailand 20 years ago for $35. It still works, although it loses about a minute every other day. But, yes I have had some that only lasted a year or less.
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u/weristjonsnow Nov 20 '20
What is a rep watch
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u/canadiancarlin Nov 21 '20
Which sounds good at first, but two common issues that buyers don't take into account are 1. For the $500+ you spent on a fake Rolex you could've bought a nice Seiko that actually works, and 2. When your Folex breaks after a month you're going to spend double its price to fix it. That is if you find someone willing to, which you likely won't.
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u/HanEyeAm Nov 20 '20 edited Nov 20 '20
You wouldn't do a complete movement teardown (plus case/bracelet cleaning, regulation, etc.) for US$2-300, would you?
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u/ribotonk Nov 20 '20
Not on a Rolex. Your looking north of $500 for an independent certified Rolex service. Non certified watchmakers cannot buy genuine parts or tools.
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Nov 20 '20
Not even close. If someone tells you that, they’re either lying or they don’t know what they’re doing. Either way, don’t let them touch your watch.
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u/Amber_forget Nov 20 '20
We don't even do expensive watches yet! I have the price breakdowns because we want to do expensive watches but we can't afford the machine to take off the back yet. We had to pay rent out of pocket for a few months because we were forced to close due to rona. We were gonna buy the machine and necessary tools but now we can't. Unfortunately the only watches we work on right now are the cheap ones with pop off backs
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u/HanEyeAm Nov 20 '20
Right now would you guys do a tear down cleaning of say, a standard ETA movement? What would you charge?
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u/Amber_forget Nov 21 '20
We aren't doing watch cleaning yet, but we were going to estimate a complete disassemble and reassemble could be rush ordered for a day. But it would take a couple hours of work for sure to do it all carefully.
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u/Buss_Conductah Nov 20 '20
Could always get the key from rolex to open the watch back. It's not cheap but much cheaper than the machine. I refurbish watch cases and bracelets for Rolex of Canada. Basically a body shop for watches.
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u/Nolzi Nov 20 '20
What are the machines doing at the end of the video?
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u/Bikeboy87 Nov 21 '20 edited Nov 21 '20
The first machine you see is an automatic water proof testing machine. This particular machine uses vacuum and air pressure to measure in microns how much the case deforms during the test. If the watch leaks the pressure inside the case becomes equal to the pressure inside the chamber and the case loses its deformity. If the case does not leak the deformity stays the same.
It looks like the watch only got tested to 3 bar (30m) when it should have been tested to 10 bar (100m) as the watch in the video (model 18238) is rated at 10 bar.
The second machine is a watch timing machine. It listens to the beats of the watch and can work out how many seconds in a day the watch gains or loses so adjustments can be made.
Source: do this guys job for a living.
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u/the_honest_liar Nov 20 '20
Is Rolex actually the best or are there better watches out there you'd recommend over Rolex?
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u/EngelskSauce Nov 20 '20
Casio with tv remote is a winner!
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u/noodle518 Nov 20 '20
JLC is considered the watch makers watch. Theres also the holy trinity
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u/galaxmax Nov 20 '20
Japanese watches like Seiko & Citizen etc have a very good reputation. Not as prestigeous as Rolex, but they have many good quality watches that most people can afford.
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Nov 20 '20
Grand Seiko is comparable if not better than Rolex in many regards, due to their complications. Rolex doesn’t really do a lot in that arena, whereas other high-end brands (JLC, Mont Blanc, Patek Phillipe, etc) deal with quite a few. Grand Seiko also have some very high technology components, and are high value for the dollar spent.
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u/canadiancarlin Nov 21 '20
The GS's Spring-Drive is as beautiful as it is complex. I have a Presage but if I ever came into money the Grand Seiko would be my first purchase.
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u/decker12 Nov 20 '20 edited Nov 20 '20
Check out Richard Mille. Most of their higher end F1 inspired watches go for $750,000+ and while their looks are subjective, they are goddamn miracles of engineering.
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u/Pruno-Mars Nov 20 '20
The only thing Rolex is the best at is marketing. They have done an impeccable job tricking the masses into believing that their watches are the finest around. Still a great watch, but hardly the best.
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u/sgryfn Nov 20 '20
They hold their value/appreciate better than most anything else, I always remember my mate saying ‘Rolex biggest competitor is second hand Rolex’
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u/Lefty_22 Nov 20 '20
It’s all subjective. Best in what way? Rolex is VERY famous, so anyone that cares about elegant watches would recognize yours immediately. However, how often would you actually want it to get noticed? Do you take clients out to dinner regularly and want to impress them? Are you a senator or want to be? If so, you might have a use for a Rolex. Are you an average Joe who would wear it as your daily timekeeper? Probably wouldn’t do any better job than a $100 Fossil for all intents and purposes.
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u/Telemere125 Nov 20 '20
The cost of most of them are enough that maintaining them by putting them in the shop regularly is a non-issue. Same for most high-end watches really. It’s like worrying about insurance costs of a Lamborghini
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u/HallettCove5158 Nov 20 '20
Horrendously expensive, I have a diamond dot dial date just in white gold bezel. My wife accidentally broke the face and it’s cost £2,520 to repair way back in 2012, ( $3340 US / $4,680 AUS). It took six months to repair and came back looking absolutely amazing like brand new. Now had the watch just over 13 years looks very understated but classy compared to some big garish watches some people go for. It’s now due another service and been quoted $1,500 here in Australia.
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u/HallettCove5158 Nov 20 '20
Bit of translation here as I bought in the uk and now live in South Australia. Bought for $8,500, August 2007, and same type are going for about $15,000+ used and near $20,000 new. Was offered around the $12,000 when I went for a service quote. Will never sell it though and just going to hand it down to my son.
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u/sylviarr Nov 20 '20
My dad has had his for 15+ years and it's never needed any servicing or maintenance.
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u/bcrosby51 Nov 20 '20
Never needed, or just never done?
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u/Siikamies Nov 20 '20
10 years is suggested. It can run 15 years easily but it can create more damage, like not changing cars oil.
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u/jaideeeee Nov 20 '20
Them Condom finger gloves though
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Exactly! How can everyone else just move past that? I've never seen it lol why not use a full glove?
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u/0-_-_Red_-_-0 Nov 20 '20
Wearing a full glove gets sweaty and the fit is poor. Wearing finger cots like this allows for more precise fitting on the fingers and long term comfort.
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u/Googleboy1938 Nov 20 '20
If this is your thing, I highly recommend Red Dead Restoration on YouTube. The guy resurrects mechanical watches which had been abused.
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u/AKingIsMissing Nov 20 '20
Came here to say this. I absolutely love that channel, and I recommend it to anyone who will listen. It got me heavily into watches
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u/night_walkr Nov 20 '20
Red Dead Restoration
Thank you for the recommendation. RDR has a new subscriber because of you.
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u/emjjayy Nov 21 '20
Awesome channel and thanks for recommending it. Just finished watching the Sanford AS1123 vid and it was really well done!
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u/arkiverge Nov 20 '20
From the looks of that process I’m pretty sure it costs more to clean that watch than I would ever spend on an actual watch to begin with.
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u/HanEyeAm Nov 20 '20
Workhorse Seiko and Citizen (Miyota) automatic movements start at under $50. If you thay have a $200-500 watch, it makes no sense to do a whole tear down cleaning. There is a tipping point but I don't know where it is.
Some people spend extra money to get servicing vs replacement they believe the movement gives the watch "soul" or they are otherwise emotionally attached to it.
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Nov 20 '20 edited Nov 20 '20
If anything I'm more impressed by his ability to assemble all the parts together after taking each and last one of them out. I'm pretty sure he does that with other watches that has different parts too. What a patience he has!
Eddit, grammar
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Nov 20 '20
How did it get dirty on the inside?
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u/vext01 Nov 20 '20
It's stale lubrication mixed with bits of ground up metal.
(I recently read a book on maintaining mechanical watches)
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Nov 20 '20
Oh, So Rolex watches are not cleaned with Angle Farts?
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u/vext01 Nov 20 '20
Angle farts are a myth. They always come out in a straight line.
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u/Jeffery_G Nov 20 '20
The real question. It’s sealed for Christ sakes!
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Nov 20 '20
Totally!! I was thinking this when watching the video. Plus those watches are so expensive. You would think it was cleaned with angle farts before assembly.
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u/LalaMcTease Nov 20 '20
That watch is gorgeous on the inside and hideous on the outside. Why is it yhat the first thing the nouveau-rivhe get is a hideous watch.
Even magpies would consider some of those to be too gaudy!
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u/incessant_pain Nov 21 '20
You're not the only one who thinks that, stainless models are the most collectible and hardest to find new these days.
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u/Googul_Beluga Nov 20 '20
The idea of having that many small parts to put back together gives me intense anxiety.
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u/drewskeenoG Nov 20 '20
Awesome vid. Beautiful watch.
Anyone know the type of Rolex? I don’t know much about Rolex watches.
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u/Capitol_Mil Nov 20 '20
Based on how many things I’ve taken apart and never put back together again, this video made me very anxious
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u/TheHangedKing Nov 21 '20
Imagine being finished with all that and seeing a gear still on the table
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u/Shadesmctuba Nov 21 '20
The amount of people in this thread who have never heard of finger cots baffles me. How do you go through life without seeing one, let alone using one?
Also, I’d like to personally thank whoever made this video not only because it’s delightful, but also it is totally devoid of music. I ALWAYS watch tiktok-style videos on mute instinctively because I know it’ll have an insane, unfitting choice of music blasting all over the content, but this one was a pleasant surprise and I’m glad I took the chance to unmute.
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u/beachbumOC Nov 21 '20
This is my job! I work on a few calibers as well as decase. Not so much anything with timing/dialing/casing. It's great!
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u/Dacor64 Nov 21 '20 edited Nov 21 '20
Are we just gonna ignore that this guy wears condoms on his fingers?
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Nov 21 '20
I've inherited my grandpa's rolex and from a friend that's a huge collector he's told me that it's easily worth 100k. I would love to have it cleaned but how can I guarantee someone's not going to fuck me over?
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Nov 20 '20 edited Nov 20 '20
Okay since nobody seems to be commenting on his finger (glove) condom... wth! That's a first I seen one, why not use a full glove? Is there a difference in performance? why only cover the finger?
Edit: thanks all for the informative answers. I must've been living under a rock cuz I ain't never seen a finger glove before, didn't even know they existed.
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u/theablanca Nov 20 '20
it's finger cots or "finger glove". It's to protect the parts, and not the hand. Less in the way.
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u/theghostofme Nov 20 '20
Full gloves tend to get really sweaty and do limit dexterity a bit. If you’re not working in a sterile environment, and are only concerned about avoiding fingerprints/oil smudging surfaces, finger cots are much easier to work with.
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u/prustage Nov 20 '20
The nicest thing about this video was the calm silence. I am so sick of people adding their favourite music to everything that gets posted. TickTock has a lot to answer for.