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The watch thread: pocket, wrist, sporty, showy? You name it!

The non-taper concept is good - but I think even the smallest of those at 3/16" width is going to have a tip which is too thick for the dreaded fastener.

As far as I can see, it's a toss up between one of the little specialised scredrivers with nominal widths of 0.8mm, 1.0mm and 1.2mm - but none of them seem to give you info on the thickness of the tip :(

edit - here's a pic of the offending fastener, with the smallest screwdriver blade I have in any of the 'watch tool sets' I have:

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Right width of blade, but far too thick - and too soft to hand-file down to size with any degree of accuracy.
 
Make yourself something up? Maybe a piece of hacksaw blade bound into pliers? Or even an old kitchen knife? Mind you, by the time you’ve done that, a quick trip to the town centre jeweller would have you the job done for a couple of pounds I expect. :)p
 
Been a while since I dicked around with mechanical watches but always found that the wife's woodwind screwdrivers worked a charm.
She played Clarinet and Sax. They have a lot of fiddly little screws.
 
-alan- said:
The non-taper concept is good - but I think even the smallest of those at 3/16" width is going to have a tip which is too thick for the dreaded fastener.

As far as I can see, it's a toss up between one of the little specialised scredrivers with nominal widths of 0.8mm, 1.0mm and 1.2mm - but none of them seem to give you info on the thickness of the tip :(

edit - here's a pic of the offending fastener, with the smallest screwdriver blade I have in any of the 'watch tool sets' I have:

Right width of blade, but far too thick - and too soft to hand-file down to size with any degree of accuracy.
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I replaced the capacitor on my friends Seiko BFK for him I did a video if it helps


 
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Hello Fish people , I have this watch, It belonged to my Dad
SEIKO SQ 100 , Water resistant to 10 bar , Made in Japan
I realy like the style / face / hands , Problem is it has a SS strap that is to short and would stop the circulation into my hand , Also from previous watches the SS straps grab the hairs on my arm " OUCH " I much prefur leather straps
I assume it has a internal battery that is now flat . Is this a Diy job or best take to a jewlers , It does not have the push in pin type strap fixing , It has some sort of rear inner fixing
Any advice welcome
Thanks
8BE8E4CF-35C1-4D4E-8873-1BAF8124F811 by , on Flickr
 
Hey, nice watch!

Problem is that when a flat battery is left too long in the watch, it may leak and damage the movement. If you have the tools, you can open the watch up and try to change the battery yourself. Be very careful not to touch or damage the coils (a slip of your tool would do it). If the watch doesn't work then the movement is damaged. Parts will need to be replaced or sometimes it is just easier to source a donor replacement movement. This would be the job of a proper watch guy; I doubt your high street jeweler would be able or even care to undertake such an exercise. Ultimately, regardless, I'd bet this watch can be fixed. You just need to find the right person to do it.

Sometimes the bracelet can be adjusted at the clasp. Whilst you may prefer a leather strap, typically a watch with this sort of case looks a lot better with its integrated bracelet.
 
As much as I like the older Breitling/Omega/Rolex designs, I couldn't personally allow myself to spend that much on a watch, priorities, available cash-for-toys etc.
I have often wondered why the rather active, better quality copy industry doesn't just create it's own brands and go legit, market as x-brand inspired but sufficiently different to avoid law suits, seeing as other brands do quite a bit of this anyway. Unique names or similar, e.g. Omega becomes Alpha, Breitling becomes Ersteling or WHY....
 
AudioAl said:
Hello Fish people , I have this watch, It belonged to my Dad
SEIKO SQ 100 , Water resistant to 10 bar , Made in Japan
I realy like the style / face / hands , Problem is it has a SS strap that is to short and would stop the circulation into my hand , Also from previous watches the SS straps grab the hairs on my arm " OUCH " I much prefur leather straps
I assume it has a internal battery that is now flat . Is this a Diy job or best take to a jewlers , It does not have the push in pin type strap fixing , It has some sort of rear inner fixing
Any advice welcome
Thanks
8BE8E4CF-35C1-4D4E-8873-1BAF8124F811 by , on Flickr
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I have the same watch I got it new back in the 80s

 
cjarchez said:
As much as I like the older Breitling/Omega/Rolex designs, I couldn't personally allow myself to spend that much on a watch, priorities, available cash-for-toys etc.
I have often wondered why the rather active, better quality copy industry doesn't just create it's own brands and go legit, market as x-brand inspired but sufficiently different to avoid law suits, seeing as other brands do quite a bit of this anyway. Unique names or similar, e.g. Omega becomes Alpha, Breitling becomes Ersteling or WHY....
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To be fair they do. Look up the Seiko 55 fathoms, which is a tribute to the very expensive Blancpain 50 fathom, which is reckoned to be the "original" divers' watch. The Seiko is a very good watch in its own right, it's not a copy, but you can see the one to it. That Oris above covers similar ground.
 
I am not a fan of mods although there are many out there that look nice. Most of the time, mods are just cosmetic. If I can't afford the real thing, then I'd be content with the original Seiko (or whatever) rather than modifying it to look like some other watch. There is much to enjoy even in the lowly Seiko. I, for one, love my cheapish Seiko quartz divers and the 300m tuna. I wouldn't change a thing and I don't think they are any less of a serious dive watch than a Sub or a Fifty Fathoms...but then that's just me.
 
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