DIY Watch Club build... What could possibly go WRONG?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 เม.ย. 2023
- I've only gone and tried to make a watch myself, with the help of DIY Watch Club. Giving how well my one and only mod I did on the channel went, what could possibly go wrong with this?
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As someone just getting started with modding this video is so informative. Thank you so much
That's good to hear. I'm glad it was helpful.
Dont use watch club stuff. Proper rip off. You can get everthing for half the price
I've made a few of my own watches - none from DIY Club - & I find the best way to fit the sweeper is to pick it up with some Rodico and place it over the pinion, then press it down with a press tool. The Rodico holds it pretty well.
Yeah that was the way I ended up doing it in the end too.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR same here
Am I the only one who noticed that rodico leaves some sort of greasy smudges? Very minimal but still visible on really polished surfaces like watch hands. I mean surely I didn't get a fake rodico right? Is that even a thing? lol. Anyways I mostly use plastic tweezers from now on
James, your DIY Watch Club Watch came out great! Enjoy wearing it in good health.
Cheers mate 👍
I bought the big box with the diver 3 and a timegrapher, another kit (explorer with red dial) as there are heavy discounts). The total price for the whole material and 2 watches was pretty fair. Very good quality. A pleasure to build and since then I bought a lot of modding stuff. Of course, not everything is pefect, straps/bracelet could be better for example,, but that's a great experience and a great start for modding... I have to go, my next mod -a sort of milspec- is waiting 🙂
It's definitely a good way to get into modding and making watches, as you have that safety net almost with all of the videos where they talk you through it step by step.
Perhaps now I'll have the confidence to try more stuff myself.
Thanks. I was wondering! It's beautiful!
Nice one.
I built the the DWC pilot watch kit a couple days ago. Like you that was my first venture into watch making. Really pleased with how it came out. Their instructions are great, I’ve been wearing it for four days along with an Apple Watch on my other wrist and it keeps good time with no adjustments.
Second hand was a bear - took me 90 mins, in the end I did it by feel because I just couldn’t see the pinion.
The aperture for the second hand tube in the minute hand is about the size of a pin and the pinion is about 1/10th. Because I was having such difficulty with this (also that kit uses a Miyota rather than a Seiko movement) I really thought that I may have damaged it. If you have a camera with a macro lens or a tripod to steady a phone take a picture Once I zoomed it in (a lot) I was able to see what I was dealing with. Holding the second hand in the tweezers or rodico and moving side to side on both x and y axis helps to get a feel for where the pinion is - as the hole in the centre of the seconds hand goes over the pinion you can feel a little “bump”. Then you can gently apply a small bit of pressure to fit. Not simple but it becomes easier.
Best to have a good cup of tea, a lot of light and a quiet place. And plenty of patience :) I feel like rushing potentially leads to disaster!
Thanks for letting us know you were sent the kit. I feel like being up front is good and this review is accurate.
Great job James, many thanks for sharing 👍 I've never done anything more than adjusting and changing bracelets. I would like to try one of these kits one day, but my hands are shaky, always have been, thus small precision work is difficult for me. Thank you again, and have a wonderful weekend my friend. Cheers
Cheers mate. I was pretty much the same before doing this. You definitely need a steady hand, especially when doing that pesky secondhand.
I'm all about disassembling and reassembling budget watches.
I would add a clear plastic over the case back while using the tool. A rubber ball is useful for case backs.
Never bought finger cots (my bad).
I do a lot (I mean... A LOT) of crystal changes. I'm ocd with crystals. I learned I hate flat bottom crystals!
I got proficient at seconds hand installation. Done very fast. It becomes intuitive.
Anyway, great video!
I did use some plastic over the caseback when putting it back on. I didn't when taking it off though, as there was already the plastic on it, so I didn't really think I needed too.
I can't imagine ever getting quick at doing those second hands... Very fiddly and stressful. But, this was my first time I guess.
Well done👍! Enjoy!
Thanks. I am enjoying it.
Well done 👍🏼
Cheers 👍
Nice one, I've looked at the DIY Watch Club a few times, considering whether to take the plung. Will have to take another look now.
If you're looking to get into building and modding watches, but are a little nervous and have no experience, it's a great way to start. Their step by step video guides are very easy to follow and extremely helpful.
Great job 👍! Waiting for the hand removal/replacement tools to arrive. Have a cracking Easter 🐣!
Thanks. Do you already dabble in modding then?
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Not so much dabble as wallow and thrash around!
@@timeandnourishment1961 😆
Good job 👍 . As long as you are methodical and have a steady hand it is usually straight forward. However, I offered to swap the dial and hands on a friends Steeldive and the second hand broke as it came off! I had to dismantle the front of the movement to remove the cannon pinion so I could get the tiny tube off the second spindle 😮
Cheers. I'm glad nothing like that happened during this build. As I don't know if I could have dealt with something like that. It definitely gave me a bit more confidence doing this.
wow the tools all seem really nice...
Yeah they are good quality. It's a very nice package overall.
Those were some pretty smooth cuts
Thanks very much.
Great work
Thanks
Good job!!
Thanks.
Good job. Not sure I could handle the fumbling with the seconds hand.
I was thinking you had to build the movment as well, that's looks simple to do. Thanks for sharing 👍
No thankfully you don't have to do that. I think that would have been a bit too much to deal with for my first build 😳
Im very disappointed to find that out. Are any of their watches full builds or are they all 90%?
@@alexqueipo5070 Not that I'm aware of. But you can have a look on their website though. Or maybe contact them and ask.
In this kit that already included the case ?
Fun fact. Gmt bezels doesnt make a click sound. Only dive watch
I always found the rubber ball a much, much easier way of removing a screw down case back than a case back tool.
I've never actually tried one of them, but I imagine it's less nerve racking, as you don't have to worry about slipping and possibly scratching the caseback.
You forgot the case back gasket
First off, the blue San Martin on your wrist looks spectacular, so does the finished DIY watch club piece. I'm not saying I'm an expert but I've been watching many videos on the wristwatch revival channel (excellent stuff by the way) And based on what he does you placed that springy washer providing pressure on the pinion the wrong way. The bent edges are supposed to point upwards (at 5:46).
Yeah San Martin is good. I'm really happy with how this turned out too. Especially considering I've never done anything like this before and I had to film it as I went along too.
As for that springy washer... That's the way that the DIY Watch Club guide said to do it, so that's what I did.
I made my first watch (a present for my wife on our anniversary) about 6 years ago. I don't think there were any kits then and I ended up having to source all the parts individually. I was ambitious (or foolish, depending on your point of view) and based it around an ETA 2824 movement (a top grade one, at that). The parts cost me about $600, including a genuine alligator strap. Plus I had to buy the tools, as well... It didn't go too badly, although the seconds hand took me about two hours (and lots of Navy language) to fit. Having said that, I enjoyed it immensely and I wasn't put off. I've made several more since - one for each of my three children, a couple for friends and four for myself. I've started getting the parts together for one for my granddaughter, although she's far too young to appreciate it yet. Some tips for you: I always leave opening the case until after I've assembled the movement, dial and hands and I usually keep an empty yoghurt pot or two around that I can put over the movement, open case, etc. to keep dust off. The best way to mount the movement in the case, that I've found, is to put it right-way up on the cushion and then put the case on it. Then turn the whole lot upside down and the movement naturally falls into the case. Finally, other people have mentioned the rubber ball to open a case back - I wholeheartedly agree - it's much easier with that. One last thing to mention, about five months after I had made, and given my wife her watch, I saw an advert in a magazine for a company making a watch very similar to it - same case, same dial, slightly different hands, a standard grade, rather than top grade, movement and a standard leather strap. It was for sale for over $3000 - five times what I had paid.
And I thought I was jumping in at the deep end... That's next level.
I actually ended up doing that with the case and movement in the end too. Thanks for all of the tips. The reason why I did it in the order I did, was because that was the way the guide said to do it and as it was my first time, I didn't have the knowledge to question it... But, yeah that does make more sense though.
That's crazy about the watch that was very similar to your wife's one. How did she react to seeing that?
She was astounded. So was I, to be honest.
@@michaelbell9811 I'm not surprised.
Do you assemble the movement too, or it comes already assembled like in the videos box?
It sure looks to me like the watch is 90% complete when you get it. Do all
the gears and the heart of the watch come preassembled?
The movement is complete, you have to put the rest of the watch together though. It's meant for people who haven't built watches before really.
Impressive.........and a nightmare. Think I'll stick to letting other people build my watches. An interesting video non the less
😆 Thanks. Apart from that secondhand it wasn't too bad really.
Sehr schöne qualitativ gute Uhr, gefällt mir 🌟
Danke. Ich bin mit dem Ergebnis zufrieden. Sind Sie dann versucht, es selbst aufzugeben?
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR "aufzugeben" ist vermutlich die falsche Formulierung 😉 eventuell werde ich auch Mal als Uhrensammler eine solche Uhr selber probieren.
PS. Die Sprach Übersetzungen sind ab und an Out of Order 🤕
Danke für das Herz
@@richardspacetimeuhrensamml4236 Ich habe mich immer gefragt, ob diese Übersetzungen von Google gut sind.
I've seen this before and I would love try and do a project like this but I'm afraid I'd junk it up. I just need to grow a set and try it out.
Great work.
Cheers!
Seriously if I can do it, anyone can. I don't know whether you watched the video I mentioned in this one, of my only mod. That didn't go great and I hadn't done anything else since that. But the step by step videos DIY Watch Club gives you are very helpful and also easy to follow too.
So the reason you got a watch pad is to give you a soft area to put the watch down on instead of putting the face onto a wooden bench!
When did I do that? Also that's not actually a wooden bench... It's a large wood effect mouse mat that I used to use for my videos a while back.
Can we get a link to your previous built video to check on the mistakes you mention?
It's in the card and the description, at the very bottom.
Dont see the link for the other video u said was in description
Do you mean the mod one that is in the card in the top right of the screen?
This is a pretty cool kit, I just wish I could tolerate having a watch on my wrist to get into modding watches. Jewelry irritates me to no end, watches, rings, and necklaces drive me batty having them on. Got in trouble in the army a lot for not wearing my dogtags on my neck lol
😆 How did you end up here then?
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR I love looking at watches, they are amazing pieces of machinery!
@@shalakabooyaka1480 Ah ok. So are you tempted to try building your own then?
Why would you get everything in a box if 80% of the fun is to source every part separately?
Because you've never built a watch before, and don't have a clue what you're doing yet.
Shame didn’t have curved end strap…. Would’ve looked better
Yeah, that would have been nice.
Hold up...the movement is already assembled?!?!
Yes it is.
Much to the mrs disgust i call them finger johnnie's , annoys her every time. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
i lead a sad life .
🤣🤣
Everything interesting was done off camera. Is there a reason for this?
With the set up I have at the moment it isn't really possible to be able to have multiple angles and cameras. Also some of the steps (the second hand in particular) took a long time and just wouldn't make for good viewing.
Gain is free, please set audio levels higher. Can't get volume loud enough when the furnace blower is running.
If you check out some of the latest videos it should be a bit higher.
I'd appreciate in the future if you could just omit if you got the watches or whatever, for free. It becomes a sales pitch after that. I'd like to watch in a certain level of ignorance, because if I knew you get stuff for free, then you are not like me. I gotta grind for every penny I get. And to get this kit, ai gotta work overtime/extra. And to be honest, there is a certain level of resentment. I get this is all me. I get you're honest, but I don't want to feel like a customer.
You aren't the only channel that discloses that part. Thanks. I really enjoy your channel.
So are you saying that the "paid promotion" banner at the start of the video is enough then? The only reason I disclose whether I get watches etc for free, or at a reduced fee (never paid actual money though, unlike some, that don't disclose that), is to be 100% honest. Which carries over to the video/review too. If there are any negatives I will talk about them and not just the positives. I've received free watches from brands before and they haven't been happy with me pointing out negatives and one even asked me to take down a video, as they said they had updated and fixed the issues now. Which I refused to do of course. I told them that I'd be more than happy to review the updated version and even link to it on the previous one.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR I not saying anything negative toward how you run the channel or your reviews. What I mean is; I'd really just prefer to believe you are like most of us. But, the reality is; you are not. I cannot get things sent to me for free. I dunno. I'm just being a bitch today for some dumbassed reason, and lashed out. I realize its not fair to you, so I apologize. Pay no attention to me. It's all good. Keep rockin' what you do. 😀
@@Tom_H327 If it makes you feel any better, I don't get all of the watches for free. I do still pay for some and as I said earlier, others are just discounted a bit. Then I have to pay with my time, making the videos. For example this video took me a whole day to just make and record. That's not including editing and doing the voice over. Which I was up until 5am doing another day.
Also with the previous watch I reviewed for example, that was just a loan piece. So, I didn't get anything from that at all.
I don't think you made it. The movement was already put together you just assembled the main components
This is a novelty compared to really making a watch...
first rule of watch club...
😉
Rip off tbh.
You're mostly paying for their modularity like how apple has their "apple ecosystem" I guess so do they. Also their videos and marketing are pretty good so I suspect that could be another reason