samboy Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Hi gang. Been watching the above on youtube. How on earth they get them back together amazes me. I have trouble putting a 2 piece jigsaw puzzle together.🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) As an inquisitive 8 year old, I raided my dad's toolbox and disassembled my late grandad's pocket watch. Unfortunately YouTube was not available in those days. Dad wasn't happy Edited March 31, 2023 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 You need bloody good eyesight and a steady hand, plus a very clean work bench and floor for when a small screw pings out of the tweezers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) How many actual mechanical timepieces are in use nowadays.? Either they are smart devices and the rest are battery or solar powered. I haven't seen wind up watches for a long time. Another angle is that most people don't carry a watch at all.. they flip out the phone. Another angle of this is that there are a lot of people who can't read the time off of an analogue watch. Edited March 31, 2023 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 And people who can do this are few and far between. Like a lot of skills just dying out. Last work I had done was at Steve’s workshop (of The Repair Shop). There was a guy here in Scotland who did some work too but he has stopped taking them in as too busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Minky said: How many actual mechanical timepieces are in use nowadays.? Either they are smart devices and the rest are battery or solar powered. I haven't seen wind up watches for a long time. Another angle is that most people don't carry a watch at all.. they flip out the phone. Another angle of this is that there are a lot of people who can't read the time off of an analogue watch. You can buy mechanical watches everywhere, i prefer them, and have just adjusted two of mine a couple of weeks ago by demagnaising them and then adjusting them, they now run at -1 to +3 seconds a day. The centre two are mechanical, the reading was from the green one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 But how representative of time reading devices are you. I wouldn't have thought about people not being able to tell the time from analog time pieces until a lecturer friend found that the vast majority of his students could only use digital time because of the use of phones and computers where there are no hands. These particular students had no knowledge of hour and minute hands or where the hands were placed in regard to quarter past or half past or quarter to an hour. Even on tv they just say ... the six o'clock news etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Minky said: But how representative of time reading devices are you. I wouldn't have thought about people not being able to tell the time from analog time pieces until a lecturer friend found that the vast majority of his students could only use digital time because of the use of phones and computers where there are no hands. These particular students had no knowledge of hour and minute hands or where the hands were placed in regard to quarter past or half past or quarter to an hour. Even on tv they just say ... the six o'clock news etc. That must surely be down to parental laziness, my graddaughters 7 and 4 both know how to tell the time from a clock face (the 4 yr old is a work in progress lol), although it doesn't stop my eldest GD from waking up a between 3-and 5 every morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 I still use a mechanical/automatic watch Inertia from wrist keeps it wound. Will run for 3 days if left unworn But it lives in a watch winder when I get back in the house. Cant wear a watch indoors at home or at work. just a thing with me 🤷🏻♂️ The Tag is currently stopped, still works but the other one was a present to myself after a crap year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, shaun4860 said: I still use a mechanical/automatic watch Inertia from wrist keeps it wound. Will run for 3 days if left unworn But it lives in a watch winder when I get back in the house. Cant wear a watch indoors at home or at work. just a thing with me 🤷🏻♂️ The Tag is currently stopped, still works but the other one was a present to myself after a crap year Not a Tag fan, my brother dropped a small fortune for one at Dhubi airport, it stopped working and getting it serviced is the cost of a kidney transplant. I do like the Tudor though, understated but just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirokuMK70 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 9 hours ago, Minky said: How many actual mechanical timepieces are in use nowadays.? Either they are smart devices and the rest are battery or solar powered. I haven't seen wind up watches for a long time. Another angle is that most people don't carry a watch at all.. they flip out the phone. Another angle of this is that there are a lot of people who can't read the time off of an analogue watch. Do you live under a rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 56 minutes ago, MirokuMK70 said: Do you live under a rock? No, clearly you live in a past era. I grew up when there were only wind up watches but for about the past 50 years digital watches have been out there. Mobile phone became common 30 years ago . If you ask nearly anyone under the age of 40 generally they dont look at a watch. They flip out their mobile phone. I know that there are winders still out there but not so common. I do tend to use my wrist watches. One is a battery powered analogue and the other is an eco drive solar powered jobby. No wiñding, no battery, tottaly acurate to the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 6 hours ago, welsh1 said: Not a Tag fan, my brother dropped a small fortune for one at Dhubi airport, it stopped working and getting it serviced is the cost of a kidney transplant. I do like the Tudor though, understated but just right. I bought the Tag back in 2003 because I always wanted a white faced Tag. Let me down once and someone on here put me onto somebody who fixed them as a hobby. Fixed it at a VERY reasonable price. I bought the Tudor last year. Tudor Black Bay 58 as they come with a case size of 39mm which I find just right. I fancied the Tudor Pelagos but at the time only came in a 41mm case. They now do the Pelagos 39. which as described is a 39mm case. Fancied a watch without the date facility for a change. Think I will be a Tudor fan for a long time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munzy Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 9 hours ago, welsh1 said: You can buy mechanical watches everywhere, i prefer them, and have just adjusted two of mine a couple of weeks ago by demagnaising them and then adjusting them, they now run at -1 to +3 seconds a day. The centre two are mechanical, the reading was from the green one. I have the Seiko SKX007 diver, one of my favourite everyday/every activity watches. Has snorkelled all around the world with me and hasn’t missed a beat. Mine is on a jubilee and one of my faves. As for comments about mechanical watches being a thing of the past… I am a web developer, pretty techy, a home automation geek, Apple products coming out of my ears and gadgets all over the house. I would NEVER consider a smart watch. I have seventeen watches, all mechanical and all perfect (to me) for various reasons. The craftsmanship that goes into a mechanical watch is breathtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 I have maybe 50 to 60 watches, most of them being Japanese and mainly automatics. I feel weird without wearing a watch but like someone said earlier comes off when I get in the house or when working in the office. I do believe some watches are a thing of beauty. My favourites in my collection are my pogue, bull head and bottle top. I do have a couple of Swiss watches too. I’ve not gone into the smart watch thing. I can’t get on with them. Feel too light on my wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 mine is accurate to about 30 secs/day..........built circa 1910 very tactile....and not a lot of money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 Getting your phone out of your pocket to look at the time then putting it back is so much quicker and more convenient than slightly angling your wrist towards you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 8 hours ago, ditchman said: mine is accurate to about 30 secs/day..........built circa 1910 very tactile....and not a lot of money... Love a pocket watch, the first watch I ever owned as a kid was a plastic pocket watch with an astronaut on the face, there is something about opening it up to see the time and the workmanship put into them. That looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 I would give you the webstore address...................but i fear you would curse me no end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 23 hours ago, shaun4860 said: I still use a mechanical/automatic watch Inertia from wrist keeps it wound. Will run for 3 days if left unworn But it lives in a watch winder when I get back in the house. Cant wear a watch indoors at home or at work. just a thing with me 🤷🏻♂️ The Tag is currently stopped, still works but the other one was a present to myself after a **** year Love the Black bay, I have a small collection of Omegas a Planet Ocean, Seamaster Bumble bee and a 1969 gold Seamaster and a Rolex Submariner. I think my next purchase will be a Black Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 22 hours ago, ditchman said: mine is accurate to about 30 secs/day..........built circa 1910 very tactile....and not a lot of money... I also have pocket watch. Was presented to my great grandfather by the people and council for his service in WW1 Have also got a silver rose bowl presented by the same I think all the miners that came home from here got one. The watch doesn’t work and try as I might I can’t get anyone to fix it, last bloke who looked said it has corroding on some of the workings so would never keep good time. I think it’s overwound and not really bothered about it being accurate, just would like to see it working again. That not a dent in the middle photo, it’s a reflection and like Ditchies the engraved part opens as well to show the workings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 On 01/04/2023 at 09:56, welsh1 said: Love a pocket watch, the first watch I ever owned as a kid was a plastic pocket watch with an astronaut on the face, there is something about opening it up to see the time and the workmanship put into them. That looks great. Was that "Dan Dare" watch with Digby and the Mekon on it? I was given one on my 4th birthday. I had asked for a watch a few weeks earlier, but was told by my dad that I could only have one when I could tell the time. I looked at the kitchen clock and said " Ten past nine". "Alright, but you'll have to wait for your birthday" It was stolen from me a couple of years later by a lad up the street. He denied it and was believed, but, at least, I did subsequently get a Timex wrist watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 My granddads verge fusee hunter pocket watch, London 1838 and makers initials JM, to me these old pocket watches were things of beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 1 hour ago, old'un said: My granddads verge fusee hunter pocket watch, London 1838 and makers initials JM, to me these old pocket watches were things of beauty. That’s very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 3 hours ago, amateur said: Was that "Dan Dare" watch with Digby and the Mekon on it? I was given one on my 4th birthday. I had asked for a watch a few weeks earlier, but was told by my dad that I could only have one when I could tell the time. I looked at the kitchen clock and said " Ten past nine". "Alright, but you'll have to wait for your birthday" It was stolen from me a couple of years later by a lad up the street. He denied it and was believed, but, at least, I did subsequently get a Timex wrist watch. No it was grey plastic, and had a picture of a proper astronaught on the face, funnily enough my next watch was a timex, which i believe my Mum still has tucked away somewhere. 2 hours ago, old'un said: My granddads verge fusee hunter pocket watch, London 1838 and makers initials JM, to me these old pocket watches were things of beauty. That's a thing of beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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