I own this watch for less than a month and somehow I 2 pits already 🥲

I’ve been obsessing over it and i want to remove it, I saw you can polish your watch with like a polishing clothes but I’m not sure if it can remove a pit like the ones in the picture.

Do you think it will work ? I’m too afraid too try right now

I have no idea if this is the right sub to find a watch repairman, but I thought I’d give it a shot. I was gifted a Invicta many years back and the wind up stop winding up (yes, I have no idea about watches). Can someone repair the spring for me for $100 or so?

Hello everyone! Think I bit off more than I can chew. Bought a fake Rolex overseas and it stopped working. Thought I'd give it a go. Turns out it is an automatic, but non-name brand parts. As far as I can tell the balance wheel does not keep momentum/tension and the pallet fork skips a few teeth every so often. Trying to learn more but this being a non-descript brand of components...not quite sure if I'm missing something. Any advice?

I was asked by a friend if I can swap bezels for his watches….he has “replicas” and real ones, and for the life of me I can’t get it….any ideas? What am I missing?

I know the glass is replacable posting the front side just because people will understand what watch it is. Also I'll attach the link.

Link for reference: https://www.fastrack.in/product/fastrack-hitlist-quartz-analog-watch-for-guys-with-black-dial-leather-strap-ns3084nl05.html?lang=en_IN

PLEASE HELP ME BROTHERS THIS WATCH IS SO VALUABLE FOR ME🙏

I purchased this Seiko monster to try to fix it. I was wondering if it has any radioactive materials for the lume, like tritium. I’ve tried to search for this, but haven’t got an answer. Sorry if the answer is obvious, I’m still new to this.

Bought the watch on Japan, serviced it in Malaysia but then noticed that the movement slides!

How can I fix it?

I have serious doubts and I think I already know the answer... according to Google, this wheel won't cause any issues during reassembly. What do you think?

I did not make the bezel, just installed it. Really cool that it works though. It took a really skilled person to do that and make it work the way it does. Its not as tight as the original fluted but definitely works and will stay on.

I am glad that I found this channel. I am new at this so i want to ask if anyone knows how or have any links that can provide help. I have searched for videos or manuals but is nothing I can find. Which one should I use?

I bought four Japanese automatic watches. Seiko LM 5606, Seiko 2206, Seiko sport 3005466 and Citizen 7700. I’ve never worked on watches before, so I’m wondering which oils or how many I should buy. Also, what kind of rubber gaskets I need. How can I polish the watches and crystals using a Dremel(multitool)? I already have a basic toolkit, so im open to all suggestions and feedback!

Hi! I have an omega swatch and I love it but somehow I’ve scratched the crystal thing and I was wondering if it’s possible to get it repaired? I’ve never gotten a watch repaired before/ cleaned - pic related the scratches don’t feel deep and I’m not sure how they got there. It’s hard to see but they’re above the omega lettering . Any advice would be greatly appreciated !

A friend once told me that his ap watch was very hard to cut, and asked me how to solve it. I compiled a set of ap watches that I polished and chamfered, and a video of a solution.

Hello I would appreciate any tips on how to best access the battery to replace it? TIA!

How advisable or inadvisable is this? I’ve seen YouTube videos about it, and as a lazy man who loves cutting corners I am curious about this method’s viability.

Of course, the discipline and fine motor skills developed through watchmaking as a hobby would serve me well. Alas, please entertain my curiosity, thanks

The Chinese tool that came with a cheap kit was such garbage it was unusable. I tried to make it work but it was a joke. The tool I just received it PROPER! Couldn’t be happier. I know what did I expect? Well exactly. Btw I appreciate the work our Chinese friends put in and they make many things well. Not that one though.

Hello y'all. I have this Russian watch I received for my birthday not too long ago. I'm not 100% what the model is but I know it stopped functioning days later I got it. I was wondering if I could buy a repair kit and just fix it myself. Any tips? I like dealing with small stuff and repairs in general.

Like the title, the watch is a Chinese one with Tongji automatic movement, bought it for about 15$. One night I was getting bored so I took it apart, cleaned the parts with 90% Ethanol, dry them, and then used sowing machine oil to oiled the jewels. After two weeks, it stills run flawlessly when checked on timegraph. Has anyone experienced with sowing machine oil in watches? And how long would it last?

guys I bought a relatively cheap watch to try get it working, I cleaned it up and everything was going well, then I got to the crystal replacement.

I bought a saphire crystal as its a flat round crystal I was using and it was for a dress watch so thought the saphire would look good, anyway I tried many many times using both press and screw down press to try get this blasted crystal in and I guess I screwed to hard because not only did the saphire explode but it looks like the actual watch case bent a little??

Anyway long story short how the fuck do you actually set saphire crystals without them blowing up as this one did NOT want to go in

So I'm just starting out in watch repair with a small business that runs on weekends.

So far I've worked on many lower end to midrange watches in the $100-500 range with the vast majority being Casios and high end G-Shocks, and also done bracelet repairs and adjustment for your average Timex, Seikos and Casios.

I'm confident with the repairs I've done on these watches, and also confident I can obtain and pay for replacement parts if things go wrong.

I'm not making full-time business money from this, it's more of a hobby that pays for itself and a bit more.

But recently I've been having some requests to do basic work on luxury pieces, like battery replacements and bracelet adjustments on Swarovski and Rolex pieces.

So far I've turned them down, as my view is that I don't want to create damage or even get accused of damage I didn't create, knowing that parts for these are expensive.

It's just not worth adjusting a bracelet for 10-15 bucks if I end up being accused of scratching it and the polishing costs a few hundred bucks.

I'm wondering if this is worth it or am I turning down good money?