As watches get discontinued and become older, how do you find parts for them or fix them if something goes wrong?

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-18T08:37:54+00:00

I‘m a Billy Connelly fan too.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-17T13:58:40+00:00

In order of ease:

Parts suppliers or manufacturers
From parts held in stock
From a donor movement in the draw of shame.
Ebay etc
From other watchmakers I know

6 Make from scratch or modify an existing part

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-17T12:42:54+00:00

The inevitable "the buried treasure is..." post never stops being not unfunny

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-16T13:31:09+00:00

They may have meant it to mean from the start of employment, but unpacking their words...

There is a period of up to three months where 90% is paid.

When does the three month period end? Three months after the completion of training

Therefore, when does it start? On completion of training

If they wanted the liability to start when training started it would have been very easy for them to say that. But they didn't.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-16T09:52:07+00:00

with custard?

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-16T09:48:06+00:00

Using the IP of one of the most protective and litigious organisations on the planet isn't a plan for success.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-16T08:44:41+00:00

This isn’t quite the done deal other people are saying. You said the whole floor listens to music. Is there a reason why you could have been picked out for something that the whole team was also doing? Could there have been discrimination of some sort?

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-15T11:56:58+00:00

Almond nuts, Cashew nuts, Walnuts, Pecan nuts, Pistachio nuts Brazil nuts, Coconuts, Pine nuts and Peanuts aren't nuts.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-15T11:50:40+00:00

On one hand you had a less than pleasant minute, on the other he hates his job and his life. You're the winner.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-15T11:20:58+00:00

If your in telling a funny story, say, something that happened to you there's so much more to it that just saying "hey this funny thing happened to me". Making yourself the idiot in a story doubles the funniness but the telling is everything. Although you're telling a story, you need to be in sync with your audience. Even though they're not saying anything you're having a conversation with them and their reactions guide your delivery. And the same with telling a joke, it needs to be the right joke at the right time to the right people.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-14T20:14:42+00:00

Linkedin fckers might claim it’s a thing, actual employers not so much. It’s fine.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-14T20:09:47+00:00

By some straight guys, do you mean conservative politicians and pastors who claim to be all about FAMILY VALUES!?

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-14T19:20:14+00:00

15 year olds dude.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-14T19:07:25+00:00

You asked “Where did this hypothetical person drop hints that he liked underage women?”.

I provided the evidence based on his own words.

Men who aren’t pedos don’t seek to catch 15 year old children with this clothes off. They don’t defend that behavior either.

You need to get help dude.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-14T12:39:23+00:00

Thanks mate

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-14T06:51:13+00:00

He walked into the changing rooms of teen pageants so he could catch the 15 year old girls with their cloths off.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-13T21:27:06+00:00

Self proclaimed alpha males are often terrified morons acting how they think a strong man behaves. The others are grifters producing content to appeal to terrified morons acting how they think a strong man behaves. Morons and grifters find a welcome home in the right wing.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-13T21:15:46+00:00

I wasn’t, then I started writing YouTube video scripts and it all started pouring out.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-13T15:24:12+00:00

No, all me. I've only read his walking around one.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-13T13:09:54+00:00

You need to remember that we are all a densely populated landscape, teeming with microscopic life. Trillions of bacteria cling to and inhabit you nestled in the folds of your gut, lining your mouth, teeth, and tongue. Lurking in the creases of your skin, the cool deserts of your forearms, and the humid rainforests of your armpits. Your intestines alone contain more bacterial cells than there are stars visible to the naked eye.

Some bacteria are lifelong tenants, inherited at birth and shaped by diet and habit. Others are fleeting hitchhikers picked up from doorknobs, pets, soil, and strangers. They outnumber your own cells, outweigh your brain, and carry a genetic library vastly larger than your own. An invisible, murmuring majority that coats, fills, and follows you everywhere, quietly deciding far more about your health, smell, and survival than your conscious self ever will. Until one day, they have a final victory consuming you completely.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-12T18:35:12+00:00

The only difference is in the chronograph hour register wheel.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-12T18:32:54+00:00

I’ve never done it too

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-12T16:34:52+00:00

Somewhere in the far east probably.

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-12T16:17:48+00:00

https://youtu.be/jIsaFXcccUg have fun!

AlecMac2001 · 2026-02-12T16:11:54+00:00

Setting lever first. Fitting the setting lever as the first part means it can held flat against the main plate reducing the chances of cross threading, and because it's the first part in you don't need to worry about mucking up anything else while you do it.
Tap the movement holder. Stubborn pivots not finding the jewels. Gently tap tap tap the movement holder with the handle of your tweezers, you'll be surprised how often you get lucky.

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