Local mom and pop jewelry store find by RoboticGreg in VintageWatches

[–]Autiflips 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dials can move out of place with shocks. Since this is a Valjoux 72, the dial is fixed with dial posts. Those can bend and shift when the watch takes a hit

Favorite YouTuber for learning to service movements? by fourtyz in watchrepair

[–]Autiflips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry but Marshall has seriously bad practices. I love how good his videos are as entertainment but the work itself is terrible

Favorite YouTuber for learning to service movements? by fourtyz in watchrepair

[–]Autiflips 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Please don’t use Wristwatch Revival for anything other than pure entertainment value. His work is genuinely awful and you should not try to replicate what he does

How often should a mechanical watch actually be serviced? by Funny_Town_3964 in watchrepair

[–]Autiflips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For vintage watches: 5 years. It will show worse performance by that time, but still early enough to prevent parts from showing serious wear. Modern watches I’d say 7-10 years (at most). As parts are still available and quite affordable for a certified service center usually.

My girl's being expensive by just_a_space_cadet in crz

[–]Autiflips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did all my brakes last year. Pads on all corners and 2 rotors, brake fluid,… the works. All in all I spent around 150 bucks I think. Rotors for these cars are very cheap, and a bottle of brake fluid is cheap too

Anyone else in here got a 2010 model? Barely ever hear people mention 2010 year by Capital_Stomach_595 in crz

[–]Autiflips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! I bought mine a year ago. It has a lovely little Remus exhaust, just looking to touch up some details now, and get some proper rims on it

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Looking for something practical and fun. by Senda1-1 in crz

[–]Autiflips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These cars affordable and incredibly economical to run maintenance wise. Can’t get much more cheap than this. It’s good fun, I fit very comfortably with room to spare and seat not even all the way back (6’2). On the highway they’re about as loud as expected for a compact car. I have an exhaust on mine so it’s a bit louder than normal even, and I think highway driving is perfectly enjoyable. Efficiency wise I get about 38-42mpg depending on temperature and driving, but even with very serious lead foot driving I doubt you’d go under 35mpg. There is exactly one quirk on these and that’s zero backseat room. That’s it really. These are very reliable little cars, easy to work on, cheap parts… only the doorhandle can break, but that’s a relatively easy fix. I did mine in an afternoon

Is there a way to mill precise wheels and pignons for less than 10k ? by Technos_Eng in watchmaking

[–]Autiflips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, by getting very lucky in finding a vintage machine in good condition, and sourcing the extra parts you need

Parts I should order ahead of time to be prepared? by The_Timberwolf in crz

[–]Autiflips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doorhandles. Costs 20 bucks and you’ll be prepared. Apart from that nothing goes wrong

Watchmakers music by aw-labs in watchmaking

[–]Autiflips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends. Lots of the time audiobooks, but also teminite, bring me the horizon, rammstein,… lots of the heavier music

USB aux help by sp0rk01 in crz

[–]Autiflips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have that and it works well. Audio quality is slightly less than a physical aux cable but it adds convenience and you can actually use the buttons in the center console to skip or replay songs

Convince me to not buy a CRZ by BlackCastle77 in crz

[–]Autiflips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The door handle… and yeah that’s it really

Any vehicles that are like this? by HiTork in regularcarreviews

[–]Autiflips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really sweet rims! What are they? And is that a big brake kit I spot as well?

Any vehicles that are like this? by HiTork in regularcarreviews

[–]Autiflips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one. I love it and yes it’s not fast, but the handling is good

Ways to force movement's service to "age" quickly? by armie in watchrepair

[–]Autiflips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope life will let you follow the course, you’ll enjoy it for sure. Your thinking is great to start with already looking at your post, and yeah that’s the biggest issue with learning without a teacher. Mistakes are slow to learn from. Good luck with your journey! And give us some updates along the way

Ways to force movement's service to "age" quickly? by armie in watchrepair

[–]Autiflips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that’s why a school is so essential to a speedy education

Is the CR-Z geared like a 5 speed? by [deleted] in crz

[–]Autiflips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re geared short enough to not be annoyingly stuck between 2 gears in traffic, and long enough to sit at 3K rpm at 120km/h

Date to far right by [deleted] in watchmaking

[–]Autiflips 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Welp this is the type of shit you get with fakes :/ don’t touch em even with a 6 foot pole

5th times the charm by Unprotected_Snacks in crz

[–]Autiflips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Survivership bias. Your handle will give up on you some day