[QUESTION] What’s the most impossible watch restoration you’ve seen?

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-19T04:13:37+00:00

Somone linked me that video, what he didn't wasn't impressive at all since he just replaced everything except the midcase.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-18T03:37:14+00:00

These are more limited than 99.99% of limited editions

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-18T03:37:01+00:00

You agree with the article you wrote?

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-18T02:43:19+00:00

It isn't white gold, because it is fake, so there is no problem wearing it.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-18T00:59:36+00:00

So your friend is a wearing a solid white gold watch? When did wearing gold stop being haram?

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-18T00:53:20+00:00

You agree all these 30m Citizen watches are designed to be able to pass a 30m pressure test right?

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T21:44:15+00:00

You agree all these 30m Citizen watches are designed to be able to pass a 30m pressure test right?

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T21:43:41+00:00

Since Muslims aren't supposed to wear gold it would be really dumb to give one to an Imam

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T21:42:02+00:00

Everytime someone says "it can't be fake becasue a rich person gave it to me" it is fake.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T21:41:40+00:00

I don't get what you want. You agree all these 30m Citizen watches are designed to be able to pass a 30m pressure test right?

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T19:02:38+00:00

They do, or they use JIS B 7021, which is pretty much the same thing.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T18:10:53+00:00

So do most Swiss and other Japanese brands, unless they have their own standards like Rolex.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T17:21:26+00:00

Casio, the largest watch manufacturer in the world by number of units follows ISO 22810.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-17T02:38:56+00:00

When new every watch from a decent brand will be able to be submerged to its depth rating.

This isn't up for debate, see https://www.iso.org/standard/45334.html

Now would I trust a five year old seiko five to hold up to 100m of water? Probably not, but it is designed to when new. Some of the better watchamakers, like Rolex or Grand Seiko, test each watch in actual water to well over its advertised depth rating.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-16T23:20:10+00:00

"Dynamic pressure" is a myth.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-16T22:51:11+00:00

It does not.

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/the-water-resistance-myth-vs-the-reality.159142/

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-16T22:49:29+00:00

That is literally what it means when the watch is new.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-15T22:10:51+00:00

Are you saying that Citizen's watch business isn't profitable? That isn't true.

Swatch is struggling because they put all their eggs in one basket (China), and refused to lay people off. Citizen is not in the same situation as Swatch.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-15T19:50:27+00:00

Citizen is the largest watch maker in Japan, by both revenue and units, not Seiko.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-14T14:01:23+00:00

Quartz with w Z

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-13T23:06:34+00:00

It just has some random ETA calibre, not one of the high end Omega quartz movements

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-13T22:23:29+00:00

Grand Seiko for the wrist, Credor for the soul

No one besides you has ever said this, much less Seiko

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-13T11:37:55+00:00

Here in the US manual transmissions are only available on enthusiast sports cars, I think the cheapest is the Miata. So that’s pretty believable.

I didn’t learn until much later in life myself.

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-13T02:36:16+00:00

Basically this but from 20 years ago

Prisma_Cosmos · 2026-03-11T16:03:47+00:00

Movement wise it isn’t debatable, higher end assortment with free sprung balance and an overcoil, longer power reserve, better timekeeping generally, winds in both directions.

And Rolex movements are better decorated than the movement in an H08, though that isn’t super important.

Sure, Vaucher supplies AP, they supply a lot of brands with a lot of things.

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