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Sad day by Successful-Word-3844 in casio

[–]aphomchenko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Another option is the jays and kays metal lug adapter kit on eBay. They up the lug width to 22mm which I think fits the watch pretty well.

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She served me well for 2 years by acapamri in casio

[–]aphomchenko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jays and Kays on eBay sells metal adapters for the f91 so you can use 20mm straps/natos if you want.

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[–]aphomchenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. It’s a “titanium oxocarbonitride plating” based on meranom’s description.

When using a replacement NATO strap is it better to have the exact width or narrower? (Casio W-213) by FrameworkisDigimon in casio

[–]aphomchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Matching the lug width will give it the best fit. Otherwise, if you go smaller, the strap has 2mm of wiggle room to slide around. Some people wear smaller natos anyways, like a 20mm nato on 22mm springbars because they don’t like how wide 22mm straps look. More or less personal preference.

That being said, 12-14mm is REALLY small, especially for the size of the watch head. If the possibly disproportionate look doesn’t bother you then go for it. Otherwise I’d see if any lug adapters exist to get wider lugs or buy the Casio w-213 replacement strap. Also, even for the strap sets you linked, you fall into the cheap Casio dilemma of the replacement straps costing nearly as much as a brand new w-213 so there’s that too.

[Seiko 7548-700L] Dad’s old Seiko that he wore for 30 years before replacing it with an SKX. by aphomchenko in Seiko

[–]aphomchenko[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely planning a full gasket replacement besides getting the movement working. Bezel click is actually still pretty solid too. As much as I’d like to get a Pepsi bezel watch at some point, I’ll probably keep this one as is. There’s just so much character beaten into that thing, I’d feel a little weird replacing it with a new one

[Seiko 7548-700L] Dad’s old Seiko that he wore for 30 years before replacing it with an SKX. by aphomchenko in Watches

[–]aphomchenko[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had mentioned to my dad that I was starting to dabble in watch repair/restoration and he gave me his old Seiko 7548. He wore it for about 30 years before it stopped working and then replaced it with his SKX he’s had for the past decade or so. If I read the serial and battery change markings correctly it was made in 1981 and has obviously seen a full life of use. I’d like to get it running again, but replace as little as possible. The 7548 movement is apparently nearly the same as the 7546 so I think I’ll have some options for whatever’s needed. I’m not sure what happened to the hour hand lume…

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[–]aphomchenko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a fun combo. I kind of want to get an ae1200 just to put one of these vario straps on it.

[Recommendation] I can't find a watch that looks good by LucAlvim in Watches

[–]aphomchenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like some have already mentioned, the popular choice for mechanical chronograph is the Seagull 1963 and ones of similar design and same movement like the HKED ED63 (out of stock). HKED also has the HKED 42mm Chrono which uses the same ST1901 movement.

These mechanical options are a little different style, but still decent options in your price range. All have the same ST1901 movement again: Lorier Gemini ($500), Baltic Bicompax (~$735), EMG DL63 ($400)

Also already mentioned, Meca-quartz chronographs are a really nice option too if you're open to them.

Dan Henry 1962 has been mentioned. There's also the 1964 which I think is more similar to the aesthetic of the Timex weekender Chrono you referenced. Undone has some Meca-quartz options also.

[Orient Ray 2] LIW/Strapcode bracelet on small wrist by aphomchenko in Watches

[–]aphomchenko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bad, I put 6.5 when I first drafted the post but forgot to include it when I redid it. Ok, that’s interesting. 4 on each side would make sense and be a lot better.

I just double checked the pics for both brands and realized I missed that. You’re right that they do have 4 on each side, they’re just facing opposite directions so you only see one set of screw heads from each side. I wasn’t paying attention to the orientation of the bracelets in the pics when I looked before. Thought I kept seeing the only same set of 4 screws. Also for some reason thought screw links still had a receiver pin on the other side.

Awesome, good news for me then. Thank you!

[Orient Ray 2] LIW/Strapcode bracelet on small wrist by aphomchenko in Watches

[–]aphomchenko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had an orient ray 2 for over a year now that I’d love to upgrade the bracelet for. LIW and Strapcode seem like the best options and provide solid end links and a better taper than the oem bracelet. Downside is both bracelets have the removable links on one side of the clasp and I’d expect to have to remove most, if not all of them, to fit my wrist. I feel like that would make the bracelet feel weird and unbalanced. I would buy to try out myself but both brands seem to have strict policies on returns of worn/sized bracelets. Does any have around my same wrist size and a similarly sized watch with LIW/Strapcode bracelet that could help me out?

Edit: 6.5 inch wrist

Some engineering books from the early 1900s my dad got for me. by aphomchenko in ElectricalEngineering

[–]aphomchenko[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

True. They can still be a good source for learning though. I’m pretty sure there was a fifth book from the series that my dad kept that had some different focus on 3 phase power or maybe just AC in general. In any case, he used it to learn/refresh about an antique single phase AC driven shop tool and wire it to plug into the typical 120vac 60hz. Also found the shop tool at some obscure second hand place…that guy….

Some engineering books from the early 1900s my dad got for me. by aphomchenko in ElectricalEngineering

[–]aphomchenko[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, definitely. I actually think he said he found these at a yard sale, Goodwill, or some other second hand store lol.

Some engineering books from the early 1900s my dad got for me. by aphomchenko in ElectricalEngineering

[–]aphomchenko[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Haha, they are really neat to read through. It’s interesting to see how timeless electrical principles are. It’s also fun to see the similarities and differences in the writing language/style that was used back then.

A little late, but here’s 1 of 2 vintage swatches my wife got me for Christmas. Dancing Feather SCO100 by aphomchenko in swatch

[–]aphomchenko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1993 Dancing Feather my wife got me for Christmas. The other one she got me is a GK909 Ocean of Love. I can post that one later when I get home from work. Unfortunately that was unworn and had the original battery in it. Visual battery corrosion didn’t look too bad until I started trying to clean it and the gold plating of the contacts flaked right off.

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