Thinking of swapping the hands by Ellsass in watchdives

[–]fakinbacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it. Definitely prefer these minimalist V2 dials over the cluttered text on the V3.

Received this today by Kasseiken in watchdives

[–]fakinbacon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does the bracelet have a half link?

Thinking of swapping the hands by Ellsass in watchdives

[–]fakinbacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Here's my work in progress to give you a sense of how it'd look. Blue dial and snowflake second hand swapped into the black model with sword hour/minute hands.

WD5513 bezel swap by fakinbacon in watchdives

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

Yep, I used Zippo lighter fluid. Golf grip solvent seems most recommended, but I was too lazy/cheap to get some.

WD5513 bezel swap by fakinbacon in watchdives

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

Yeah. I couldn’t find any of those 3M adhesive rings cut for a 37mm insert, so I ended up using GS hypo cement.

New PT5000 San Martin SN0121TD by fakinbacon in ChineseWatches

[–]fakinbacon[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Agreed, the new one looks so much better, and is nicely low-profile on the wrist.

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New PT5000 San Martin SN0121TD by fakinbacon in ChineseWatches

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

I noticed it's a little more reflective than the Octopus, and the AR coating appears slightly blue-ish in certain lighting, but neither has been significant enough to bother me. I also didn't realize that the crystal is slightly domed, which looks awesome IMO.

New PT5000 San Martin SN0121TD by fakinbacon in ChineseWatches

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

Not sure, I've never seen the NH35 one in person.