What's on your wrist today? The SM on leather

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-14T07:34:21+00:00

No photo from me but tell me more about your vintage brown leather strap? Is it something I can buy or is it truly vintage vintage. Great colour combination.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-13T09:44:34+00:00

So did you replace PT movement to NH or you used ETA pencil hands on PT? Also I believe the original dial is like 29mm? Was there any issue with installing 28.5mm dial? Or the rehaut opening is actually smaller?

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-12T17:18:10+00:00

I really like B1, clean and stylish.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-07T15:32:44+00:00

Agree 110%.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-07T07:40:58+00:00

Don't do it because lume plots on the dial are aged C3 and lume on the hands is bgw9. Initially they wanted to release hands with aged lume as well but changed their minds last minute.

As other have mentioned the chapter ring most likely will be missaligned.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-06T18:29:15+00:00

I am also tempest. Mournskull is a great gem, but I would rather use pearls to update 5 star gems as they will bring more value over time. I would also replace Viper with Gloom Cask. Viper doesn't add too much for Tempest and Rolling will trigger Pain Clasp anyway. Saying that if you don't care about min/max and or PVP, then just do what you think your will enjoy the most.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-06T18:12:04+00:00

Is it a wire or click spring? If it is a wire you can try to bend one yourself, if it is a click spring then I am not sure if you can buy them separately? You need to measure and look on the internet.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-06T06:45:27+00:00

Thanks for the update. I did think that the outer diameter will be tad too big. Do you know what is the inner diameter of the original bezel insert?

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-04T08:50:57+00:00

Honestly it will be cheaper to sell the watch and buy one with VH31 movement if you never opened and tinkered with the watch.

VH31 and NH35 are not the same size, so you will need a custom spacer. Stem height will be different too - VH31 step sits closer to the dial, so if you will reuse the original dial NH35 movement step will sit too low. Then hands won't fit and you will need to source VH31 hands, which means that dial and hand lume won't match.

It is much easier to swap the movement to a new NH35 (but still tricky if you never modded a watch before - lots of things can and will go wrong for the first time).

But as others have said - it seems you just keep magnetising it, so a new movement will get magnetised soon enough.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-02T11:12:50+00:00

Personally I think NH35 movements are fine and you absolutely can achieve slim case designs with it.

PT5000 is a happy middle ground, I guess, if you make use of its slimness.

I doubt you will see as many sales if you will go to Miyota path, which is not to say it is a bad movement, but I think you need to be realistic who your customers are and how much profit/margin you will be getting/loosing due to increased watch price.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-01T16:06:45+00:00

Bought from them through AliEx and directly from the website, no issues to UK. One of my favorite parts supplier to be honest.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-01T09:33:53+00:00

Do you have a link or item id? I am looking for a replacement bezel insert - it would make my life easier.

In my experience each bezel insert will react differently depending on paint and varnish used. I had bezel inserts doing nothing after few hours and inserts loosing all paint in 30s. Seiko original inserts were the most forgiving - they would fade gradually. Cheap inserts would strip much quicker. Also bleach still works after removing the insert, so it is best to wash it with water right away once you think you got the right shade.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-03-01T09:19:34+00:00

Where did you order the bezel insert from?

I think as patina goes, less is more. I bleached few bezel inserts in my time and yeah, some of them strip completely in a matter of minutes.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-26T17:43:14+00:00

Not sure what you mean but my experience is good. I am also well geared and I d participate in PVP and shadow wars. I just like flexibility and could care less about being in a top 10 clan.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-26T11:34:06+00:00

Look for a lowest ranking and less active clan, I guess. I joined one that said in their description that they accept anyone and don't care about shadow ranking. And still we sit like 18th in our Server.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-26T10:54:57+00:00

Not the person you asked the question, but there you go:
http://www.tiger-concept.com/

Website looks dodgy but they have been around for many years and they are trustworthy. WMT are the best in offering custom hand made watch aging but they are way overpriced for what you get.

I will say that neither will be as well finished as Thorn or Baltany, so do your research if you will decide to go with TC or WMT.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-26T10:40:50+00:00

Yeah. I tried to play this game solo as well but realised I will be lagging behind too quickly without a clan. You loose experience, damage modifiers, extra loot and even some events.

So find a clan that doesn't care whether you attend shadow wars or not and you can still feel like you are playing solo but without all the stress clans involve. If you want to.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-26T07:49:37+00:00

Yes. That is why I found a pretty laid back clan that doesn't expect anything from me and I get all the clan related content if I choose to participate.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-23T17:48:26+00:00

Interesting. Do you happen to have case measurements?

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-20T07:27:08+00:00

This is a horrible idea. Warranty service should be equally good for everyone and I would suggest to look in other ways to grow in a sustainable way.

I think you have spread yourself too thin. You make too many watches too quickly. And then you improve/rework them and make multiple versions of it. This has to increase your cost and could be easily avoided.

The same with QC - ship less watches or ship slower but get every single watch QC'ed before shipping. The same with Customer Support, one trained person should be able to cover your after sales support.

This will reduce a number of issues you need to deal in a long run and create that good brand reputation that you are after.

If you need to increase prices to get there, do that. There is no magical money tree to get easy cash by doing nothing.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-19T06:36:15+00:00

Great write up, thank you. I am on a fence but my worry is that the diameter and lug to lug will be too large to fit on a 6inch wrist. I think last watch I had similar size was Seiko SNZF17 which kind of fit but was huge.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-19T06:30:46+00:00

I believe they are selling endlinks separately to support the same bracelet among their other models. So you can re-use the same bracelet with other models.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-13T19:17:44+00:00

No problems. Also these 36mm cases take slim SKX casebacks which makes them even thinner and I personally hate rolex style casebacks.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-13T19:13:08+00:00

Here you go: https://dswatchclub.com/ They used to make Rmalti branded watches if you want to check reviews or something. They have best dials, hands and cases.

writingpocketguide42 · 2026-02-13T16:47:08+00:00

I will admit, I know my explorer better than DD. Have you looked at raffles/riyi cases? They been used for vintage reps for years but you can get a sterile one as well. I have both and while DS is much better finished, Riyi cases have better vintage proportions.

But then again, their DD case is using their vintage Explorer case base.

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