What time is it? Watches and horology

You will have to take your watch in to get a quote, they wouldnt give me one over the phone

I'll pop by after work and see if they're still open.

lae , thanks for the strap i recieved it this morning.

Harrong - 22mm straps? I have an unused Seiko rubber divers strap that would fit the bill.

Looks like its a 20mm strap size.
Thanks for the offer Chris

Can anyone point me to a online watch strap shop that they have used?

There was one on this thread before but I have gone back and cant seem to find it

www.watchobsession.co.uk

http://www.timefactors.com/

Looks like its a 20mm strap size.
Thanks for the offer Chris

No problems. I have some 20mm Seiko Diver's Fat pins and a black and orange Nato strap. A beer based deal could be struck.

are you still trying top offload those pins, arooger?

Have you tried the little jewellers on The Strand/Fleet Street? The old fella there completely serviced and replaced a coupla parts on my O&W Pilot for £90...

these guys are great.

God bless ya Murts,

I have some 22mm and some 20mm. I ordered them, needed one pair of each, guy sends several pairs instead. They are seriously just going spare in a drawer. I'm really unlikely to need them. They're a bit like bar-end plugs, essential but kind of a pain to have to buy them. Knowwhatimean?

no, explain?

and the fact *ed speak
that they will last for eva!

Alsal can't do it, Sinn have parts that are unique to them and Alsal only do the most common of watches.

Hah.

Though, that means I have to send it off.

Sell the forum

Anyone for the father and son set.... Joeslain & Damo mebbe

Right, just poped in to ask how to set the time on my new manual, but have now found out that I was just being too gentle with it (!)

Second question, is it possible to get the strap pins out without special tools? Or best to just take it to a watch shop?

You can sometimes use a dart.

I just use a small screwdriver or the end of a knife

the blunt side of a craft knife blade works

Second question, is it possible to get the strap pins out without special tools? Or best to just take it to a watch shop?

If you can be arsed to travel to Shepherds Bush, i have the correct tools.

I got one of those cheap ebay tools. A steak knife works better - the teeth/grooves makes it easier to engage the spring pins.

Probably a massive repost:

[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seiko-Mens-Automatic-Watch-SNK805K2/dp/B000LTAY1U/"]Seiko Men's 5 Automatic Watch SNK805K2: Seiko: Amazon.co.uk: Watches[/ame]

£94

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71Iw8DUNlWL._AA1280_.jpg

I really like that

Actually, I google shopped it... and it's even cheaper elsewhere. You can find it from around the mid £60 mark.