One good tip for first timers is before putting the hour hand on, set the time on the watch just until the date changes. That way the hour hand goes on at 12 just as the date would change making the date change more accurate.

@R.J._Lewis

Жыл бұрын

That was going to be my exact question. So many videos gloss over this, and I ve always wondered how they do it. One of my biggest pet peeves is a watch that doesn't click over at the right time.

@user-sj3dt2ny9b

9 ай бұрын

Followed along and finally completed my own watch. Looks little bit like this. Second hand was a bitch to get set right with tweasers😊

@yoyex2009

8 ай бұрын

​​@user-sj3dt2ny9b is it very difficult to build a custom watch?

Wow that's pure genius love the watch great job you make it look so easy. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

This is really cool. Thank you for taking the time to show us.

Just the video I needed. Thank you. Was wondering if I should trim extra dial feet off - now I know that is correct. Nice to know I can remove the day or date rings if the the dial has no window.

I will always give thumbs up for videos like this,nice watch👊🏼💪🏼

Nice Job and clear explanation how to. Thank you!

❤ thank you Peter. You're a temptation to start building watches.

Love that seamaster style dial

This is a great video! Please make more videos like this where you just build your own custom watches of different styles

This is the best video I have seen today about this. Thank you very much. Looking forward to building my own Seiko. Do you recommend to put sealing grease?

I miss the part where you print the decal and put it onto the dial. The red second hand would have been fit better. Nice video, though.

Hi, Excellent video, perfect for a beginner like me. Thanks

@watchesandjewelry

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thank you so much for this lesson!

Wow so impressive. Ive always loved/collected watches but and my next big step is to order the necessary tools to build my first watch. Do you have any recommendations for a watch kit? Like a pre made toolbox. Also, do you sell watches? To see a watch built, then own it, would be very cool.

I love your video's, you should make a video where u case a pocket watch movement in to a wristwatch case!

Awesome watch! Thanks for sharing. Can you please tell us what's the criteria you use to choose the different parts?

I take a pin and push it down in the second hand just a little and it will fit to the movement easier.

Great video , very helpful. Thanks

Love it, I'm going to start making my watches, very descriptive... how'd you make the stckers?

You are so professional while working on watches. I inherited a Rolex from a dear friend. We were both in the service, me Marine and he was a Vietnam vet and was my hero. I got to take care of him the last 3 years. I got stage 4 tonsil cancer and he saved my life, I helped him back. I inherited his Rolex 16234 36 mm cream stick dial, white gold bezel. It means the world to me. I beat the cancer with my support staff. I'm blessed. I think you could help me. I want to take his 16234 and have you make a stament piece with US Marine colors and use the white gold bezel. Is this something you could do? I look forward to see many more of your videos. I have two other if it turns out good. Thanks for being a true watch professional. My great grandfather was a master watch builder and was Hamilton watch company General manager for years and years. I have watches in my blood. Lol. Neal Lee Apollo Beach Florida. Thanks

Loved the video , i am new to your channel and watch "crafting" so i have to ask where do i find the tools you used 😁

I have been using NH35/36 for my builds.

thank you so much for this nice video. From your personal experience, is it possible for a NH35 case to fit a Miyota 8200 movement? Has it ever happened to you? thank you

I'm thinking about doing a build with cheap ali expres parts, but I have a question. The spacer ring between the movement and the dial, the spacer between the movement and the case and the case clips (the ones you fold in the vid) are they included, or do you need to buy them seperately?

Great video sub today question how do you remove extra feet on dial just starting out my self practicing thank you for everything

i am now more intrigued more than ever. been doing alot of research and might start building one for myself. will check out your site. any advice?

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Make sure the dial fits the movement correctly. The dg3804 date disc has been reduced in diameter in some versions. This will make it a bit harder to make sure the date window and the date disc alignment is correct.

@ithushpodcast8892

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry yes

Thank you for the video please make more watches and make more videos

Where can I find good quality gaskets/o rings for water resistance?

I've got a couple of expensive swiss watches but I've also been so surprised at finding a company called steeldive that do homages a I've bought a few of there watches and for the money they're awesome and I found myself asking the question how do the big swiss brands make a watch and claim it cost X amount ten times more than a steeldive , it's madness , it's made me think that I'll never spend hard earned cash on a swiss watch when I can easy get a cheap watch that's got all the top specs and a reliable engine in the NH 35/6 and looks good .

@roberthulme1543

2 жыл бұрын

As are San Martin and Heimdller.

@shatterstone3045

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberthulme1543 I've also heard good things about Pagani Design

@regional1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@shatterstone3045 pagani design aren't as good as steeldive or addiesdive. They do however have a gmt that is decent but lume is bad.

@amoghrajput4708

2 жыл бұрын

You can make your own Swiss watch by using eta movements . Atleast better than tag or rado . They all use eta movements😅🤣🤣

@rbmwiv

Жыл бұрын

@@regional1000if you want a decent gmt get one of the newer ones that has the Seiko NH34 in it, the older ones have a funky Chinese movement in it that is a time bomb. All the lume is fairly decent on the NH34 powered gmt’s the bezel is even lumed on it. I bought the Seiko powered one, a friend got one of the older models with the Chinese movement and the watch as a whole is a step better than his.

Hi Pete Great Video!! I¨m triying to build my watcg. Purchase a 8215 movement, came with a plastic fiting ring but no calendar ring.. what you recomend buy a metal date spacer?

Great video!

Nice video, thanks👍

Dont forget to mount the hour hand so it properly clicks over the date.

Very good Thank so Much

I always wondered what happened to Elwood Blues

What's the simplest way to know which case to get for the movement piece?

need some help with selecting the right dial. watch cases recommend the dial size is 38.5~39.0mm. does it have to either be a 38.5mm dial or 39mm dial. or! lol. any thing between a 38.5~39.0mm dial? thanks. im new to this

Maybe you can help: When opening my watch to replace the battery I discovered that a very small metal part (L shaped, that's the part that makes the contact between the battery and the watch) broke. DO YOU KNOW THIS PART NAME? Thanks

Love it I make try my own

At 14:43 what device are you using for the beat count? Is it a device we can purchase and use with our PC’s?!! Please tell us more!

Thanks!

How do you know which case fits the dial?

I can't a dial with a slot cut out for the day. Any ideas?

I used to feel the same way you do concerning building watches that look like a Rolex. I believe you said: “It’s just wrong”. I no longer feel that way. You know what’s “wrong”? The fact that Rolex is registered as a non profit organization. They do that in order to not pay their fair share of taxes. When I think of nonprofit organizations I think of churches, Salvation Army etc… Not high end luxury watch companies. Great video, you are very talented!

@simonbenn5340

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely dont see a reason why you can't build your own Rolex's. It like saying it's not a house if Bob Vila dosnt build it!! We build gorgous homes! No difference to me! Except rich snobby dumb people 😒

Hey! I was wondering if you could make a nike triax as I am trying to. I just started getting into watches and I’m pretty lost on how to build one and ontop of that, what specific parts are needed. I recently came across a seller selling parts on eBay for cheap considering a triax goes for a couple thousand. Please reply that would help.

What would be the cost to have you go through one of those movements for me before I build one?

Hey, the link to the parts list is not working. Somewhere i can find it?

Can you please update your website with the list and links to parts?

Don't you create a fake dead movement on the crown when removing the day ring? I am not a watchmaker but can't it accidentally break the watch when changing the day when the hands are at vulnerable position (during the day change)? I know this watch was for yourself but if someone who didn't know it had the day ring removed, turned it in wrong direction wondering what it does breaking the watch.

Does the movement fit any size of diameter?

Hi Peter; Love the video by the way. It helped me sort out some things I want to do. You also showed me where to get parts. At the beginning of the video I noticed that the dial was blank, and then when your watch was finished the dial had an Italia sticker on the dial, which I thought set the watch off beautifully. When I’m building my watches, I want to add that touch also, Only with different logos. Where can I acquire stickers small enough for dials?

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Melvin... Easy solution... You will need a can of clear spray enamel or laquer and some waterslide decal paper for either a color laser printer or color inkjet printer... I get mine on amazon, of course! lol amzn.to/37dbN7W It is easy to work with, and you'll have to practice to make your logos small enough for a watch, but once you do, you can print hundreds on a sheet.

@mjaxxon23

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Thank you so much Peter. I'm on it!

I used to feel the exact way that you do concerning building Rolex lookalike watches. I believe you said: “It’s just wrong” You know what’s “wrong”? The fact that Rolex is registered as a not for profit organization. They obviously do that in order to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. When I think of nonprofit organizations I think of churches, Salvation Army etc… Not high end luxury watch companies. To me, that’s “wrong”. Great video, you’re very talented! I’d be proud to wear a watch that looks like that. I am curious as to why you didn’t go with the reliable workhorse movement in the Seiko NH 36a?

@robinsattahip2376

8 ай бұрын

So long as you do not try to sell them, fake Rolex watches are harmless. They're sold in many places here in Asia. Anyone who buys a Rolex watch from other than an official dealer and expects it to be real is foolish.

how did you make the logo?

Amazing video! I am just wondering if I wanted to make a Day-Date 128348RBR Homage but I want to make it my own since I want to do rubies instead of diamonds. but I can have that done by my jeweller. I am just a bit confused on how I could find a watch case that looks like the day-date and also have the flat surface for the jeweller to add the rubies. Is there any way you could possibly help in my venture? I am looking to also get a champagne dial but with no markings since I want to add my own logo and name on the watch. Please let me know if you can help keep up the great videos

URL for parts is broken

Just a heads up... Your link to the parts list is broken. Can you kindly repost the link please. Thanks

After watching this video, I fell in love with the charm of homemade watches. Then, I started uploading videos of people making their own watches to KZread, and on November 11th, I will publish videos of people who assemble their own watches.

I already do it made about Six so far and they look good cost about £100 for all parts case movement dial strap hands and logo if you want one made a GMT Pepsi mod NH34 movement Mercedes hands oyster case black dial green lume indences I love it I made it about 3 month ago and not lost any time at all

Gday Pete, the link above for the parts you used for this build is broken. Can you re post it? Many Thanks Roger, Melb Australia

@watchesandjewelry

Жыл бұрын

It’s an old video. However. Start with your movement of choice. Search for that. Then the dial, hands and case to match. That is the best way to do it. Remember to match the hand sizes to the movement as well as the diameter of the dial. A 40mm case should use slightly shorter hands then a 42mm case.

❤ KZread algorithm. Please bless this channel with views

Can I seek your advice on how to center the dial nicely in the case?

@watchesandjewelry

2 жыл бұрын

Gently bend the dial feet if the dial is not seated nicely on the movement. By doing that, you can make small adjustments to the center and the rotation

Great vid. I've done something very similar, with very similar part. I did however screw the movement into the movement holder. On the miyota there are 2 screw holes so I used screws with a very wide head to secure it. Perhaps This was not necessary?

@MrSloika

3 жыл бұрын

In this instance the dial is held in place by the movement adapter ring, which is held to the case by screwed down movement clips. The movement itself is held to the dial by the dial feet, as such the clips between the movement and the movement adapter ring are not necessary.

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. You are obviously much smarter than most people in the world. However in this case the clamps are in place to hold the movement securely in the case. So that it doesn’t shake, fall out and rattle. But if I’m wrong please let me know.

@MrSloika

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Go back an read his question. He's asking why you didn't clamp the movement to the movement ring, which you didn't. You clamped the movement ring to the case. In this instance, the movement is held to the dial by the dial feet, and the movement ring, which is holding the dial, is clamped to the case. In this instance it's not necessary to clamp the movement to the movement ring...would be overkill. I'm guessing you're a graduate of the Evelyn Woodhead School of Speed Reading...lol.

@cosmalas7742

3 жыл бұрын

Got it. I'm "over kill" with clamping the movement, for some reason I'm pleased about that ;). Have a good Christmas everyone

@MrSloika

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmalas7742 You can't admit that you didn't bother to understand what he was asking you. I'm sure that while you were typing in your parents' basement out on Lawn Guyland, you got distracted when your mom yelled, "Meatballs are ready!".

Is that a sticker on the dial

6:57 the dial has a magic logo!

How you print the dial with Italian logo? Where we can get dial stickers ?

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Water-slide decals available on Amazon or ebay

I purchased my parts and noticed I need a movement ring! I am looking online for one to fit an nh35, but can't find anything. Doesn't seem right.

@watchesandjewelry

2 жыл бұрын

If you have a 3D printer you can make one. Also, there is a putty mix that is available that allows you to make custom spacers at casker.

Do most 2824 movement's come with the date spacing ring?

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. From the factory. I have had movements shipped to me from wholesales that where missing parts. However they are included with the movement

@bombjack78

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry thank you for the reply.

Do these cases from china have real sapphire crystals?

What is the tool called that you used to place the hands? It's like a screwdriver with a suction cap on the end?

@watchesandjewelry

2 жыл бұрын

Hand pushers. Or hand setting tool.

@watchesandjewelry

2 жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3jGB8gS

Hey Peter, do you have a good recommendation for a better replacement for a DG2813? I notice that the current DG2813 i have has a weird thing happening. When you give it a flick to get the weight to move while on my wrist, it seems like the weight is building up energy and then unwinds so to speak and you can hear it. The watch us working and keeping time. But just seems like the weight can only go in one direction and if you try to go the other it build up tension and then releases. I'm sure that isn't right, so I want a better movement like ETA, or Rhonda, but I can't seem to find a direct replacement for the dg2813. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Ok... I’ve seen this many times... It isn’t necessarily the watch but, a problem with one of two things... Either the setting position, or the clutch system is not seated correctly, or, the clutch or setting gears may be worn... Typically, they are just out of position. Sometimes, wearing the watch and setting and winding it a few times will re-seat them. Other times, you may have to open up the watch and manually re-seat them. It happens to ETA, Valjoux and Rolex movements also... Hope that helps...

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

One other thing to try... Remove the winding system from the watch if you can. Run it, Set it, and then re install the winding system. That may also fix the problem.

@TheMoonDr

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Thanks for getting back to me so quickly I really appreciate it. I must admit I am fairly new to watch making, in fact, I haven't even torn down a movement yet. I just replace them. Could I convince you to do a teardown video of a dg2813 and show what you are talking about and show me? I'm sure its a greenhorn thing, but that's where I'm at. I'll also admit. Your video inspired me to make my first watch and got me into it, but I still have ALOT to learn so I thank you for that!

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll cover that. Give me a week or so

@TheMoonDr

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Thank you again for taking the time for little ole me. I look forward to your video! Also I noticed you use 3d printers (SLA) . I build/sell/supply parts on a small scale. If you ever need anything or help getting parts give me a shout! Thanks again!

The link to the website parts list is down 5/17/24

Amazes me how inexpensively they can make those watch cases. Hardly a flat surface on them. Multi-axis CNC I suppose. Program it and start cranking them out.

your web site is not working

did you make your own watch logo? 'RKY' saw a similar logo in the teardown video... if so would love to know how you did! Thank you for the help too

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I did

@tobedetermined638

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry unless its a trade secret I would love to know!! I am constructing an "AirForce" branded watch for myself. Right now I am going to use a custom small stamp but have been researching alternatives.

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. No trade secret. I used a water slide ink jet printer paper to make the logos. You can use any image you want for personal use. You may be restricted if you want to use any military logo for commercial purposes. I’m guessing I should make a video about this. I get this question a lot

@pv6765

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Would a small sticker work on a watch dial? I have one that is about the size of your logo but I'm not sure if it would stick. Thanks!

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Thickness of a decal matters. You don’t want to cause any issues with hand movements

What software are you using to tune the watch?

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

I use two different machines... That are affordable one that isn’t... here is one...amzn.to/3muFyG9

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Here is the other... www.esslinger.com/tymc-timegrapher-mtg-1100-personal-watch-timer-tester/

need watch parts to make custom

What tools do I need and where to get them?

@watchesandjewelry

Жыл бұрын

If you are going to do a custom watch, the list is simple. Watchmakers screwdriver set, case back tool, a way to trim the stem (drummel). Case screws and clamps. I also recommend watch hand tools to push the hands on, either plastic or rubber. Gloves to handle the parts and a good pad to work on. Not pricy at all. Tools to assemble a watch like this should be less than 75.00 us

can you put here a link from watch parts please ? where we can buy parts from watch. not ebay..

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Sure. I will post some sources on my website by Friday for you.

@laurentiuandreiflorin8801

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry thank you. subscribe and like !!

what gasket brand do you use

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

I buy them from esslinger.

@TubeCrusader

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Thanks for the prompt reply.

@TubeCrusader

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry I'm about to embark on my first watch build, and feel in too deep. haha

Link to parts and or other info is dead or 404

@watchesandjewelry

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be posting another build in about a week with the links.

hello, do you service watches?? is there an email or website we can look for you.? have a great day

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Please send me a message at. m.facebook.com/myjewelrybench

Don't forget to take the blue sticker off your crown!

@watchesandjewelry

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Thanks for the reminder.

Not a bad looking watch. But why put a cheap looking sticker on an attractive dial?

@TobiasMoes

3 жыл бұрын

Begrijp ik ook niet Joop.

The dial changed half way through the video because Italia wasn’t on there before

Shame..the orange hand plays wrong with the other colors.. Red woulda been better..great for the price..thinking of making a frankenwatch now!😈😈

I do not properly understand the pin shortening exercise. I realize that you have to, but I do not understand what is the right length or why. I am practical - 30 plus years in engineering and I have built several successful racing engines from bare cases. Nobody has satisfactorily explained to me yet what shortening the pin does or why the right length is the right length. I understand that the aim is to be able to pull out an unscrewed crown to set date and time, also that the crown should screw on without crushing the pin solid. I've just destroyed my first Chinese movement through tightening a crown with a pin that I hadn't shortened enough, and I have every chance or destroying the next one I have ordered too, because I cannot grasp what I am trying to do. To push the pin into normal running position, the crown spring has to bottom out, but then how can there be spare length left so that the pin is only spring loaded when you tighten the crown in? I don't get how there can suddenly be some spare length to wind the crown in (without crushing the pin solid) and yet still enough length to push in the pin in to the normal running position with the crown spring fully bottomed out. Probably dumb questions for some of you experts, but I am told that the mark of a true expert is an ability to explain the complex in such a way that it seems easy. Hoping someone can help and possibly save another watch movement from being speared through the heart.

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Not a dumb question. Cases ship with a crown. Movements come with the stem. The stem of a watch is designed to work the clutch inside the watch movement. Stems are therefore made long so that they can be used with different diameter case sizes. Because of that, you have long stems that need to be trimmed to fit the case with its crown. I.e. the length of the stem would be longer on a watch case that is 50 mm wide as opposed to a 40mm case. On some watches trimming even requires that a waterproof crown has an extra 2 mm so that the spring in the crown can push and tighten down allowing for the stem to remain in a fixed position when tightening. My explanation almost warrants a video. Lol. But your question is a good one.

@JasonMaximHall

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Hi Peter- thanks for the reply. My bewilderment was a little more subtle than that, but I think the penny finally dropped at around 8pm UK time last night. When you insert your shortened pin, if you press the detente, then the partially compressed crown spring still has enough force to drive the pin fully home to "watch normal running position". Then if you have cut the pin to the right length, the crown will still have enough axial clearance from the case threads in order to permit watch winding without any thread engagement. A little pressure on the crown will then engage it with the case threads to allow it to be snugged to the case and the crown spring ensures that there is only ever a light spring force on the pin and that it is never solid. In my case I believe that my pin was still cut 1mm to 1.5mm too long. So I was still able to engage the crown to case threads, but part way down the spring bottomed out (and in my eagerness I was too ham-fisted to notice) and so unfortunately I drove the pin too far into the movement. I have a new movement on the way and effectively a spare pin as I am 99.9% sure that my old one is still too long. I will enjoy dissecting the damaged movement, safe in the knowledge that it is already wrecked! Kind Regards - Jason

9:30 Changed the face too or did you just use a cheap italia transfer ??

What about symbols ? I want to find small chrome colored stick on letters. An Idea to brand FLUX . when I looked All I seen was a rolex Crown. If not small sticky letters Possibly a unique symbol etc. I am not crazy about sterile Dial Watches.One would have to be a Picasso to Paint on the dial.

Wow!!

Great video except the cheap RKY sticker on the watch face makes it look like dollar general purchase. It went from 8 to a 1.5

Only an odd number of olives? That's a new one on me. Superstition??

You didn't build a 'fake' Rolex. I've got a Citizen watch that looks like a Rolex. Is my watch fake? No, because it says "Citizen' on the dial and not Rolex. The maker is not trying to pass it off a Rolex and neither am I. A fake is something that's not made by Rolex, but it's got Rolex printed on the dial, and the seller and/or owner tries to pass it off as a genuine Rolex. What you've got there is a Rolex 'style' watch. Nothing wrong with that. BTW, nice vid, straight to the point with no padding.

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Only fake if we put Rolex on it. Sadly some idiots do that

@MrSloika

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry Point is that Rolex no longer holds patents on most of its movements/cases and neither do they have copyright protection as regards the style of their watches...except for their company logo and name. Anyone can copy the 'look' of a Rolex as long as they are not using the Rolex name/logo, and are not trying to pass it off as a genuine Rolex. It's not illegal or unethical. You wanna talk fake? Donald Trump is a fake successful business man and fake competent president. That's an example of a fake, someone passing himself off as something he's not...lol.

@lukeoverton5069

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSloika So it's okay to create your own watch that looks like a Rolex, stick your own logo on it, and sell it to someone?

@watchesandjewelry

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Look at invicta. How do you think they came to be the god awful watch company they are.

@lukeoverton5069

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchesandjewelry lol why are they god awful? Just curious as I don't know much about it

How to order mod watch from you?

Did you ever do a video on cast cases ?

i built a rolex for about 2300 with original movement.

Your hands very shaky..its kinda hard 2 watch video bc i notice that more ..

Are we sure this isn't Bill Murray? Cuz it sounds like Bill Murray...

Band has to go no good

what's with that hedious sticker on the dial

Damn that thing looks ugly from every angle, the parts I mean. Finish on everything is bad.