Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

Will Gill said:
After watching (fnar!) a video on youtube where a lad builds his own watch, I did the same, buying a vast amount of watch parts and associated tools from aliexpress for peanuts. I'm very glad I gave up drinking because there is no way on earth my old Delirium tremen riddled hands would have coped with the intricacy!!

I've got enough parts to make quite a few more, but this was my first colour choice!
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Late life crisis potential colours!
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Good fun, can and would recommend
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Super cool. I spotted a Frankenstein watch on the wrist of the young lad who served me at jack wolfskin. Started chatting to him and ended up buying a frankenwatch from him for 120 quid I think. Fun little thing - a seiko oyster perpetual explorer 2 lol.

Having seen this I might give it a go myself. Do post the list please!!
 
Begbie said:
Sadly not. But id be interested to see!

How much did it cost overall?
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probably about £70 for the completed watch, maybe less, I was trying to work it out but scrolling through the pages of orders has given me a headache. Aliexpress is cheap for ordering stuff from but their website is equally budget!!

ok I endured pain for you:

£5.35 for the bezel
£5.27 for the dial
£1.62 for the counterweight cover
£0.21 for the crown stem
£30.71 for the movement
£5.37 for the hands
£24.29 for the case

I've given this prototype to the missus whilst I start on creation number two. I will buy some sort of tool to help with the hand placement, specifically the second hand which is a complete nightmare!
 
Will Gill said:
probably about £70 for the completed watch, maybe less, I was trying to work it out but scrolling through the pages of orders has given me a headache. Aliexpress is cheap for ordering stuff from but their website is equally budget!!

ok I endured pain for you:

£5.35 for the bezel
£5.27 for the dial
£1.62 for the counterweight cover
£0.21 for the crown stem
£30.71 for the movement
£5.37 for the hands
£24.29 for the case

I've given this prototype to the missus whilst I start on creation number two. I will buy some sort of tool to help with the hand placement, specifically the second hand which is a complete nightmare!
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Absolutely brilliant.

Probably going to build one :)
 
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