Another Moonswatch metal case project

[DapperDoctorHolmes]

I saw this strap on AliX and went 'wow I know what I want to pair that with'. Artsy hippie I know, flower power and all that



I'm curious if any of you other guys are feeling like me with the Moonphases or Snoopies? I'm getting tired of looking at my Moonphase and Snoopy builds and never being able to see the moon or Snoopy, it seems like whenever I look they are almost always obscured. So I did the 2 o'clock subdial freeze on this one.
Any of you done that also?

Nice trick! I didn’t freeze mine, but I did readjust the hands so they’re most visible at noon rather than midnight (basically pushing it 12 hours forward)

 

[T1ckT0ck]

Nice trick! I didn’t freeze mine, but I did readjust the hands so they’re most visible at noon rather than midnight (basically pushing it 12 hours forward)

I thought they were fully visible at both 12am and 12pm, is that not correct?

 

[DapperDoctorHolmes]

I saw this strap on AliX and went 'wow I know what I want to pair that with'. Artsy hippie I know, flower power and all that



I'm curious if any of you other guys are feeling like me with the Moonphases or Snoopies? I'm getting tired of looking at my Moonphase and Snoopy builds and never being able to see the moon or Snoopy, it seems like whenever I look they are almost always obscured. So I did the 2 o'clock subdial freeze on this one.
Any of you done that also?

Any tips for reattaching the subdial? I’ve got a Snoopy with a junked movement I need to replace but haven’t gotten around to it yet, and I’m figuring it’ll be difficult to align the center of the moonphase dial with the pinion

 

[DapperDoctorHolmes]

I thought they were fully visible at both 12am and 12pm, is that not correct?

Ope, you’re right - I meant I advanced it six hours.

 

[Tippyracer]

Any tips for reattaching the subdial? I’ve got a Snoopy with a junked movement I need to replace but haven’t gotten around to it yet, and I’m figuring it’ll be difficult to align the center of the moonphase dial with the pinion

I work at what is basically a breakfast table in the breakfast nook of my house, so what is the common table height, 30 inches? (In freedom units of course!)
I have the movement on one of those round movement pads which is on the blue silicone work mat.
Then I get out of my chair and sit on a little plastic kiddie counter helper stepstool so my eyeball height is exactly level with the movement, probably about 32 inches off the floor.
I use a “rodico stick” just like one does with placing hands, I just mash it on the top of the moon dial and lower it right down on that tiny tiny pinion with my 4X magnifiers on. And I hold it down with a plastic tipped hand tool to unstick the rodico and then gently press onto the pinion.
How’s that for a long winded too much detail answer?

 

[Caboose]

Okay the genuine movement fits so well and looks so good. Pusher engagement is amazing. This thing was made to be broken up with a hacksaw and side cutters, just like I did just now.
Not sure I keep that black rehaut ring though... Still deciding while I wait for the stems to come in!

 

[lanzera84]

Apologies if this is the wrong place, noob here and finally pulled the trigger on a Moonswatch from Swatch1 and a case from boutique_store01 on DHgate. Still awaiting shipment, but I have been receiving a lot spam and scammers lately with the info from that purchase, I know this because I used a UPS box to ship to and the scammers are including that in my emails. Is this common? I feel like I read a lot here and Swatch1 seems legit, but maybe the other seller leaked my info? Any thoughts and advice appreciated, thank you.

 

[Caboose]

Apologies if this is the wrong place, noob here and finally pulled the trigger on a Moonswatch from Swatch1 and a case from boutique_store01 on DHgate. Still awaiting shipment, but I have been receiving a lot spam and scammers lately with the info from that purchase, I know this because I used a UPS box to ship to and the scammers are including that in my emails. Is this common? I feel like I read a lot here and Swatch1 seems legit, but maybe the other seller leaked my info? Any thoughts and advice appreciated, thank you.

Honestly with the demise of watches_77, it makes it tough to get a good piece. Some of the watches I've got had their hands just floating in the case. Annoying to have to fix that. Additionally, some of the new variants with the planetphase are too thick and won't align with the stem. It's very annoying.

 

[Karbon74]

Well that’s a new thing
My order from Swatch1 is waiting for me at the Post Office pending a tax charge of 9€

M

First time ever I get a tax charge from DHGate

 

[Caboose]

Well that’s a new thing
My order from Swatch1 is waiting for me at the Post Office pending a tax charge of 9€

M

First time ever I get a tax charge from DHGate

At least your country didn't shut down accepting packages from China.