Welcome to the Brig: OASCOM

[Karbon74]

Like I said, I'm very new to this watchmaking malarkey, but I am learning. I just absolutely hate hand setting. One day I'll find a good tool to do it and space every hand properly.

Everyone hates hand setting.
Wait until you start dabbling with hands modding crimping broaching etc. It’s just painful

 

[MaximillianGT]

Everyone hates hand setting.
Wait until you start dabbling with hands modding crimping broaching etc. It’s just painful

I am about to fix the loosen hands on the 1016, hopefully get it done before my holiday ends.

 

[aHero]

Like I said, I'm very new to this watchmaking malarkey, but I am learning. I just absolutely hate hand setting. One day I'll find a good tool to do it and space every hand properly.

Invaluable:

Horotec Special Watch Hands Installing Tweezer

Install those watch hands on dials with high markers easily with these special hands tweezers.

www.esslinger.com

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[gilrob]

I'm glad I went with a local watchmaker for my simple repair needs. Sad though, this makes this hobby questionable about future involvements and purchases.

 

[derjenigewelcher]

I'm glad I went with a local watchmaker for my simple repair needs. Sad though, this makes this hobby questionable about future involvements and purchases.

Well "simple repairs" is not the first/main thing that comes in my mind hearing "Oascom".

His Dials and custom projects like skeletonized movements are outstanding.

 

[derjenigewelcher]

Last Instagram activity is on 8.december.
sad to see this all.

His Instagram seems deleted now.....?

 

[Tijdwijzer]

His Instagram seems deleted now.....?

Nope, its still live as @oascom_watches maybe he did ban yours

 

[derjenigewelcher]

Nope, its still live as @oascom_watches maybe he did ban yours

yeah your right, see him again. my instagram was flippin

 

[316lad]

It depends on the movement and case. If the movement can accept the dial without modification and you follow proper bench procedures and so on, maybe 90 minutes with checks and hand fitting (honestly, the absolute WORST part, and I fucking hate it). Admittedly, I'm very much a beginner and a hobbyist, but I've done it in less than an hour on my moonswatch customs.

Me? I'd take about 7 minutes to do the dial change - but then about half an hour each side of the operation for dust, hair, FOD elimination! Blower action, Rodico dabbing, etc. ;-)

 

[Karbon74]

Me? I'd take about 7 minutes to do the dial change - but then about half an hour each side of the operation for dust, hair, FOD elimination! Blower action, Rodico dabbing, etc. ;-)

I was counting cleaning as part of the job
Minus the random reluctant hair that you see after you assemble the damn thing

 

[316lad]

I was counting cleaning as part of the job
Minus the random reluctant hair that you see after you assemble the damn thing

It's like there's always one tiny hair or little speck of dust just lying in wait while you diligently perform cleaning and blowing, checkingetc. Static can hold such things inside the case ready to fall straight on to the dial the minute you screw the case back down.

The old boys, like Donald de Carle in "Practical Watch Repairing" - a highly recommended book if you haven't got it already - I know you have Karbon - advocates holding the case in one hand and taking a small flame and passing it round the inside of the case to eliminate this and it does work. Diligence is required obviously - watch that plastic crytsal gasket, any rubber components, etc. It should be performed fast but smoothly, never hovering in one place for a more than a moment. It is the last action performed before re-casing the dial and movement.

 

[Karbon74]

taking a small flame and passing it round the inside of the case

Trust a Brit to promote witchcraft

 

[Got20Mate]

Trust a Brit to promote witchcraft

 

[316lad]

Ah, yes, I recognise that - that's the annual "Hand-Setting Ritual" performed at the start of the Watchmaking year to bring good fortune to Horologists everywhere.

 

[Reaps]

It's like there's always one tiny hair or little speck of dust just lying in wait while you diligently perform cleaning and blowing, checkingetc. Static can hold such things inside the case ready to fall straight on to the dial the minute you screw the case back down.

The old boys, like Donald de Carle in "Practical Watch Repairing" - a highly recommended book if you haven't got it already - I know you have Karbon - advocates holding the case in one hand and taking a small flame and passing it round the inside of the case to eliminate this and it does work. Diligence is required obviously - watch that plastic crytsal gasket, any rubber components, etc. It should be performed fast but smoothly, never hovering in one place for a more than a moment. It is the last action performed before re-casing the dial and movement.

Thanks for the book recommendation.

If anyone is interested, a certain site starting with rhyming with fib-men has the PDF for this book.

Maybe this will spark my career in watch making (although I doubt it with my jittery hands)

 

[gilrob]

Well "simple repairs" is not the first/main thing that comes in my mind hearing "Oascom".

His Dials and custom projects like skeletonized movements are outstanding.

Did you even read his list of types of work done. Many on that list are simple repairs.

 

[derjenigewelcher]

Did you even read his list of types of work done. Many on that list are simple repairs.

Did you even read and understand what i have written. Thanks

 

[gilrob]

Did you even read and understand what i have written. Thanks

I read you praise some of his work as "outstanding", many of which other modders can do as well or even better. You seem to neglect that many members lost their watches and monetary funds to have simple repairs done by OASCOM. Praising a swindler does not help those who have lost, it only helps OASCOM's ego.

 

[SaiyanSaiyanNoMi]

Time for someone to go round and kick his fucking head in

He f'd up, which should be remembered but he's delivering which is better than the other epics o

November 7 he told me he has my watch and dial ready and he only needed to assemble it together.

It’s been 6 weeks since that email and the responses since from then til now he keeps saying it will be done soon

I’m not a watchmaker but I assumed it only takes around 20-30 minutes to change a dial over?

I'm not a watch maker and it takes me that amount of time

 

[davelister]

Trust a Brit to promote witchcraft

I'll use whatever I can fucking get in order for these goddam hands to STAY WHERE I PUT THEM!