My Top 5 Watch Hacks for 2023 - Watch and Learn #87

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @Tesserae
    @Tesserae Год назад +70

    I change springbars by doing it inside a fairly large, transparent ziploc bag, so if the springbar does go flying, it’s contained inside the bag.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  Год назад +12

      Great idea

    • @robertsmith8729
      @robertsmith8729 Год назад +11

      Awesome, I did it and it's my life watch hack for life. Thank you for sharing.

    • @hgr.7857
      @hgr.7857 Год назад +3

      Outstanding 💯

  • @dunka12
    @dunka12 Год назад +61

    Duuuuude. Made my wife test the crystals on my watches, to remove my biased cause i know what they are. Told her to group them by how they feel on her forehead. She nailed it, 100%, and clumped them by acrylic, hardlex and sapphire without any problem.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  Год назад +12

      Yes! Love to hear you spreading the knowledge!

    • @smurfy9996
      @smurfy9996 Год назад +9

      That's using your head! 😁

    • @hgr.7857
      @hgr.7857 Год назад +1

      Nice! That's one of my favorite watch & learn vids.

  • @wafarris
    @wafarris Год назад +26

    Not a hack but one of the best bits of watch advice I have ever gotten is from you. Once you mentioned that a considerable number of people return watches to you that have been dropped and expect a refund, which is, of course, ridiculous. But you mentioned that most of the drops occurred in the bathroom on tile. Since then I have made it a habit to put on or take my watch off over something soft or at least over the bathroom counter so that the fall would be a matter of inches rather than feet. Thanks, Mark.

    • @brianmsahin
      @brianmsahin Год назад +1

      That's very good advice. I was lucky just a few weeks ago, taking off a watch with one those fkm straps with a stud to go through the hole instead of the usual buckle and the watch literally sprang off my wrist heading for the stone kitchen floor. Luckily I caught it on top of my foot! Old rugby skills in action. Lol. Since then, I always do it in a safer place!

    • @lindboknifeandtool
      @lindboknifeandtool Год назад

      Destroyed 2 apple watches, and an aquaswiss watch that way. Saw them falling in slow motion basically 😂

    • @wafarris
      @wafarris Год назад

      @@lindboknifeandtool Ouch!

  • @kristofferglennpfalmer4751
    @kristofferglennpfalmer4751 2 месяца назад +1

    The first hack fixed my Seiko! It has been running crazy fast ever since I smacked it on a basketball rim and I've just had it sitting in a watch box ever since - but now I can wear it again. Thanks Mark!

  • @bt3750
    @bt3750 Год назад +12

    I ordered a European release Alpinist that was running super fast out of the box. I checked on time grapher, wound up, anything I could think of. I ended up sending back to the Netherlands. When they got it, it was running almost perfect and they couldn't duplicate what I had reported. Very frustrating but it may have indeed been a stuck balance spring that jarred loose on it's way back across the Atlantic.

  • @wafarris
    @wafarris Год назад +7

    The golf grip solvent to remove bezel inserts is a great method. Used it twice since your video. So easy.

  • @Ben_M_D
    @Ben_M_D Год назад +4

    Missed the Watch and Learns, Mark! Happy to see it come back. 👍🏻

  • @karlsenula9495
    @karlsenula9495 Год назад +4

    Congrats Mark on Watchfinder mention of the Islander.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  Год назад +5

      Yeah, thank you. Made it to the BIG TIME! So excited by that.

  • @pretender000
    @pretender000 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the dental floss hack! Saved my CASIO Duro, it's smooth again.

  • @DarthPlaya
    @DarthPlaya Год назад +2

    Yo, I just tried the waxey floss hack on a Spinnaker's stiff bezel and it feels much better now, Thanks Marc.

  • @joeyjoejoe6126
    @joeyjoejoe6126 Год назад +5

    I did the dental floss trick on a watch I’ve avoided because of the grittiness. Worked like a charm! Thanks for the hack!

  • @garybrown4671
    @garybrown4671 Год назад +1

    Thank you for these useful tips.

  • @felo6035
    @felo6035 Год назад +11

    I just love your Watch & Learn videos Marc. Thank you so much!

  • @markkuzminski3922
    @markkuzminski3922 Год назад +1

    Thanks Mark - I have a watch containing an NH36A movement which was running with excellent accuracy - just a few seconds fast per day. All of a sudden (yesterday) it was behaving very erratically. I remembered this hack video, gave it a few whacks against the heel of my hand and voila! It's working great again. Thank you!!!

  • @robocopvn
    @robocopvn Год назад

    Number 3 and 5 is new to me !! Thank you for sharing!

  • @David-nx2vm
    @David-nx2vm Год назад +6

    Marc, the dental floss hack is brilliant. I have a Breitling I need to try it on. Problem is we have only used those placker things for so long, I need to go buy some old school floss. Thanks!

  • @archstanton7157
    @archstanton7157 Год назад

    The super fast running thump hack worked.
    My beloved SPB207 was running 3-5/day seconds fast for its first few weeks. I put it down while I was cooking and cleaning up. After I put it on, I noticed it was 3 hours fast. At first how fast didn’t logically register. My best guess was the 4R / 6R assembly line lube issue that Spencer Klein noticed.
    I thought no way I did something to magnetize it that quick or that much.
    Dreading a NJ service center job, I was pondering options.
    Then this hack video showed up. Tried the thump truck and voila…running exactly like before.
    Thanks Marc

  • @4stringz.
    @4stringz. Год назад +3

    Hey Marc! The Bayport "Bumblebee" (ISL-172) arrived today. It's GORGEOUS!!! Wishing you a healthy and very prosperous New Year!!

  • @mikeroy6713
    @mikeroy6713 Год назад

    I learned through experience to walk the bracelet through the micro adjustment, but that tooth pic hack, it’s just too cool. Thanks!

  • @ericiidx
    @ericiidx Год назад

    Good call on the plastic toothpick! I've got a watch with drilled lugs and shoulder-less spring bars, so I gotta go in via the drilled lugs.

  • @pioneer8634
    @pioneer8634 Год назад +1

    love the floss trick worked well with my Jimmy Collins Hyperion -love his watches 😀-thanks for the video

  • @artswri
    @artswri Год назад +1

    Great info, thanks lots! The waxed floss is a great idea, will use it on other small devices not just watches!

  • @calvinchann1996
    @calvinchann1996 Год назад

    1 to 4 were me learning. 5 is what I do anyway. Thanks Marc.

  • @harryhirsch3637
    @harryhirsch3637 Год назад

    The dental floss hack was new to me. Sounds great, will try that soon on a not-so-smooth stem. 👍

  • @altal2993
    @altal2993 Год назад

    Thank you as always Mark. Just loving my Manhasset at the moment...

  • @John-P
    @John-P Год назад +5

    Thanks Marc, these tips are so helpful, I've used the walking springpin and the sapphire crystal quite a few times thanks to your watch and learn, thanks again

  • @Penrose707
    @Penrose707 Год назад

    Thanks for another great one Marc

  • @simonthomas5113
    @simonthomas5113 Год назад

    Really good tips. In my experience a magnetised watch will run X8 fast normal accuracy. Everytime I demag a watch it will return it to normal, and that slapping the watch in the palm seems a really good first step which will not trouble shock absorption protection, so a really good thing to try first..

  • @samhalsey5051
    @samhalsey5051 Год назад +2

    Mark! You are amazing! I was just about to ask you the best way to set a non hacking watch. Also the guys I just bought my SKX009J said a similar thing about slapping the watch and I was wondering, what you thought! You are very special in your engineering background that you really understand stuff, and amazingly if you don’t you can figure it out! It’s amazing how one more broad technical field can can shed light on the more specific field of watches!
    Thanks so much for teaching your knowledge! And answering my questions before I had a chance to ask😊

  • @magal55
    @magal55 Год назад +1

    I just tried the trick with the dental floss (bezel on Steinhart 39mm diver too hard to turn) and it worked! I was skeptical, but it really helped. Thank you very much.

  • @karls5474
    @karls5474 Год назад

    Marc, thanks for enlightening me with these hacks. Once again I have watched and learned!

  • @rw2266
    @rw2266 Год назад

    Same with compressing spring pins, use a plastic tooth pick OR cut off end of wooden tooth pick off and use flat end

  • @BAF605
    @BAF605 Год назад

    The dental floss one was new to me, thanks. The "Seiko Slap" technique was taught me by a watch seller in Singapore many years ago. I've used it on SKX watches several times. It works!!

  • @traviswatts6661
    @traviswatts6661 Год назад

    I back hack my Speedy Pro. Great tips. Thank you for sharing.

  • @ahha6304
    @ahha6304 Год назад

    I have that exact problem on Prospex Monster so knocking ain't work haha, anyway I get it to the service centre and Seiko agrees to re-calibrate my whole calibre (or change I'm not sure, they didn't say much in details receipt but I still do keep all of the evidence) and now it works normally

  • @timetowatch_francois
    @timetowatch_francois Год назад +4

    OH! Back with the "Watch & Learn"! Love 'em 😄👍🏼
    Thanks for sharing these tips & tricks.

  • @countdracula436
    @countdracula436 Год назад

    Thank you for the tip about the back hacking. I had inadvertantly found this out and didnt know if it was bad or not, I appreciate your educated input on it not being the end of the world. I am very very serious about getting my seconds hand exact so I found myself doing it with my Laco Aachen 42.

  • @ffedurch
    @ffedurch Год назад

    I figured out #5 myself years ago. Reduces occurrences of launch mode drastically

  • @LS1007
    @LS1007 Год назад +1

    Great tips! I use a couple of them and a couple I didn’t know. Thanks Marc. Have a great weekend! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

  • @roberts.4582
    @roberts.4582 Год назад

    Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, Marc. I always love these Watch & Learns.

  • @alecjarnagin9041
    @alecjarnagin9041 Год назад

    Great video Marc! While I've been walking micro adjusts for some time, I wish I'd thought of the toothpick. Cant's say I've never scratched a clasp.

  • @juniorjohnson5961
    @juniorjohnson5961 Год назад

    When you did the forehead trick reminds me of Johnny Carson ... Carnac the magnificent 🧙

  • @Kevins-Philippine-Retirement
    @Kevins-Philippine-Retirement Год назад

    Excellent thanks!

  • @stevethompson7910
    @stevethompson7910 Год назад +2

    Marc, Thanks for this Watch & Learn! I'll have to try the dental floss hack. I have one Seiko that often "grinds" when closing down the crown. Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous New Year!

  • @jasongould405
    @jasongould405 Год назад

    Just tried the dental floss around the screw down crown, which for around 6 months or so has been very rough feeling/tight on my Citizen and it is now silky smooth, so worked a treat!
    Thank you😊

    • @Neal_Sporin
      @Neal_Sporin Год назад

      Same here! I just flossed the tube on my watch. Great improvement

  • @alanmckinnon6791
    @alanmckinnon6791 Год назад

    I've been using the crystal on the forehead trick for ages since you first showed it on a Watch and Learn

  • @chrisgates2894
    @chrisgates2894 Год назад

    Thanks Mark! I’ve got my first auto coming (sieko) and I really appreciate this video.

  • @paulo1901
    @paulo1901 Год назад

    The sapphire test is my favorite! Cheers, Marc!

  • @TheBimmer74
    @TheBimmer74 Год назад +8

    That toothpick trick is priceless Marc! So is the saphire temp trick. I was just now using my diamond tester and here I could have just held the watch to my head! How well are the Bumblebees selling? I'm thinking about getting one before they sell out

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  Год назад +1

      Thanks Jim. They are selling well! The top is the ghost and bumblebee out of the 5.

  • @HillslamsMirror
    @HillslamsMirror Год назад

    The floss thing is BRILLIANT

  • @johneisenberg9700
    @johneisenberg9700 Год назад

    Congratulations on another great year and thank you.

  • @mirekbns
    @mirekbns Год назад

    I like the toothpick hack. Where do I get the Island Watch hoodie?

  • @rainappleby
    @rainappleby Год назад

    👌 Thanks Marc

  • @OntarioBearHunter
    @OntarioBearHunter Год назад

    removing the tension bar inside a freezer baggie works too

  • @markmahood3093
    @markmahood3093 Год назад

    This is literally the best watch hack video ever!

  • @michaelschnell3392
    @michaelschnell3392 Год назад

    Very useful. Thanks, Mark.

  • @jwags24
    @jwags24 Год назад +2

    That dental floss trick...GENIUS

  • @dmanosaka
    @dmanosaka Год назад

    Very cool Marc. But more importantly, where can I get that cool world time zone display in the back?

  • @johnstudlay
    @johnstudlay Год назад

    To lubricate the crown, try using a pencil...the graphite works well...used it on a stubborn gritty crown and now perfect!

  • @tacomn
    @tacomn Год назад

    I just bought a Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch straight from Omega. It is certified +0-+5, usually running 8-12 plus seconds per day though. Should I be slapping it 😆

  • @timeportal1189
    @timeportal1189 Год назад

    Great tips! Thanks!

  • @dennismiller4062
    @dennismiller4062 Год назад

    Great hacks! Thanks for sharing!

  • @johnsrabe
    @johnsrabe Год назад

    Nice. Thanks!

  • @AbdulRWatches
    @AbdulRWatches Год назад

    Great tips Mark, thanks for sharing 👍🏽

  • @wikster6630
    @wikster6630 Год назад +1

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video Marc! Learned about the sapphire test from an earlier video of yours. And through trial and error I figured out the SKX hacking "hack", as well as the micro adjustment on clasp. Great tips for sure! Now I may try the palm slap on my Hamilton khaki which runs a few minutes fast a day. 🤞
    Appreciate the educational videos you've put out over the years, and I enjoy all my Islanders! ISL 54 is on wrist weekly.
    Haply new year

  • @commandZee
    @commandZee Год назад

    I was one of those guys you emailed about hack #1 👍 Thanks again!

  • @yz8096
    @yz8096 Год назад

    I guess for #1 you could say the watch was in A-Fib and you defibrillated it with the palm smack. Very cool stuff!

  • @theopachs7247
    @theopachs7247 Год назад

    Wow! Thanks for #1 Mark! My Alpinist (6r15) is doing this and it is def not magnetized....I hope the hack works....

  • @joller79
    @joller79 7 месяцев назад

    got a seiko seiko 4r36a running almost an hour fast a day... could it be the spring trick??

  • @double00spy
    @double00spy Год назад

    On the 5th hack, I always try to do that with microadjustments, but sometimes there is simply not enough room to make it work. This happens because the spring bar is fitted very tightly into the outer housing. When you move it up a notch on one side, it is simply too long to move up on the other. This makes things very difficult, and you have to completely remove the spring bar, and try to get it into the holes you want all at once. It's a real pain. But I do love your suggestions here.

  • @DirkCleiren
    @DirkCleiren Год назад

    Good tips!

  • @northshoreman
    @northshoreman Год назад

    I work in the Minnesota wilderness and im thinking getting bug spray in the bezel of my Seiko 1st gen Monster and now it won't move. Its a twenty two year old watch so i dont wanna take it in and spend money on it. Any ideas?

  • @joeanthony3013
    @joeanthony3013 Год назад

    Congrats on the watchfinder mention, by the way!

  • @Ta_nuz
    @Ta_nuz Год назад

    genius. top tricks buddy🙋

  • @tc4ester
    @tc4ester Год назад

    Thank you for continuing to put out great continent that is really helpful

  • @daveporter6091
    @daveporter6091 Год назад

    Great hacks Marc, thanks!

  • @davidporter281
    @davidporter281 Год назад

    Happy New Year Mark loved the video thanks for so many of these wonderful tips and brilliant video’s, yours sincerely David

  • @campshay19
    @campshay19 Год назад

    This is my personal hack for improving the perceived accuracy of a watch. If I know my watch normally runs fast, I set it a minute early so that my watch accuracy is generally + or - 1 a minute a month. Its slow 1 minute at the beginning, spot on in the middle of the month and then fast 1 minutes at then end. Obviously this only works if you plan on wearing a watch for the whole month

  • @ae-ca602
    @ae-ca602 Год назад

    Great video!!! Thank you for the great tips.

  • @ozludo
    @ozludo Год назад

    The grip tape trick is remarkable. Toothpicks invariably break, allowing the spring bar to Apollo 11 when they do so. I found a PVC stick and sharpened it sandpaper. Much bettererer.

  • @joero4997
    @joero4997 Год назад

    My orient f6722 doesn’t hand wind after a year. It seems like it’s skipping when wound. Any advice?

  • @ScuderiaFormulaOne
    @ScuderiaFormulaOne Год назад

    Really good stuff ... Thank you. Tried the forehead and dental floss within a half hour of watching the video.

  • @winstonlanda7731
    @winstonlanda7731 Год назад

    Mark, I just got a used Seiko SNXJ89. I would like to replace the crystal but it's so hard to find the exact one! It's 21mm x 1.5 hardlex. Any idea where I can source this? Is this size universal to Seiko 5? Thanks!

  • @vincebrickner5529
    @vincebrickner5529 Год назад

    Thanks but you do have them all in your watch and learn. Cuz I knew all of them cuz I watched all the watch and learns. Thanks again

  • @marcushd5776
    @marcushd5776 Год назад

    Clever stuff 🎉

  • @NathanChisholm041
    @NathanChisholm041 Год назад

    I used a thermal gun to read the heat from sapphire and a mineral crystal at room temperature and the sapphire was lower by 1.8c.

  • @iTziLLUMY
    @iTziLLUMY Год назад

    Hi Marc, is the SKX for sale?

  • @michaelhargis7036
    @michaelhargis7036 Год назад +2

    That ISL-18 you used for hack #3 looked outstanding. What a beautiful piece. Im still amazed at how good mine looks. One of your best watches. IMO ✌️

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  Год назад +1

      Thank you kindly!

    • @robertsmith8729
      @robertsmith8729 Год назад

      ISL-79 is also amazing. Perfect watch (for me).

    • @hgr.7857
      @hgr.7857 Год назад

      ISL-021 is a stunner. I love the baton hands. It's one of my favorite Islanders, but in an ironic twist, I rarely wear it for that reason 🤷🏼
      I've gotta get over that.

  • @billthomas2431
    @billthomas2431 Год назад

    I like the floss hack, Also do you sell the map clock on the wall?

  • @michaelkeefer4293
    @michaelkeefer4293 Год назад +1

    I got a new Seiko 5 or 6 years a go that was running 30 to 40 minutes fast a day. My first instinct, as I did not know about the palm smack hack, was to use the demagnetizer, but in this particular instance it did fix the problem. Either that or it did have the balance spring issue and it coincidently freed itself while I was demagnetizing. Either way, good to know for future reference.

  • @Zotrax1946
    @Zotrax1946 Год назад

    Uhhh I missed watch and learn! Always useful 👌🏻

  • @jodysilvia2
    @jodysilvia2 Год назад

    I use the tooth pick on the clasp too.

  • @grahamliggat7193
    @grahamliggat7193 Год назад

    Mark I saw an update from you a little while ago about meeting some of the tax on UK purchases but as I was trying to buy an Islander watch on your site nothing along those lines came up. Have you discontinued that arrangement? Thank you G

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  Год назад

      I had to stop it due to the UK double charging :(

    • @grahamliggat7193
      @grahamliggat7193 Год назад

      @@islandwatch thank you Mark helpful (and sad) to know G

  • @rayray..3349
    @rayray..3349 Год назад

    Thank U Marc..😎🙏🙏🙏

  • @MrBacchus18
    @MrBacchus18 Год назад

    I’ve used number 3 on a Seiko Sumo it works. And number 4 on a Vostok Amphibia. Never heard of #1 before

  • @joelintl2226
    @joelintl2226 Год назад

    I shake of the water of lettuce leaves over the sink almost every day - hold the leaves between both hands, accelerate down as fast as possible, and then stop...repeat over and over again. Now that's real abuse...golf is nothing compared, haha...NH35 still runs fine after two years.
    Also had a TagHeuer many years ago - was an active mountainbiker back then with mostly rigid/front suspension. Not a crimp either. I still remember the pain and calluses on my wrist from the crown hitting it.
    With a luxury watch I can understand the concerns, but I would never ever consider taking my (cheap) watch off during any activity.

  • @cowboyswami2017
    @cowboyswami2017 Год назад

    🧡awesome!!

  • @johngamboa999
    @johngamboa999 Год назад

    I use contact cleaner on really old moldy quartz movements that don’t run. Works every time so long as it’s not busted😅

  • @NekoIan66
    @NekoIan66 Год назад

    My Seiko Sarb033 suddenly started going slow 6 months ago and loses minutes / day. I wish your Seiko hack was for slow movements!

  • @melody3741
    @melody3741 Год назад

    Ask someone with experience with watchmaking, backpacking is perfectly fine for the movement as long as you don't drive it backwards cuz that can be bad for the palate. But if you really feel bad about doing that, what you can do instead is to let the watch go all the way down, then give it a gentle but quick twist to start the balance, and then wine to watch immediately up to full wind as fast as you can while of course being gentle and kind to the watch part. This works with a tourbillon too since tourbillons are famously difficult to set to the second.