I love the idea that someone might go searching on youtube for a Seiko Orange Monster repair tutorial and find some dude in Cleveland opening the case with calipers, punching out the glass with a bench vice, and hot swapping the stems with JB Weld.
I’ve been cutting hair for twenty years and I’ve got a client who was my first ever repeat customer- he’s been in my chair every two weeks since the beginning, he attended my wedding and I attended his. I’m currently days away from a move across the country and the last time I saw this client he took his Seiko monster off his wrist and gave it to me after I had commented (years ago) about how cool it was. To say that I love this watch is an understatement. It’s probably the most sentimental THING that I own, after my wedding ring. I don’t know what happened, but after swimming a few times with the watch and nothing going wrong, two days ago I came out of the pool and found fog/droplets under the glass. It’s not running anymore and the moisture persists. I hadn’t looked into having it repaired yet (moving, can’t deal with watch at the moment) but I figured it would cost more to fix than to replace (and I don’t want to replace it- it’s sentimental). Your video gave me hope. I might even try to replace the movement myself- then I can go pay a lot more to have it fixed 😂
I always knew that watches were beautifully mechanical devices, but I didn’t realize that they had mechanisms so interesting as winding with the movement of your arm. that is such a clever way to gather energy
I appreciate you man... such a relaxing and chill style of content creation... almost doesn't feel like content, i feel like im in the shop with you just watching your process and learning along with you... keep doing what your doing man, I hope more peeps from around the world get to see it, Love from Pakistan!
The amount of watchmaking crimes in this video, it's, BEAUTIFUL. I happen to have been watching various watch service and restoration videos for a while now. And I stumbled on this channel in the same time, I did not expect these things to come together in this way. It is possible that you got some dirt, dust or fluff in the movement during this, which ruins the accuracy and consistency. The rest of the abuse is just cosmetic ("but a flesh wound"), but you'll probably want to at least give it a check with a timegrapher app. Even if you can't fix it, please don't try, it's good to know what state the movement is in and whether it'd benefit from a service now.
Currently I am wearing watches of ww2 time (Seconda). My grand-grand father gave them to me when I was 7. 2 months ago I've started to wear them on daily basis. They are slim, comfortable, and almost weightless. Cleaned them up. Going to polish them later to my own perfection. -See you on the other side. o7.
That was.... brave. It's going to be thumbed down by the watch repair community at large, because it ALL ABOUT CUSTOM TOOLS and the 'right tool for each step'. You looked at what needed to be done and just, did it. Yes, I cringed a few times myself because I didn't want to see that nice watch get unnecessary scratches, but you stated directly you didn't care about that. In all, a great job getting it apart, fixed and back together. Plus your video editing and creation skills are something to envy.
Oh Man, an orange monster gen1 - what a great watch! I have one too (bought brand new back then), but after all these years the dial gave up, and i had a scratch on the crown. The dial was a burden to find, the crown was easy, but i decided to mod it with a crown that has a seiko „s“ on it. Now the watch is like new. I didn’t do it myself, but a friend of mine who is watchmaker, i paid a good price. Great to see another example of this classic watch… (I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so the repair had to be 100%. I think i could do 90-95, so I didn’t do it by myself. But great seeing you doing it)
This inspired me to fix my own watch (part of the face had come loose and blocked the hands motion), it hadn’t occurred to me that it would be repairable without special tools. I tried the caliper method, but I had better success with a small pair of pliers. It’s a little uglier without part of the face, but I’m glad it’s working after sitting in a drawer for years
Another awesome fix. I definitely wouldn’t have dared or even thought to try a watch repair. I really appreciate that you figure out how things work and try difficult/intimidating things.
My watch journey started with the same watch. The SNK809. Wore that thing to death. Had to save allowance for a year to buy it. Now having a fancier Tissot PRX makes me look back on those days fondly. And makes me want to change the movement as well. It isn’t working
It has yet to arrive, but my introduction to automatic watches will be a Vostok watch, instead of the more common Seiko 5 pieces (like yours). This as I find their quirky nature of the unusual in-house movements and weird designs more appealing and as they are as if not more tinker-friendly. Along with wanting some form of 24h display as mentally I use that system, while I don't mind the conversion I do not want to deal with it on a personal piece. Your choice of whacky colours has a similar effect and compared to the piece on it's way to me I do appreciate the day of the week indicator. I do have a decent collection of cheaper Casios and a gifted Seiko Chronograph, which I have been modding progressively more too. The latest and craziest example being my GBX-100, which GOAT Reviews showed off on his channel, this piece is also still on it's way back.
This is the single most jank watch reapir video I have ever seen and will ever see. A prosecutable crime. And the damn thing works. I need to get a seiko.
Love the narration here, and the whole style you are going for. This whole self contemplative journey on being and being creative with your things is very compelling
Ha, nice video! Sometimes I think I should replace my 12 year old Swatch watch for a new one, but then it keeps on ticking and the still do the battery replacement for free, a little service but it's a nice gesture from them. Maybe when I arrive in a new place of my life, I should get a new one?
It is a dangerous hobby to get into- I've never paid more than like 300 bucks for a watch but I have a hard time not buying more sometimes. They are dope but proceed cautiously haha it can get expensive
Awesome video. Im just no getting into nicer watches within my budget sucg as Seiko, Citizen, Timex etc. The Orange Monster dive watch is a nice homage to your dive into video creation.
You might need to swap the plastic spacer rings between the movements. The gray ring around the NH36 has a different height than the black ring on the 7S26 and could interfere with the case back or be too loose in the case.
yo evan love your vids, feedback so you can make your stuff better and satisfy yourself more- audio bitrate sounds kinda low, especially at 5:14. i have a tag aquaracer and i'm too scared to take it apart lol. been wanting to buy some seikos for a looong time but all my space is taken up by project cars also- your old movement probably doesn't need any new bearings, they aren't any traditional bearings in watches, instead they use little synthetic rubies. (jewels). if you have screwdrivers small enough, a magnifying glass, and a super secure organized container, take a stab at ripping it open. it seems complicated, but there is a place for everything. the hardest part is keeping track of which screws go where, but by recording a video, and reinstalling screws after disassembly, it is easy enough on a watch like this!
I'm not hearing what you're talking about with the audio bitrate, I'll look into it though. I'm just doing voiceover straight into timeline through davinci. Maybe I've got weird export settings
Isn’t crazy that is cheaper to replace the entire movement in a Seiko then it is to actually tearing it down and replacing what is broken which in my opinion check to see if you have excessive play (wiggle) on the rotor, it might lose and Is binding with the reduction wheel. If not that, is going to be the winding reduction wheel or a gunked pawl lever
Just started working on it again actually, have a really promising beta version. There will be content about it on the channel within the next few months, super psyched about it
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I love the idea that someone might go searching on youtube for a Seiko Orange Monster repair tutorial and find some dude in Cleveland opening the case with calipers, punching out the glass with a bench vice, and hot swapping the stems with JB Weld.
This is what its all about hahaha
I’ve been cutting hair for twenty years and I’ve got a client who was my first ever repeat customer- he’s been in my chair every two weeks since the beginning, he attended my wedding and I attended his. I’m currently days away from a move across the country and the last time I saw this client he took his Seiko monster off his wrist and gave it to me after I had commented (years ago) about how cool it was. To say that I love this watch is an understatement. It’s probably the most sentimental THING that I own, after my wedding ring. I don’t know what happened, but after swimming a few times with the watch and nothing going wrong, two days ago I came out of the pool and found fog/droplets under the glass. It’s not running anymore and the moisture persists. I hadn’t looked into having it repaired yet (moving, can’t deal with watch at the moment) but I figured it would cost more to fix than to replace (and I don’t want to replace it- it’s sentimental). Your video gave me hope. I might even try to replace the movement myself- then I can go pay a lot more to have it fixed 😂
Awesome story! Surely you'll get it running again.
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I always knew that watches were beautifully mechanical devices, but I didn’t realize that they had mechanisms so interesting as winding with the movement of your arm. that is such a clever way to gather energy
I appreciate you man... such a relaxing and chill style of content creation... almost doesn't feel like content, i feel like im in the shop with you just watching your process and learning along with you... keep doing what your doing man, I hope more peeps from around the world get to see it, Love from Pakistan!
Thanks man!
The amount of watchmaking crimes in this video, it's, BEAUTIFUL.
I happen to have been watching various watch service and restoration videos for a while now.
And I stumbled on this channel in the same time, I did not expect these things to come together in this way.
It is possible that you got some dirt, dust or fluff in the movement during this, which ruins the accuracy and consistency.
The rest of the abuse is just cosmetic ("but a flesh wound"), but you'll probably want to at least give it a check with a timegrapher app.
Even if you can't fix it, please don't try, it's good to know what state the movement is in and whether it'd benefit from a service now.
Currently I am wearing watches of ww2 time (Seconda). My grand-grand father gave them to me when I was 7.
2 months ago I've started to wear them on daily basis. They are slim, comfortable, and almost weightless. Cleaned them up. Going to polish them later to my own perfection.
-See you on the other side. o7.
Polishing watches is very fun. Good luck!
That was.... brave. It's going to be thumbed down by the watch repair community at large, because it ALL ABOUT CUSTOM TOOLS and the 'right tool for each step'. You looked at what needed to be done and just, did it. Yes, I cringed a few times myself because I didn't want to see that nice watch get unnecessary scratches, but you stated directly you didn't care about that.
In all, a great job getting it apart, fixed and back together. Plus your video editing and creation skills are something to envy.
Oh Man, an orange monster gen1 - what a great watch! I have one too (bought brand new back then), but after all these years the dial gave up, and i had a scratch on the crown. The dial was a burden to find, the crown was easy, but i decided to mod it with a crown that has a seiko „s“ on it. Now the watch is like new. I didn’t do it myself, but a friend of mine who is watchmaker, i paid a good price. Great to see another example of this classic watch… (I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so the repair had to be 100%. I think i could do 90-95, so I didn’t do it by myself. But great seeing you doing it)
For some reason this was one of the most pleasantly relaxing videos from you. I loved it!
Thank you
This inspired me to fix my own watch (part of the face had come loose and blocked the hands motion), it hadn’t occurred to me that it would be repairable without special tools. I tried the caliper method, but I had better success with a small pair of pliers. It’s a little uglier without part of the face, but I’m glad it’s working after sitting in a drawer for years
Nice! Congrats on the fix
please never stop posting, these videos are genuinely incredible
Thank you- I got a lot more coming
Its always so much nicer to do something yourself for the stuff you own, makes them more yours really, a feeling money cant buy.
Great video cool to see someone doeing watch repairs not the clean and perfect way
Thanks man
Another awesome fix. I definitely wouldn’t have dared or even thought to try a watch repair. I really appreciate that you figure out how things work and try difficult/intimidating things.
Thank you Fishua
My watch journey started with the same watch. The SNK809. Wore that thing to death. Had to save allowance for a year to buy it. Now having a fancier Tissot PRX makes me look back on those days fondly. And makes me want to change the movement as well. It isn’t working
I really enjoy watching these repair videos, and learn something new as well. My favorite part is putting the initial and date on the band.
Thanks man!
nice watch! suits you
Thank you, definitely fits the vibe
Even with right tool doing this modification is still scary to do. But u do it your own way with your own tool. Congratulations. Wish u all the best.
As always, very interesting. Keep it up.
Thanks man
Horologists will be cringing, but if you got the job done with no drama's then more power to you, great viewing
Maybe a watch repair is a good “precision work exercise” 🧐 thanks for the videos, I enjoyed watching them
It has yet to arrive, but my introduction to automatic watches will be a Vostok watch, instead of the more common Seiko 5 pieces (like yours).
This as I find their quirky nature of the unusual in-house movements and weird designs more appealing and as they are as if not more tinker-friendly.
Along with wanting some form of 24h display as mentally I use that system, while I don't mind the conversion I do not want to deal with it on a personal piece.
Your choice of whacky colours has a similar effect and compared to the piece on it's way to me I do appreciate the day of the week indicator.
I do have a decent collection of cheaper Casios and a gifted Seiko Chronograph, which I have been modding progressively more too.
The latest and craziest example being my GBX-100, which GOAT Reviews showed off on his channel, this piece is also still on it's way back.
he was right, i was not expecting to see forstner bits in a watch video
Hahaha
This is the single most jank watch reapir video I have ever seen and will ever see. A prosecutable crime. And the damn thing works. I need to get a seiko.
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Greetings!
Love the narration here, and the whole style you are going for. This whole self contemplative journey on being and being creative with your things is very compelling
Man I thoroughly enjoyed it. Cheers
Nice result. I had no idea nylon could be trimmed like that, or that a watch glass could be so easily swapped out. Keep up the great videos man.
Well done, I love my Gen 1 Orange Monster, such a fun watch.
Yeah I'm loving this one too
Monster is a great watch I have three! Your style is just like the Neistat brothers!
Thanks!
I really enjoyed your video my friend, I’m on the hunt for one of these seiko monsters
Dude your video’s are of such a quality. Your channel is is highly underrated
Ha, nice video! Sometimes I think I should replace my 12 year old Swatch watch for a new one, but then it keeps on ticking and the still do the battery replacement for free, a little service but it's a nice gesture from them. Maybe when I arrive in a new place of my life, I should get a new one?
It is a dangerous hobby to get into- I've never paid more than like 300 bucks for a watch but I have a hard time not buying more sometimes. They are dope but proceed cautiously haha it can get expensive
Love this
Thanks Jesse!
Nice job.
Thank you
Awesome video. Im just no getting into nicer watches within my budget sucg as Seiko, Citizen, Timex etc. The Orange Monster dive watch is a nice homage to your dive into video creation.
my hero
I appreciate you 🙏
Your a really good creator, subbed
Love the respect-less repair! :)
nice work g
Thanks g
Love this video!
You might need to swap the plastic spacer rings between the movements. The gray ring around the NH36 has a different height than the black ring on the 7S26 and could interfere with the case back or be too loose in the case.
investing in this channel b4 u get big
yo evan love your vids, feedback so you can make your stuff better and satisfy yourself more- audio bitrate sounds kinda low, especially at 5:14. i have a tag aquaracer and i'm too scared to take it apart lol. been wanting to buy some seikos for a looong time but all my space is taken up by project cars
also- your old movement probably doesn't need any new bearings, they aren't any traditional bearings in watches, instead they use little synthetic rubies. (jewels). if you have screwdrivers small enough, a magnifying glass, and a super secure organized container, take a stab at ripping it open. it seems complicated, but there is a place for everything.
the hardest part is keeping track of which screws go where, but by recording a video, and reinstalling screws after disassembly, it is easy enough on a watch like this!
I'm not hearing what you're talking about with the audio bitrate, I'll look into it though. I'm just doing voiceover straight into timeline through davinci. Maybe I've got weird export settings
Any watch repair person would be watching this with ......😂😂😂
Lol hey at least I got it done
Awesome video! love how the watch came out! Planning on changing the stem or are you sticking to the make-shift one, I think I know the answer😂
Yup, gonna stick with the makeshift unless it breaks lol. Thanks!
Hey Evan, the 21st century called. We don't use these tik tok watches anymore.
We don't acknowledge the passage of T I M E anymore. Get with it.
Hmm maybe I'll break the watch again
Isn’t crazy that is cheaper to replace the entire movement in a Seiko then it is to actually tearing it down and replacing what is broken which in my opinion check to see if you have excessive play (wiggle) on the rotor, it might lose and Is binding with the reduction wheel. If not that, is going to be the winding reduction wheel or a gunked pawl lever
love your style! we make similar videos!
Cool
What happened with the game project? I work in tabletop gaming. Just curious. 😁
Just started working on it again actually, have a really promising beta version. There will be content about it on the channel within the next few months, super psyched about it
Excellent!! May i know the dome glass size of this Orange Monster?
Sorry you lost your experience and could not enchant :(
Looks like you got some levels here tho
This video is magical btw