DIYWATCH club

Had a great moment between my son who is 14 and myself. Got the watch for his birthday. I like collecting watches and he wanted to get a nice watch, so what better way than to assemble your own watch. It took about 3. 5 hrs. Removing the crown was quite tricky but we both figured it out and of course putting on the hands was the also challenging. My son actually got it perfect the first time. With me the second hand was touching the minute hand so had to re-open the watch.

Love DIY Watch Club! This was my second build and it gets easier every time. I plan on modifying my first build with a custom dial and new hands. Also, switching to a metal DIY bracelet. Truly appreciate the timepieces you put care in making sure it’s done correctly - give it a go and you will fall in love!

I sat down with my 5 and 10 yr old granddaughters and we assembled a watch for their great-grandfather. It was crertainly a challenge, as our first watch. Took a bit longer without the second hand tool (necessary investment for Divrer or GMT series kits). The tool should be included in the kit, but they sell it separately. We ordered a custom rotor engraved with "Made with Love by Mila & Jackie" and we printed a fun certificate to put in a nice box and gave it to him for Father's Day. My dad was thrilled with the watch. In all, a wonderful way to spend a day, and it has become a special family keepsake. We have now built three watches to date, and have three more kits that are waiting to be built.

The kit is a very good way to get into the hobby.

I built the pilot watch with the pro toolkit. It came out great and was a lot of fun!