VOSTOK MOD GUIDE. My little "how to" guide for Amphibia modifying.

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I hope you enjoy my watch modding video. If you like modding videos, check out my Pagani Design modification video. Just subscribe and check out my other content!
In this guide, I show how to take your Amphibia apart, and how to change parts on it. I either use parts from other Vostoks I research to see if they fit (forums are very useful resources), or I buy parts from Meranom, and one second closer.
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@skeeterskoville9226 3 жыл бұрын

Dude...you have the perfect voice for audio books.

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! How would i get into doing that?

@skeeterskoville9226 3 жыл бұрын

@@watchmewithwatches You’re welcome! That I don’t know...but you MUST pursue it lol

@CanadianBeachcomber 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the project and final outcome. Good job. When I get recalled to work, I am looking forward to getting a couple of Vostoks and even trying some mods.

@daniellilly_ 2 жыл бұрын

I'm getting ideas as I've wanted to give this a go for years now. Love your sense of humour👍🙌 watch looks 100x better than what you started with.

@gunnsteinnjonsson9166 5 ай бұрын

Great video. I will be doing this soon and you made it look easy. Thanks :)

@karlsenula9495 4 жыл бұрын

Extremely informative ... great video.

@StefaanVdV1961 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work Dan👍

@russb24 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing; I'm going to try my first attempt at modding with the dial and hands on my amphibia, probably this week. The sticky stuff is called rodico.

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

Have fun, let me know how it goes

@davidinghram2494 6 ай бұрын

Good job, you made it look easy. I like the Geckota.

@watchmewithwatches 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Nome_e_Cognome 3 жыл бұрын

Great work. Maybe you can try with an orange strap that matches with the hand !

@darrenfry4695 2 жыл бұрын

People have got to understanding that mods you do are obviously for your personal likes and if others also like them it's a bonus , Dan I don't really like vostoks but your finished mods I actually liked, seriously LoL.

@watchmewithwatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@rudypitte5032 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I have the same exact model, colors and all!

@watchmewithwatches 6 ай бұрын

No way!

@alan4cars 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. Glad I found you.

@watchmewithwatches 2 жыл бұрын

Hope I have helped in some way 🙏

@samschlenner6582 3 жыл бұрын

Was not expecting watch repair commentary to be this funny.

@dodgydruid 3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the grille bezels on Meranom? They look abs mint on a 090 and the finish matches the 090 perfectly, def recommend. I did mod my rare KVPO Amphibia taking it from the octa case and put into a 060 case I had refurbished and it just works so well, my last 090 was a radio room homebrew set into a modern 22mm 090 brushed case, white radio room dial, superluminove arrows and a gawjus high polished steel bezel and it has either a navy camo NATO or a distressed hide 5 ringer depending on my taste of the day.

@MrPINKFL0YD 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see work on other makes than seiko

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

Vostoks are even easier to mod with even more choices! Its endless what you can do really considering how many parts are available. Love it.

@Dave062YT 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice job mate ,Btw I use plastic guitar picks to lever off the bezel.Only £3 odd on amazon and super safe

@SlotsSlotsSlots1 3 жыл бұрын

They have great genuine mesh straps on ebay! 😍 love mine i just received only £19

@saevans63 4 жыл бұрын

I'll have to give this a go.

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

go on, its good fun, and a great learning experience

@neverknowinglyunders 4 жыл бұрын

Love your presentation style. You have a wonderful broadcast voice, like the British Russell Crowe. Keep up the good work 👍

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm hoping some day I can use this for a career change!

@Awesomejojo 3 жыл бұрын

Those lego models on the shelves look amazing

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The "eagle has landed" is my favorite

@tomhillier7467 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks.

@sanderdullaert2603 3 жыл бұрын

Nice videoo!

@FPVsimon 4 жыл бұрын

The “bluetak” stuff is called Rodico,

@imhidingintheshop8889 3 жыл бұрын

1 minute 9 made me a subscriber!

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

lol, great!

@kennkingg Жыл бұрын

Your a NUT! I love it

@williammoskovitz7772 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video !!! What is the model number of the Vostok you are modifying ?

@onetwoxplore 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me where you found the moon shuttle. So cool.

@glenh4971 Жыл бұрын

This guy used to be the elite Vostok expert on youtube. Now its all about selling Alliexpress crap.

@watchmewithwatches Жыл бұрын

That aliexpress "crap" helped me grow an audience of nearly 14k.

@enricogazzola2343 3 жыл бұрын

Good evening, I can ask you what diameter is the bergeron instrument you use to put the hand?

@davidbridge5652 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to get into modding vostoks

@dodgydruid 3 жыл бұрын

You don't need to remove the two movement ring screws, just loosen, then rotate the movement so one screw clears the stem gap and you can pull the movement out of the ring with replacing simple reversal.

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tip

@oleksandrvalencia869 2 жыл бұрын

Восток бочка-огонь!

@glenh4971 3 жыл бұрын

You are my new Vostoc guru. How do I join your cult?

@jk23_ Жыл бұрын

I had major issues getting the stem to seat once the movement was in the case. Any tips anyone? I managed to get it back but it was harder than it should have.

@nikoinwinnipeg 3 жыл бұрын

Dude with your voice you could be the British Bruce Wayne or better yet ! James Bond !

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

If I could be a voice actor, I would love it!

@Snaggo88 3 жыл бұрын

hey man, what are those blue levers you used to remove the hands? I'm looking for something that would do the job, but I'm not interested in investing a dedicated hand puller for a one-time job.

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, i got mine from amazon. Just type watch hand levers and you should find plenty. Good luck!

@oliverfasola19 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any ideas on how you could make the bezel ratcheting/unidirectional?

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not entirely sure. Thing is, it would detract from the unique charm that the standard bezel action offers.

@benk3412 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job you should mod more paganis

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

I might buy a batch, and create a series. Maybe an avengers theme. Pavengi editions. Thanos one will be fun. It might kill off half my collection though

@benk3412 4 жыл бұрын

watch me with watches ohh don’t kill off your collection that would nit be ideal but, that series sounds cool

@davidbaird1898 4 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the hands for the Blue and White Pagani mod, please? Rodico. Free the Fingerjohnny Six!

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

The hands are from One-second-closer. They are excellent quality and fit perfectly

@ts6640 4 жыл бұрын

Let me ask you, is there any feasible way to increase the ‘beat rate’ of these Vostok? The sub 20,000 bps rate drives me crazy. I would love to get it to 25,000 or above (understanding that even the standard seiko movements are not to that level). Thanks!

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

I find mine gets aroused when playing it some Masonic music, its best rate goes up significantly. But I can't walk around playing that sort of music. So make do with its standard beat rate.

@ts6640 4 жыл бұрын

watch me with watches Fair enough! Strange but oddly easily understandable response.......probably holds true for all of us

@duckrutt 4 жыл бұрын

It would be a lot easier to put a vostok-ish dial on a different watch than swap out the movement. I can't find a dial to stem dimension on a 2416B but it's a thick movement so you'd need to space a NH35, Miyota or ETA (clone?) movement down in the case by around 1mm so the stem lines up. I guess you could add some kinda chapter ring to fill the gap 'cus you'll never get the hands back on if you space the dial up that much. Oh, new hands to fit the movement. All three of them are larger in diameter (and thinner) so you'll need to make a new movement holder. The weight should be far enough in to clear the case back but the seal might be too wide. Spin it before screwing anything down. The crown... You'll need a crown that fits the new stem and matches the threads on the case so probably something custom machined? Those are the problems I can think of right now and I probably missed something obvious. I usually do.

@F3z07 3 жыл бұрын

Duckrutt is right, beat rates are built into the movement. Low best rates make tougher and more robust movements, though, and it is so easy to regulate Vostoks!

@PuzzledMonkey 3 жыл бұрын

People keep going on about the genius of the two part case back, but Mason jars have been using that technology since 1858.

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

But can a Mason jar house a delicate movement down to 200m depth? There is a video idea right there!

@jamie74gemini87 3 жыл бұрын

Did you say rim fingering? Subbed .

@Oblio1942 3 жыл бұрын

man those are some dead eyes

@Arman_Kaymakcian 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to put a clear case back on my amphibia could you send me a link for something I could order that would fit Thankyou

@watchmewithwatches 3 жыл бұрын

meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/casebacks/

@Arman_Kaymakcian 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much also I am looking for this particular Vostok and I have not been able to find it. Can you give me any info or help to locate thanks, it has Armenia mountains on face I can email a picture

@jaideepsingh3580 4 жыл бұрын

I am really interested in buying a vostok, and i really liked the one you have, i don't know kuch about vostoks, can you tell me more about the model you own?? Thank you

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/090/

@jaideepsingh3580 4 жыл бұрын

@@watchmewithwatches thank you so much sir

@1OneMinutePlease Жыл бұрын

@@jaideepsingh3580 have you bought it ?

@YoPauseDa90s 3 жыл бұрын

You sound like Charles Bronson

@kevinhooper2787 4 жыл бұрын

Even if it’s not going it will still tell the time twice a day .

@watchmewithwatches 4 жыл бұрын

lol

@karlsenula9495 4 жыл бұрын

... I curl up with mine in front of the fire sharing a nice merlot and listening to Engelbert Humperdinck ... hey I can't help what type of music the watch likes ...