Brandon Yan 甄念本

@brandonyan

he/him Vancouver, Canada Politics, Urbanism, Gay Stuff, Amateur watch repair

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Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· 17d

Welp, while I wait for my part to arrive, I'll move onto another "easy" project: this cute littl Britix manual wind - pretty dirty and some magnetized parts.

A vintage gold-toned Britix wristwatch case resting on a dark green background. The white circular watch face features gold Arabic numerals and indices, gold hands showing approximately 11:53, and reads "BRITIX 21 JEWELS" at the top and "INCABLOC ANTIMAGNETIC" near the bottom. The watch shows slight wear and is missing its strap.

An open case back of a vintage mechanical wristwatch, revealing the intricate inner movement. The silver-colored metal components include intermeshed gears, screws, and visible pink synthetic ruby jewel bearings, set inside the reverse side of a gold-toned watch case on a dark green background.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· 20d

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· 21d

This little beauty is coming along. Worried about the pallet fork but might be able to get away without replacing it.

Overhead shot of a Seikosha 19-jewel mechanical watch movement secured in a metal movement holder on a green work mat. The bridge is engraved with "SEIKOSHA 19 JEWELS", revealing intricate gears, screws, and pink synthetic ruby jewels.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· 27d

Chinese restaurants have the biggest fucking TVs and should be a fanzone

The back of a man with short, graying hair sitting at a round banquet-style dining table set with white plates, bowls, and chopsticks. He is watching a soccer match playing on a large television screen mounted on the wall in front of him.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· 29d

This little B. Modern watches mostly have an easily adjustable way to fix beat error, not this beast. I had to stick a small oiler into that slit in the central brass collet and turn it TINY amounts and test.

A close-up, top-down view of a mechanical watch balance wheel assembly resting on a circular frosted plastic base. At the center is a tightly coiled, metallic blue hairspring. It is surrounded by a gold-colored, split bimetallic balance wheel rim fitted with several small, adjustable brass timing screws along its outer edge.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jul 10

New tools mean I can finally work on my friend's pocket watch: finally cleaned all the parts tonight.

A top-down, close-up photograph shows a disassembled mechanical watch movement organized inside a circular, bright blue plastic parts tray.

In the center compartment, a dark, metallic mainspring is partially uncoiled and lies flat against the circular main plate. To the right, several polished silver-colored bridges and brass gear wheels are separated. On the left side of the tray sits a golden balance wheel assembly with its hairspring attached, alongside smaller components like the pallet fork and tiny screws. The tray rests on a dark, textured work surface next to a green cutting mat.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jul 5

Out door knocking with @onecityvan.bsky.social today and a tortoise showed up at our BBQ

A land turtle on grass wearing a harness

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jul 5

Now that I cleared two watches off my bench, time to start another! This pretty Seiko Champion from 1963: Look at the calendar plate!

A top-down view of a vintage gold-toned Seiko Champion Calendar watch case without straps, resting on a gray circular tray. The watch features a silver sunburst dial, gold hands, a small date window displaying the number 8, and text reading "Seiko Champion Calendar" and "Diashock 19 Jewels".

A top-down view of the exposed mechanical movement inside a gold watch case. The intricate gears, rubies, and a bridge engraved with "SEIKOSHA 19 JEWELS" are visible. The watch sits centered on a round gray tray.

A close-up, top-down shot of a disassembled watch mechanism components, showcasing the white date wheel indicator with blue numbers ranging from 1 to 31. The parts rest on a gray circular tray over a dark green workbench surface.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jul 4

SECOND PROJECT COMPLETE. Seiko Type II Quartz This took several months and spending more than I needed to because it turns out the information I researched was incorrect on how this case works. Oddly enough AI came to my rescue on this one. Bought for $10CAD online. After & before photos:

A silver dial Seiko Type II Quartz watch from the 1970s with a new crystal

Really beat up watch and you can barely see through the crystal

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jul 4

Finished my project while watching the game

a hand wearing finger cots displaying a watch face. It's a circular UFO stainless steel case with a black dial, white arabic numerals with orange hands.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jul 3

lubricating these tiny rubies is difficult. Showing you two shots to see how small these things are. Didn't have any tough springs today so that was nice.

a green desk mat with tools and watch parts. There are brass tweezers to the left and in the centre is a green lump of rodico with a tiny ruby on it.

close up of the lump of rodico with the tiny ruby at the tip.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jul 3

Assembling the smallest movement. I use my digital microscope to inspect because it's very easy to break parts. Can't really work under it because I don't get an idea of depth but it's so neat to zoom in!

A hand wearing white finger cots with a yellow oiler (small pen like tool) next to a watch in a movement holder. Above that it a big screen of a digital microscope which shows everything enlarged. You can see gears and the pallet fork and pallet cock.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 30

Landlords don't have a real job example 9,234,341

a smoke detector that replaced a larger one and there's now a gap into the ceiling and area where there's no paint. It's really janky.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 29

New project: Seiko 2140-0010. Apparently rare from about 1969. It's got a very tiny manual wind movement in it. The dial is surprisingly gorgeous. I bought it for $50 from an online auction in Abbotsford. It's probably value is much higher. It's going to be a gift for a friend.

A UFO style watch face with a black dial, white Arabic numbers, and orange hands. Seiko 21 jewels.

watch face with a black dial, white Arabic numbers, and orange hands. Seiko 21 jewels.

the seiko 2140A watch movement outside the case

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 24

Okay

A selfie with a black cap, white tank top, sunglasses and a chain with a brass lock

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 23

fine

Two men in suits holding hands looking at the camera. They are sitting on granite boulders in front of some green foliate. Both are wearing pink ties and have boutonnieres on their lapels.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 23

Regret to inform you, the Japanese away jersey is great

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 20

If you're in Kits, there's a cute market at the beach and this is the correct usage for the stupidly huge concrete pad

Little stalls with tents line both sides of the photos

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 20

Kits bike lane is going well. Jesus Christ the drivers in this city.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 17

lol I stopped watching when Condon showed up ...Also, where is THIS?

a city scape with towers on a waterfront

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 17

She's finished.

Hand holding a silver dialed Seiko skyliner watch with a black leather strap.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 15

Newest service complete: Seiko 6102-8000 Skyliner manual wind from 1971. Probably gonna sell this baby once it's cased.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 14

This little effer is finally alive. I understand why watch makers keep tons of broken movements around: I had to cannibalize a few parts from another one that I had laying around. Classic Seiko hand wound movement. She's pretty tho.

A watch movement in a movement holder. It reads 6102A, 21 jewels. Seiko.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 3

A good example of how big cars and trucks have gotten. The smaller truck has a longer bed, too.

Two white trucks. The one in front is probably from the 80s or 90s and the one on the back is more recent but is much larger with a smaller bed. However it does have 4 doors.

Brandon Yan 甄念本@brandonyan· Jun 3

Tonight's project: disassembly of a manual-wind Seiko Skyliner from 1971. Not too finicky. This watch is likely complete and won't need any new parts based on my inspection. Just needs some TLC and lube 😉