Vostok Amphibian Watches, the cure for watch boredom
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- If you guys are like me, you occasionally get bored with your collection. Or maybe there's no new releases on the horizon you're terribly excited about... When that happens I fall back on Vostok, and it always cheers me up.
Affordable, cheap and easy to mod, endless dials, multiple cases, Vostok bring an element of fun to my collecting.
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Cheaper, better and more fun than Swatches.
Great summary!
Vostok unlike Swatch are heirloom quality 👍
I really like Vostok related anything, nice t shirt too.
Avid collector and modder of Vostok Amphibian and Komandirskie watches myself. Great video! Keep up the good work!
Thanks!! I love Vostok modding, they all look so unique.
Just got my first Vostok 710379 from Meranom ordered early April. So far really liking it. Thanks for the fun review on your Vostoks!
Sweeeet! I just got some stuff I ordered in March!!!!!
На сайте восток официальный там дешевле . командирские комп . там подешевле.
Kind of a cool bead blasted look. Dial is a nice color, bet it looks awesome in the sun.
Wow! That beat blasted bracelet looks awesome!
The AK-47 of watches. Modding these things is a hoot. Easy, cheap, and when you're done, you can have a watch that no one else has. Bespoke on a budget.
Yo Pete, loving your channel. Got 10 Vostoks myself and counting. I just love them. Infinitely modable. Genuine 200m divers 😁
They are the best aren't they! Glad you like the channel!!!
First time viewer here. Great content, entertaining and informative. I’m a huge fan of Vostok. Still want a scuba dude though 🙄 the one with the 710 case.
I have many Soviet era watches from Boctok to Zim, Pobeda to Slava. It’s been my gateway into vintage watches all about the hunt and at low prices comes without the risk.
Subscribed thanks 🙏
Awesome, thanks for watching!!! My only vintage watches are that komandirskie and one other! I just got a couple more Vostok in today that have to make their way onto the channel. Scuba dudes rule!
Have always wanted to pull the trigger but just haven’t yet. They have great bargains. Nice review Pete.
Thanks dude!!! They are so different than anything you're used to, but very fun!
These are so freakin' fun. Great work.
Thanks man!
The wobbly crown is a feature not a defect . This helps avoid breakage of the stem if knocked against something or if wound with too much lateral pressure on the stem .
Vostok sell some nice mesh straps. I bet I'm not the only Vostok fan with a draw of Vostok hair clipper bracelet!
Everytime I place an order I say I'm going to add in a mesh but haven't yet. Next time!
Nice presentation. I love the way you do it. I love vostok watches. Hope to have one in the near future. But it so difficult for me acquiring one here in the Philippines.
YEEEESSSS, never one Vostok is sufficient, I have 4 xD!!!
Wow they are actually pretty cool once you change the bezel. I think I actually like them now.
Ya know, that's the one thing I do on almost every Vostok, swap the bezel! I don't often because with the hands, but usually the bezel.
I love Vostok’s. I’ve had mine for a few months now and it’s great. I made a couple of videos on it too!
Strap game on point per usual
Oh man, I do love my straps!
More fun than you can shake a stick at...
I love Vostok's but unfortunately haven't had good movement luck. In my last go with them, I had a local watchmaker swap a vintage dial that I fell in love with, into a new 420 cased auto that I had a very similar bezel to the one you just installed ready to go. It all came together and I was over the moon. It ran beautifully for a few days after I got it back and then just stopped. The watchmaker felt bad, checked to see if there was any collisions and dug into the movement a bit and couldn't see anything obvious. The catch is, I bought the new watch on ebay and I never tested it, I just assumed it was ok and went straight to the watchmaker.. So I can't really blame him. Lesson learned there. He didn't charge me much anyway. So hopefully 3rd times a charm! haha. I'm trying to build up the guts to get the tools and do it myself. I'm pretty handy, just new to working on things at this small of scale. Your mod vids are helping build my confidence. One trick I figured out for easy scratch free bezel removal is to use a guitar pick as a wedge or possibly 2 different thicknesses of picks if it is really stubborn, and I'm sure you have a lot of pick around! haha. Anyway, keep it up man, the channel name is perfect, definitely a nice chill time watching these vids.
Bummer on the movement, I've not had a bad one. I think they sell their movements for like $12, I'll have to check. Nice idea on the guitar pick, I'm gonna give that a go! Glad the vids are a help, I have some more mod footage recorded that I keep meaning to put in a vid. If you're handy you can do it, just jump in!
The best way to remove the bezel is with a paddle pop stick, it's the perfect thickness 👍
Bass guitar pick. It's all I have and should work.
Good stuff
Thank man!
Thanks for the video, I have got a 710 cushion case Vostok with the sailing boat. I removed the chrome off the bezel with diluted Hydrocloric acid to reveal the brass metal, thought it suits the boat theme on it. I have had for about 3-4 years and used it as a beater watch on weekend and surfing. No problems but due to the abuse the dial has lost some paint around the edge due to being dropped and bang up. Still keeps great time though.
Nice, that sounds very cool! The brass bezel is a nice touch!
That’s a good look, and you made it your own! 👍
I'm loving your videos but, alas, I think I've come into Vostoks a little too late. All of the ones you show off are gorgeous and, now, either really expensive or out of stock. It makes collecting them really difficult. Oh well.
Yea, totally, the vostok world is hard to access right now. Give it time, things will get back to normal.
I enjoyed you video, thanks. I got a new 710335 delivered today and I love the look of it. It came with a black NATO style strap that appears to be pretty heavy duty. I have also been enjoying my 090652 Rally for the last 16 months.
Thanks man! Two great Vostok picks you have there!
Восток!👍👊🇷🇺
The Amfibia Reef's are sick and they get no love. More upscale with optional Japanese movements last I checked. Viva tooly instrument divers till something like the Rado Captain Cook shows up lol. Good looks and reasonable specs but I need to flip a few for the next lol
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Hi, nice watches Pete. Do you think first links are always necessary for 710 case, will it look good on flat first links?
I'm new to vostok watches. I bought a amphibian 2409a a month ago and the minute hand stopped working. I might of knocked it against something while wearing. I cannot find a watchmaker to fix it. How hard is it to install hands and do all vostok watch parts interchange. Thinking about working on it myself
That's a REAL 200m (actually tested to over 700m by two different UA-cam channels !)
I've never been more than 10 ft under, but if I do, I'll wear a vostok!
What was that drill head attachment for brushing? Interested!
That's a 1" drum sander! I usually use it in the drill press or in a mounted router.
Nice Video and beautiful Mod. where are buy the Steanless Steel watch bracelet?
Thank you! I believe the bracelet came from Ali Express. Plenty of choices and sizes!
AliExpress has some very nice stainless steel Shark mesh straps for $12. The only hard part is cutting them to size. You need a dremel or hacksaw.
Luckily once it's done you're good for life as it's stainless steel 👍
Damn, i fell in love with that white strap watch. What is the model name?
On the boat? It's just some Ali Ex Apple watch style strap, they are crazy comfortable!
Its an 18mm silicon smart watch strap from AliExpress, they're usually around $5.
Was just thinking... Needs more grill bezel
Agreed... The waaaaiiiiting is the hardest part.
Just recently discovered these, I’m pretty new to watch collecting but I’m not sure where the best place to buy and find them is, as well as whether I should try an old used one from eBay
Look for my best kept secret in video video, about the best place to buy. Unfortunately buying things online in Russia right now is rather difficult and not always possible. Meranom.com is the most popular place to buy. I've had bad experiences with older watches on ebay, so I don't go that route but certainly you can give it a try.
@@ChillinwitWatches sweet thanks, I was looking on merinom, komamderskie, and the Vostok sites. Where did you get your older one for $20?
@@gfeast4518 well that actually was eBay! Lol.
@@ChillinwitWatches for that price I might take a gamble! A lot look pretty beat up though
And nice guitars! Is that a Jackson or Ibanez
@@gfeast4518 that was my thinking, worth the risk at 20 bucks. In that case it panned out, those both are good runners. If it's blue it's my Jackson, otherwise it's an Ibanez.
Where you get that bracelet beads of rice bro? Can you give me a link?
That one is from yobokies, I don't think he sells them anymore, but uncle Seiko has one and you can add on a straight end link. I think he's sold out too tho!!
www.uncleseiko.com/store/p54/BEADS_OF_RICE_Bracelet_for_SKX00x_Divers_and_7548_Quartz_Diver.html
Do you find the afternarket bezels make them feel less grindy amd rough?
I'm not sure there's enough consistency to say, some do, some don't
@@ChillinwitWatches ah gotcha. Mine is brutally terrible feeling. No wiggle which is nice. But it is jard to turn and feels like theres rubbing point.
@@RagingOatmeal there's literally a brass wire that holds the Bezel on and rubs to whole way around, it will never feel like a Seiko bezel. But that wire can get crimped and make it feel especially bad.
Great mod! Have you found any scalloped bezels that could work with an Amphibia? Here's an example (I can't seem to find the bezel): instagram.com/p/BtUWfMnnkLr/
I don't know where that bezel is from, one second closer maybe?
@@ChillinwitWatches I just found it on that guy's instagram, here's another pic (not closer unfortunately):i.pinimg.com/564x/31/1f/a0/311fa021e9c4a9fbaa98c7bc32c948b8.jpg
Doesn't have to be the same but just looking for a scalloped bezel.
I've thought about buying a Komandirskie K-3 and hoping for the best with a bezel fit on the Amphibia... krishnasrussianwatches.co.uk/2020/03/16/vostok-komandirskie-030787/
Why worry about bracelet? Would rather have money into movement.
Not sure I follow, sorry, it's an old video...
Oh man these watches are kind of a love hate for me. I got in on them a few years back, bought a ton of em. Ended up gifting them all out except for my vintage komandirskie. They run though, I’ve beat the crap out of a few...to the point that they need some hard bangs to get running again...but they kept time...🤷🏼♂️. I’ll probably get back into them but I’ll stick with the commie era.
Cool man, I've got a couple vintage. They are a blast to play with.
Very nice I have 8 and won't stop til I have every case shape [and then I prob wont stop lol ]I always used to get rid of the bracelets right away but recently bough a Milgauss modded 110 with everything change except the stock bracelet and it;s actually fine and very confortable ,
I have one of the hairest wrists on instagram and it doesnt nip hairs at all
instagram.com/p/CRLA6G5rD9U