SKX007: Overhaul and Maintenance Time!

Like every other engine, the mechanical items of this little one need to be maintained too. It has to be lubricated and overhauled with good oiling, good gaskets to ensure its long-lastingness in service, let alone the scars, it adds character to the watch, and of course, every scar tells a story.

 I believed every owner of SKX007 has different time and frequency for its engine maintenance. Yes, it depends on the usage and how timely the watchkeeping its time. As mine now is picking up +5 minutes a day, something I can never tolerate.

As you can see above, my SKX007 get foggy due to the high humidity in the atmosphere. Now in Malaysia, the weather gets scorching in the afternoon, wet in the evening (therefore, if you have problem with your car air conditioning, means another reason to get another free one grey hair on your head + the unitchy itchiness! 

Surely, it gives you hell! So go and fix your air-cond first then only the watch :-)).

Well, anyway, this is where the Sinn’s copper sulphate technology becoming useful in their own 757/756 watches, read more about the technology here: https://www.sinn.de/mobile/en/Ar-dehumidifying_Technology.htm

...another reason to love Germany watches...aaa I really missed the look of my Damasko D46 😭 (sold already).

Are you choosing the best among the best? Seiko Landy, the Alpinist, the Omega Speedy Reduced, the Omega Seamaster, the Samurai X: A tough decision?

Well, I’ve been searching around looking for an additional member to the club. The club only housed the SKX007 and the Black Ice which is still ticking. The rest of the members were sold due to the economic downturn. 

That’s life; nothing stays forever. However ”Living your life to the fullest is an adventure. It is your journey and destiny, enjoy it, get the best of the best, perhaps an excellent automatic watch? Seeing its ticking means your heart still beating, and the experience continues until it finally ended for good.”

So, in this new quest searching for the so-called ‘holy grail’ of your own. (well don’t take it literally, because you won’t stop looking for watches until you stop ticking - it’s your hobby and passion, how can you control?).

The best part of the journey is having a problem making a decision and starting rationalising every detail, specification, etc. 

However, it is not that difficult, take the one that pleases and smile back at you, like the Black Ice, I picked it up because I like it. It was a straightforward decision. But, the next selection would be strict. Why? Because you need to get the watch that can justify the usage and the value for your money.

Therefore, which one should I choose? Err sorry...Rolex is now out of the picture...I myself can’t justify the need for it, the price has gone up about RM10K since I bought and sold my Explorer 1...the amount in which I can use to fund my own research - on books, travel and such...

I’ve checked the IWC, ORIS, Luminox, Seiko 4R36 and 6R15 range, Omega Seamaster, oh yea the Rolex Explorer 2...whereby the new face is no longer carry the patina looks that everyone desire of...hmm not to forget the Longines Hydroconquest too. So, which one of these would be the new member of MyExplorerClub?

... and should be able to survive and ticking for me in my next adventure with no hesitation ...

My reliable SKX007 in action...what do you actually need from a watch during a critical mission?

Sharing with you the photos of my reliable SKX007 in real action...and this is because I love this watch, like taking photographs with your buddy per se...On one fine day, I’m gonna write, perhaps some tips about what make a good tool watch during a mission...

Laos dam collasped 2018 Attapeu, Sanamxay.

Hinterland trail during a humanitarian aid mission in Sabah, 2018. The road condition was so unpredictable. We were stranded in the middle of the jungle where no communication were available, including sat-phone.

Humanitarian aid for the Syrian in Lebanon 2016 - A Day in A Camp photography exhibition (showing my works during World Refugee Day in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur)

Exploring the frontier facing the Indian Ocean at Sumatera, Indonesia - 

historical research and field studies

This is not Indiana Jones - in front of one of the historical tomb in West Sumatera, Indonesia

Humanitarian aid for the Rohingya in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. 

(Humanitarian photographer)