r/Thornwatches

These watches are beautiful and I recommend to buy them.
There is some level of back play in the bezels but otherwise they are great.

Now, the bracelets.

The 5 link jubilee style is from Aliexpress. I’m lucky because the end links fit very well! I love it!

The suede one looks better in real life than on photos. It goes well with the tropical colors, but nothing special.
I prefer metal.

The factory original is a bigger puzzle than almost anything I had to solve recently. When you think you finished, you realize you need to start all over again.
Removable links have different sizes, so it can happen that you cant close your micro adjustment, because the last link you put there is too wide, or it can happen that one link is noticeably wider than the next one in the chain.
And you also need to consider symmetry, roughly equal lengths for both sides of the bracelet…

When I finally figured out what to do, the screw in one critical link just started to spin without functioning… 🙃

Nevermind, I started it all over with the next Frogmantle bracelet!

When it was finally done, it felt like I solved the puzzle and now I’m a proper Frogmantle owner!🐸

Cheers 😉

Trabeling the south of italy this week with this watch as my daily. Its growing on me as the perfect summer watch with a nato.

Love my T23!

Hi guys !
Appreciate your advice , thinking of getting a blue 023 for a Tudor mod. Think bezel insert looks more realistic? Tks ! Appreciate any photos in normal lighting 😀

what do you guys think of a jubilee bracelet for the T028? I had this old generic one, without end links, laying around, I was sporting it on my first Seiko 5, using its original end links but those were 18mm. so I thought of trying to use the original Thorn bracelet end links and that’s the result 😎

I cannot find the new Model on AliExpress anywhere. Is it true that IT IS still bot listed?

Quite pleased with the results including the insert swap and fitment, the 36.8mmx31mm bezel spec does fit well enough and inner gap is pretty much hidden by the crystal distortion (for reference the Frogmantle has the smaller spec bezel insert). Quite pleased and now have them where I want them including a light ghosting on the V3.1 monochrome.

Starting my next attempt at bezel swapping especially as we have people interested. I figured I would document my process, progress, attempts, and hopefully successes but we will see. I tried aging the new inserts last night in bleach but to no avail. Today pulled out at the advice of friends, an abrasive pad which revealed the coating over them which is now removed and the bezels given a very light abrasion. Hopefully that will allow the bleach to take. As for removing the bezel inserts without removing the bezel I figure I will document that process here too. The main thing is taking isopropyl alcohol and letting it sit in that for 3-4 hours just up to the bezel (want to mitigate affected areas). Just got the first set in and we will update as the process continues. Stay tuned for more updates. If this bezel inserts which are a bit smaller inner diameter look right we may be able to do better work, if not I’ll need to hunt for others.

Ok, so after testing, yes the bezel insert fits, inner is a little smaller but not that visible. 36.8mm-31mm is the version i ordered
https://www.ebay.com/itm/358665658422?_skw=36.8mm+bezel+insert+weak+lumee&itmmeta=01M00TF8GD8T7KC8N3WKA93MN9&hash=item538223a036:g:v8gAAeSwajhqKm3-&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCf%2BgOMuSW0S7XFq9uK4Q1h9mllfg%2FrF5nXZGXyV5UnnQGZbfot4boHisOxhwVm0BjfAkByKQrvFIlgtHSwEYJHvap7X3v0hql6H%2FLmPbH%2BFI91wg0NaRlqXHkpuuef%2Bj0XRQWgdEIvCaTw%2Fl86mWjKKKGmJ4NDvwyD6rIxaMV9GcZd7ooGn6ptYHLNzb%2FwUEFqzFxihyNCCnxAMK44fdymfKUVz5niD0e8ei7cjvjnRAdoBVP%2B7kEIDOIhUTEIbrGlFOkahA6t4XWWNEqvDlPf%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7CIvZqAaA

Hi guys,

First impression here of the new Thorn T023. I have to say that the charm of this watch is absolutely awesome. It has that instant vintage feel on the wrist. With the silver white dial. It is just off white, almost silverish. Pretty matte under normal lightning however it plays beautifully with the sunlight.

The bracelet is a huge upgrade. I do have the older T028 bracelet which is very similar to the T023 previous versions I believe.

I was able to size this bracelet within minutes. I wears very comfortable, no rattles. It has polished rivets and brushed links. Gives a nice contrast.

Bezel action very nice. Clickish, no play. good allignment.

What not to like? probably the too shiny bezel edge. It looks a little bit too clean for a vintage styled watch. I'll dull this down in the near future for a less shiny appearence.

I have a very small wrist around 15 to 15.5cm. I was a little bit hesitant for the size. It does wear a little smaller due to the way the end links are positioned and overall pretty flat case. So I am very happy with that. Also the bracelet is sizeable to a small wrist like mine. I even have 3 micro adjustments left. So don't worry if you have a smaller wrist. It'll fit.

I will post my complete findings with more pictures on different straps soon. But for now it is my favourite diver. It just has something unique and special.

Just thought I would put in a little elbow grease and time for something different. V3.1 Monochrome with UncleStraps US1450 Lincoln bracelet.

Opened up the Thorn end links with a dremel and some files. Still needs a little bit of filing and polishing, but wanted to try it out.

Next on the list is custom engraved caseback….then raffles dial and hands. Fake it ‘til you make it!

New v3 bracelet on the T028.

Endlinks seem to hinge a little too much causing a very small gap. Due to my small wrist.

But very comfortable too. Happy to have this T028 finally on a metal bracelet. I am sure Thorn will make a upgraded T028 bracelet since it only requires a a swap of similar sized end links.

Hello guys! I’ve got this very nice piece (ignore the fact that it’s a WMT 😅) that has a few things that need to be fixed. As you can see, the main issue is the plexiglass. It’s slightly scratched and also has a crack in it (visible in the 3rd picture) from a fall, so the glass needs to be replaced. There are also some problems with the bezel. The bezel itself can’t rotate anymore (unidirectional) because I tried to remove it and unfortunately damaged the spring that allows it to rotate. The bezel insert is also coming off because I wasn’t very careful and accidentally unstuck it from the small amount of glue/tape that was holding it in place. Could you guys help me figure out which parts I need to buy to replace everything that’s damaged? I really want to get this watch back in good shape again.

Thank you so much for your help!

…if you’ve gotta choose, start with this one. They effing nailed it, and there’s no way to capture in a photo how just how good and dynamic the dial is.

I confess I’ve got all five, but this has been a fast favorite.

I heard some time back that they were considering it if there was enough interest. Would be great to see if they did

Funkified on a thick leather bund. Looks like it just time traveled from the early 70s, man. Right on. Solid.✊🏼✌🏼😆

I have gotten a few questions. Been working great. Hardest part was sourcing a crown. The movement is amazingly accurate for its age. -2 to -5 a day.

Only downside, which is typical, 38 hr power reserve, but ill take 4hz over power any day.