Reddit Reddit reviews AmazonBasics Metal Alphabet And Number Stamp Kit Tools Set With Wood Box - 5/16 Inch

We found 1 Reddit comments about AmazonBasics Metal Alphabet And Number Stamp Kit Tools Set With Wood Box - 5/16 Inch. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

Leathercraft Supplies
Leathercraft Stamping & Punching Tools
Craft Supplies & Materials
Arts, Crafts & Sewing
Leathercraft Stamping Tools
AmazonBasics Metal Alphabet And Number Stamp Kit Tools Set With Wood Box - 5/16 Inch
Stamp kit for creating permanent hand-stamped imprints; 5/16-inch character heightIncludes upper-case A-Z letters, 0-9 numbers, and “&” symbol for exceptional versatilityWorks with metal, leather, wood, clay, and more; great for a variety of applicationsMade from durable alloy steel with a sand-blasted finish for strength and clear imprints, even over timeWooden storage box included; backed by an AmazonBasics limited 1-year warranty
Check price on Amazon

1 Reddit comment about AmazonBasics Metal Alphabet And Number Stamp Kit Tools Set With Wood Box - 5/16 Inch:

u/Antitheticality · 231 pointsr/Watches

I recently put a lot of time and effort into getting my groomsmen the perfect watches for their groomsmen gifts. When all was said and done I thought it might be fun to make a big effortpost about it, both for posterity as well as to potentially help any redditor grooms looking to do something similar in the future. Enjoy!

I began browsing r/watches and dipping my toe in wristwear culture about 3 years ago. When I proposed to my now-wife she insisted on getting me an engagement gift, so I asked her for exactly this, with the indicated customized bezel, insert, and strap. Wearing that Amphibia daily and experimenting with modifying it in various ways was a fantastic introduction to the horological lifestyle. It is a perfect workhorse watch: reliable enough to keep good time, just finicky enough to force a beginner to learn how to address its quirks, and durable enough to handle any amount of inexperienced fumbling with its components.

When the date of my wedding started to get close, I considered my options and quickly decided that I wanted to get my boys watches for their groomsmen gifts. With that goal in mind, I started to narrow down selection criteria for watch candidates:

  1. I had 7 groomsmen, and weddings are already expensive. These watches had to be <$80 each if I had any hope of getting the fiance on board.

  2. Some groomsmen were total watch novices, some were enthusiastic watch collectors. A gauche fashion watch would not only fail to impress the already-initiated, but would also be a terrible introduction to watch ownership for the newbies. I wanted a solid watch from a reputable company so that everyone would get the most out of the gift.

  3. I knew none of the guys (who didn’t already love watches) would bother replacing the watch battery when it died. Automatic was the way to go for sure. I also legitimately enjoy the process of setting/winding my watch every so often and wanted to share that with the guys.

  4. We were wearing blue suits. I needed a watch that would mix well with this specific color palette.

  5. I have tiny 6” wrists while some of my groomsmen have big slabs of meat for forearms. The watch I picked would have to be versatile and look good on any size wrist.

  6. I really wanted to maximize the utility of this gift (a pet peeve during this process was that most groomsmen gift options are a little lacking in long term usefulness. Everybody already has a shaving regimen, nobody needs a shaving kit. A bottle of good brandy will be gone and forgotten fairly quickly. Etc, etc.). With this in mind, I didn’t want a full dress watch. I wanted something that could be worn every day, something that was meant to take a bit of a beating during the day-to-day but still show up and look good at a formal event.

    Once I started looking around for watches I fairly quickly came across this review on Amazon and instantly knew I had found the right watch. The cream dial fits extremely well with the blue suits we were wearing, the aesthetic was just nice enough to fit a wedding but also function as a daily beater, Seiko is a fairly reputable watchmaker, it really ticked almost every box.

    The only two outlier concerns were that the SNK803’s price was a little high on Amazon at the time (the price fluctuates over the year, it’s common to see them listed anywhere from $55-$90) and the watch strap that came with the watch was pure unadulterated garbage. To address the price concern I went to Ebay, found a seller that had experience with putting SNK803’s on the market, and told him I wanted to bulk buy 9 watches (7 groomsmen + me + our family friend officiant). After some back-and-forth we settled on the extremely reasonable price of ~$60 per watch and price was no longer an obstacle. When the watches arrived it was like Christmas morning!

    Changing the strap with a budget leather strap from Amazon was the final obvious adjustment that would make these perfect. I took some inspiration from a past r/watches post and decided to leather stamp each groomsman’s initials on the inside of the band using this. All things considered this process went fairly smoothly, the only difficult part was carefully aligning each stamp so that the letters didn’t look off-centered relative to each other, but if you go slowly and carefully the results come out looking pretty decent. Actually changing nine watch straps was a bit of a trial though, and I ended up going too quickly and accidentally scraping a lug along my middle finger and bleeding on my best man’s watch band. Made for a good story later when I gave the watch to him!

    The finished product was perfect. The guys all loved their gift, they fit the aesthetic of the wedding perfectly, and they garnered tons of compliments over the weekend of the wedding. 10/10 would do again.