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It's a piece of crap Well you did ask.

I picked up a huge seitz jewel assortment, maybe I'll make my own...

So today i'm wearing this Tissot or so it claims to be. I got it about a year ago cheap as a non runner of our friend the bay. I have no problems with the movement CHs Tissot & Fils 17 jewels cal 781 its just the repainted dial the fact that's its glue to the movement with sticky dots and it doesn't look like any other Tissot seastar. I have noticed a lot of them surfacing on the bay all with re-finished dials and too good to believe cases maybe someone in india has a dial press and is churning out hundreds. Plus they are going for about £30 to £60 which seams alot seeing as I wouldn't have paid more than £5 mine as a none runner so in conclusion I think its a frankenwatch any thoughts people.

Good result on the dial but the hands get lumed from underneath not from the top. Braver than me though. Haven't had the guts to try a dial yet. [emoji4]

Heatmolded some dvd-cover pieces which are 1mm thick polystyrene. One of four seems acceptable. At this stage I turned my attention to glass since railroad watches were usually equipped with glass crystal. Heatglued a piece of 2mm glass on my special "lathe". The circe was cut with a tungsten carbide bit and the edge shaped with diamond powdered dremel disk and co**BLEEP** honing stone. After fine shaping with 2000 grit sandpaper the glass was fitted on a special crystal fitting tool (heating the bezel over a candle and copper plate). Perfect And suddenly .... I couldt close the lid 2mm glass is to thick.