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Nice work with the discs. But i don't really think you got the hands in the right position? It looks like it is in good condition? i Say keep it as is?

Hi All Came by this Tissot Antimagnetique recently at a boot fair in Surrey. The movement, as far as I can ascertain, is a 27.3 dating to 1945 and is very clean and working. It keeps good time and I'm pleased with it but is the stainless case right for this vintage? There are some watch repairers' dates scratched inside that seem to confirm the date, one of which is 25/5/49 coincidentally two days before I was born. The movement is numbered 1832876 and the case is numbered 6072-3 6076. The dial has a couple of discoloured patches either side of the 3 but is otherwise good with intact, but spent, lume on numerals and hands. Do you think it was worth the three quid I paid for it? Sorry about poor quality pics.

On our drive to Italy we stayed in a town Luzern in Switzerland. There were many shops selling watches but I found a shop named "Butcherer". It consists of 4 floors the first 3 floors just selling Swiss watches & the 4th selling jewellery & a repair centre. What surprised me was the shop was crowded with Chinese/Asian customers & they were buying & buying lots. Many of the staff were Chinese so this is the market they are catering for. I see couples buying his & hers Rolexes.

I would say all is right with that watch. Good movement too. I like the older watches, can't stand modern in anything.

Not chinese! It's a De Cuppari Gianfelli Staceppa!

A nice wooden floor would be perfect. Certainly never ever carpet.

I agree with OldHippy...don't go for carpet. Personally, if I was setting up a workshop I'd have black linoleum put down on the floor. If a part hits the floor you'll see it straight away.

You're right. The hour hand is slightly off. I will be resetting them today. It is in very good condition for such an old watch. I really like the look of the SKX007 dial and the black day-date sets it off nicely. I think it will stay this way for a while.

Nice light and spacious and I love the old fashioned desks and storage units. You have a lot of places where parts could disappear which must be a nightmare if you drop something or ping out of your tweezers. I would do something about that. Never use carpet you will never find parts in a carpet. I had the old fashioned lino flooring which today is called vinyl, I would go for that and make sure it's a nice and light plain cover if you have a pattern it might deceive your eyesight which could cause parts hard to spot also very easy to sweep up and keep clean

Great space. If I was thinking about the flooring, the first thing I would consider is finding parts that have launched from the tweezers. I spend a lot of time on my knees!

Check this out.... http://seikoholics.yuku.com/topic/334/Fitting-those-6138-6139-Chrono-hands#.V216z44f0x8 He discusses this exact issue.

I recently acquired a Waltham 0/size 1907 grade 165 pocket watch. When attempting to remove the dial, one of the 3 dial screws was rusted firm in place. In order to get this stubborn screw out I purchased some Hoppes #9 Gun Bore Cleaner from amazon. I used a small glass dropper to carefully apply some solution to the screw from 2 directions. I placed some directly into the screw hole on the side of the plate, and I also applied some directly to the dial foot visible from the plate. I was a bit concerned about potential damage to the keyless and motion work since they were both still in place beneath the dial. I needed to reapply the solution for each of 2 days. So after a full 48 hour soak, I was able to very easily remove the screw with a normal screwdriver. Thankfully there was no damage to the other components of the watch. I immediately disassembled the remaining components and ran them through the ultrasonic to remove the solution. I still recommend caution using this solution with other types of metals.... Hope this helps someone else!