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This Hamilton 912 is project I recently completed in May. The movement just needed a good cleaning. The dial was a mess & the case had a lot of dents to remove on the back.I broke out the Dremel to remove the many small scratches . The crystal was badly scratched and plastic, installed a new glass nos crystal.

I said at the price I wouldn't have one of these as they have no "Hack" and don't have a manual wind facility . I thought for the money I could get something better. Well now I have to "EAT MY WORDS" A certain retailer was selling these with a 40% discount, so thought I would have one as people seem to hold these in high regard. These watches are excellently constructed the movement particularly well made, accurate and well regulated and I firmly believe would be worth every penny of the full retail price. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

First, have it come in, check if pads clean, coil continuity, etc. Then, rhere are 5H23 and 5H23 going cheap on the bay, I guess the difference are not too many to take the needed parts or the entire movement. Technical guide: http://thewatchsite.com/files/Seiko Technical Manuals/5H22A_5H23A.pdf

Quick post of some of the not-so-nice parts of watch repair/restoration. George sent me some more and said I could post them. and this is why the pushers wouldn't work [emoji33]

I love my SNK's. I have three of them, and I wear the heck out of them. They are cheap enough that I can bash the bejeezus out of them at work and not feel bad.

Yes yes, thank You! It has to be trued and balanced. Movement side it always stops with the impulse pin hole up. If i get the required jewel (Ellipsenstein in german) i will balance it for sure. Meanwhile i could not resist to try it, so glued a square pallet stone with nail polish and reassembled partially. It will work!!!

The watch will work with amplitudes of 180-190 but you might find it will not start without a bit of a shake. There are many things that can cause low amplitude such as Geo mentions good cleaning & lubrication. It could be the balance is out of beat or if the cap jewels have not been cleaned & lubed or the parts fitted are a bit tight. The only way really is to strip clean lubricate & check parts & check for free movement when assembling.

hope there was no aftertaste! here is better pic of Seiko 5 "military dial" (24 hour) very similar, gave this to my son for xmas, paid just over a hundy from amazon, at 42mm, way too big for my skinny wrist. You won't be disappointed with your purchase.

A true frankenwatch but a rather nice one indeed.

On my wrist today is my "online bits watch" - titanium case from Ickler, dial from eBay, hands from somewhere in the US, Sellita SW200 movement from eBay, Hirsch strap from somewhere in France! I think it comes together rather nicely, and the movement runs with a dead-flat line on the timegrapher. Had to reduce the diameter of the dial, but otherwise a straightforward assembly job, apart from servicing the movement.

It would be difficult i think to purchase a Seiko from any price bracket and be disappointed tbh, but you made a good choice they are very reliable timepieces

Yep but if your unsure there's no harm in asking.

Losing one minute in six weeks? My recommendation is to close the case, strap it on your wrist, and enjoy it. I invoke my medical training here. I wouldn't recommend a high-risk operation on an old patient who had no more than a trivial disability. The applicable motto here is "Better is the enemy of good enough." --Eric