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Here's the complete mystery dial line up from the horizon line of Elgin. Left to Right 7620 - Lord Elgin Futura Black Variant 7625 - Lord Elgin Briarwood 7620 - Lord Elgin Futura 7510 - Lord Elgin Cranston 7516 - Lord Elgin Stratford 3 years of serious hunting in one picture.

Thought I'd share some pics of the watch I worked on over the weekend. This Seiko was part of a lot of 3 watches off the bay...I was actually attracted to the Citizen but the other two Seikos were plus points as they had the 6119 movement which has to be my favourite Seiko movement. This Seiko was a bit beat up with a heavily scored crystal but the dial and hands looked good. In the picture below the chapter ring is a bit out of alignment. A bit weird as the ring is keyed to the dial in these models. Watch was running but would get a service nonetheless. Caseback looked to have escaped the attention of the butchers. Opening the caseback revealed a nice 6119 ticking away...no water damage evident, surprising looking at the case sealing area. It is a mess and it would not be possible to get a good seal here. Probably the watch was still running as it was serviced in 2010. Well the servicing of the movement went well with no hitches. I then turned my attention to the case. I was looking thru my parts stash for a 330 crystal I could use and found this..This would have been a typical replacement crystal here in Asia back in the day and has survived well. Not surprising it is the correct size and shape as its marked 6119-8273 on the packet! Crystal install went without any drama as the gasket was still serviceable. Sides were polished to get rid of the many little scratches. And here it is on my wrist! Couldn't do much about the condition of the chapter ring but at least its aligned properly! I really enjoy rescuing these watches and giving them a new lease of life. Hope you enjoyed the pics. Anil

When out with my good lady I spotted this:- :thumbsu: £2.99 with lockable lid designed to prevent egress of noxious smells ! Struck me that there was another use !!! Well i was meaning to get a dust cover anyway :cool: Works for me ! NB Other products from other suppliers may work just as well :D Cheers, Vic

Ever since a got a original Chronograf hand where the tube a have rested of. So what i did was to take a silver second hand and only used the parts that sit in the second. Moved that over to the second with the broken tube. Put it on there and used the staking set to rivet it to the new old hand. That way i could use the old original hand And it was good as new . Imagine if there prefab holders for mounting different second on:

I think you forgot to post the link :))

Dude, you're back

Welcome back to the hobby. Take things patiently and rationally and you'll have lot of satisfactions.

I don,t think there is a ETA 2737 is so I can not find any info on this one. However if it is a auto then it could well be the mainspring slipping.

Since the shaft also has a small cog, it's called a pinion (at least I think). Yes you can reattach it but be sure that there is friction enough to keep it firmly in place, otherwise you should close down the hole an hair. And then that is has to be true to the wheel so observe it the best you can, maybe placing it between plate and bridge and rotating it. A truing tool like the one presented in a recent thread would be ideal.

Can't see the picture but it's a snap case so you'll have to go at it with razor blade or x-acto knife first, then regualr case knife..

Welcome Don, me & yourself have a very similar background. My interest in watches started when I was aged 11. However now retired I can tinker/repair watches/clocks either for me or customers which I really enjoy.

Welcome Don if I'm lucky I'll be able to retire by 80 only 30 years to go . Enjoy your free time.

Excellent Don and welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy this place very much with all the friendly and knowledgeable people we have! Cheers, Bob

Personally I'm surprised by the attitude here, fakes have no place are poor quality and do nothing for watchmaking. I think we're all quite aware of the crap nature of fakes - hence the slightly amused posts above. Some watch forums even go so far as to ban any discussion of fakes, which I think is stupid, and doesn't make them go away. I've never actually seen a fake watch in my life, to the best of my knowledge, and would never buy one - see what I think about them at: http://www.willswatchpages.com/fake-and-replica-watches.html - but, in a perverse way, to know more about what makes a fake a fake is adding to the sum of watch knowledge! Fakes, as you say, do nothing for watchmaking, but the collector should learn to know what to look for, and not all fakes are obvious to the novice.