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I like to peruse news from around the world, seeing that there is not much good news here in the states. I ran across this from the BBC and it touched me. It's about a watch and how in a moment of uncertainty, was entrusted to another: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38582901

I'm happy to say that I've a project that is not about a single watch but about 300, and busy working on it in Far East Asia Wish me good luck!

Goals for 2017 Get some decent amount of content on my Elgin website that hasn't been published online before and provide accurate truthful information Complete restoring the Elgin Parisienne line and get it at the level of display that I'll be proud to show Find the last two Elgin Horizon models to complete the line Complete last year's projects Complete the projects from two years ago Vow to buy no more projects till the above two lines are completed, which is contraindicated by line 3 Vow to completely inventory the collection in detail which will be undone by line 3, 4, 5 subscribe to WRT, down size on my forum activities (I no longer post on a watch forum, so moving towards completing early this year) of course I know with two kids and wife, I'll be able to cut and paste this for next year and just add the line "Complete the projects from three years ago" but who knows, might get some off the list.

One of my neighbours recently gave me his wife's watch to look at, he just said ''it's not working do you think you could do anything with it ?''. It's a tiny Seiko ladies watch, I took out the movement and found a broken click spring, nothing remarkable about that except it must be the smallest click spring I've ever seen ! barely visible with the naked eye , Cousins even had one ! ( £1.50 ) Watch now working Just thought I'd post it.

ebay purchase movement, which is OK, except the second hand post was missing. Probably why sold as spares or repair. Also have found one of the dial screws is missing Fortunately tracked the movement down on www.ranftt.de and then on www.oldswisswatches.com, and tracked the movement down as an AS1674 and luckily found the part on ebay (the part cost more than the movement!!) Case will be 3 pieces: case back with movement holder, case body with lugs, and bezel. Raw materials; Case back with movement holder in brass. 2 pieces of 3mm brass sheet to get the thickness Case body will be steel tube, with brass lugs silver soldered on. Plan to blue the case body to see how it looks against the brass. Bezel will be polished mild steel The picture just shows the second hand post in in place and movement seems to be working fine (not cleaned) Left to do is bezel, dial, dial markings, hands, glass and crown - fingers crossed!!

I have serviced/repaired quite a few of these & I like them a lot. However I have found everything has to be in really good order for them to run consistently. As oldhippy says the suspension spring is critical just too thick or too thin and you will not be able to regulate. The book you have explains everything you need to know so well worth reading before the repair.

A watch made of cheese... And yes it's real. http://www.h-moser.com/en/news/01-2017 Check out the video, it's funny

He just might like to try and repair it, its a challenge so good luck in what ever you do. I would look at the auto wind first going through it in stages that is the best way of fault finding. Movements do come to an end and this just might be one as others have said its not a very good movement.

You can purchase a Seiko X head screwdriver that might fit. If not I would suggest using a X head screwdriver anyway otherwise the heads will become damaged.

Another great walkthrough George. Another lucky watch being resurrected.

despite the hole being round as far as I know the jewel is a D shape. I was trying to remember which book has the pictures of the other roller jewel shapes. I was hoping for a clue when they switched from round for instance to D shape. then there were other shapes besides round and D shape.

Hello LostManAbroad, a nice watch you have there! First things first, I would strongly advise against attempting to learn DIY watchmaking like this. If you do follow this path, start with a pocket watch, do all the steps a hobbyist would, do not try to cut corners. You will need proper tools, you will need correct oils, you will need experience and practice. After you've mastered the basics, you can look into servicing a Seiko 6309A (similar but more readily available than 6319A) first and only then would I even consider touching a watch you care about. All in all, you can use this approach as a motivation to learn something new, but you can't save money with it. Not on your first watch, that is. If you rush it, you'll most likely do serious damage instead. OK, this out of the way, I have a small watch collection and in it is also a Seiko 6319-8060, very similar to yours. Mine dates back to 1977, while, according to the serial number, your 6319-7060 is from 1978. A couple of observations: - when new, Seiko 6319A was a decent movement, a little above entry level and capable of reasonable accuracy (a small step up from the 6309A) - your watch seems to be well preserved. A very small amount of polishing (glass especially) will bring it right back to life, cosmetically. The dial looks to be in a good shape which implies no apparent moisture damage, you have the original bracelet. All looks good to me. If it has simply been unworn for so long and assuming it was put away in the working condition, you can bring it back to life in no time. BTW, just to mention, as it is now, do not try to clean it with actual water. The gaskets on your watch are petrified and it isn't water resistant any more. As for the service, the quoted price of 250 EUR seems excessive. Perhaps labour prices in Germany have risen so much..? Well, why not use the benefits of the EU then... I could put you in contact with an experienced watchmaker in Slovenia that can service your 6319-7060 for less than half of that amount, polishing (glass and case, just a touch, nothing in excess) and gasket change included. I guess it would have to be a mail-in service, but it's an option you can consider. As others have mentioned, an actual market value of this watch is close to or even less than the service would cost, even at less than half the price you were originally quoted. That's true and there's no escaping that. But as probably all vintage watch owners know, market price isn't everything - as long as you don't intend to resell it, it doesn't really matter. In the worst case, I'd leave the watch as it is and wait for some other opportunity to present itself. Keep it in a dry, dark place, close the bracelet so it doesn't get bent and let it rest. It won't go anywhere.

The order was inverted by the phone... But you get the idea. All the parts were cleaned and inspected. I found no broken jewel nor bent pivot, only a lot of sand and dirt. The chronograph start/stop lever was damaged though, so that will need to be sourced. A pic I took before disassembling the movement shows the broken off tip of the lever, where the pusher should touch it.

I got one of these for $400 to work on Accutrons . Works good on other things also . I like the dimmable LED light ring .

Although I am now used to my Bergeon mainspring winder I still have problems with some springs especially the older style auto springs that have a longer bridal. The issue has always been the winding arbour diameters always seem too large causing issues with the release and also in my opinion the entry slot is to far small. Anyway I see this on the Bay and for approx. £100 including postage from the USA a “Master Craft” mainspring winder for automatic watch springs. The winding arbours use a spring with a hooked end to catch on the spring so no need for a wide arbour. The closing ends of the Arbours are clear plastic so you can inspect the spring has detached from the spring before removal. The springs are always wound clockwise into a holder so orientation is no issue. Once in the holder the spring is then pushed into the barrel the same as when you purchase a new spring from its washer. Although it is if auto springs I see no reason why it would not work with a normal spring. In the pics I used a scrap spring form my bits draw. I highly recommend this purchase in fact I am wondering if I will use my Bergeon winder again as this is easier & safer to use. Spring with hook for catching the mainspring Mainspring on winding arbour also the spring can be inserted into the carrier first Spring wound into carrier also nice and clear and safe to see if the spring has released. Spring wound into the carrier ready for insertion into the barrel.

7619A.pdf Aloha Monk , Here is what was in the PDF file . It's just a parts list . It says that the basic caliber is the 7625A . Sorry I don't have any more info . As I take the watch apart I take plenty of pictures and I use an ice cube tray to put the separate parts in with their respective screws so I don't mix them up . I've attached some Seiko tech sheets for your reference . http://www.thewatchsite.com/14-user-manual-technical-manual-casing-guide-downloads/15-seiko-calibers-technical-repair-manuals.html