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I think everyone struggles with that at, at least/especially at first, lining up the gear train is one of the significant difficulties faced in servicing. you should be able to find plenty of advice on the forum. You'll get it done.

Its a renovation that I'm both dreading and looking forward to! I just need to devote a whole day for assessment and disassembly etc, and now I have a reasonable camera can do a photo-shoot of the proceedings... The heavily stained osc plate will prob have to be replaced, I doubt those marks, corrosion and stains can be removed. --With any luck, an osc plate from a normal Omega 1250 will be the same, as I have one here in another watch, the makers plate is sadly missing from the stained 1255 anyway, at least a nice shiny one from a 1250 is better than none, will have to see...

I've just added this 1965 Savitar to my Hamilton Electric collection . Unfortunately it had needed some repairs to the caseback that was done by a previous owner . It looks like the repair was done with solder and smeared with a substance that looks like clear PVC cement to cover the repair . Luckily the watch looks good from the front and the movement looks and runs OK . The good news is that I got it for a good price compared to others I have seen offered . The sellers pics..... The watch...

Yes Roger....this was a pain, but I manage to get et right in the end....Im so pleased....thanks a lot

I'd like to share one more watch in my quiver of Hamilton Electrics . This time it's another in the Nautilus series . This one is the Nautilus 500 model as ID'ed by using the series pics in Rene Rondeau's really nice book called , ' The Watch of the Future , the story of the Hamilton Electric watch ". I had bought the dial a while back , then a front loading case and crystal . Finally I got a non running 505 movement that I serviced and changed out the tiny contact and the index wheel that deliver power from the battery to the coil on the balance wheel . The movement had the female part of the two piece stem connected to the watch , and I was able to secure the male half of the stem from Esslinger.com ......ain't love grand.... I had an original crown in my stash and also some hands from a Nautilus 501 and an original second hand . Le Voilà !.....

I have added another member to my collection . This one is a Hamilton Electric RR Special . This one was sold as a non-runner and had no hands , Otherwise this watch is complete and original . The RR Special case is 37mm , has a screw down back , and the watches date from the mid 60's . The RR Specials used the 505 movement and had a micro-sdjuster on the balance cock to regulate the time more accurately . as can be seen in the last photo. These watches came in 3 variations in the case selection . They being the models 50 , 51 , and 52 . The 50 is all stainless steel , the 51 has a stainless steel case and back and a 10k gold filled bezel , and the 52 is all 10k gold filled . I have the 51 . Below is a pic taken from the site , Electric Watches UK , that shows all 3 models and their variations ....and also the correct hands that came with this model . As I stated , this watch came as a non-runner and I found 2 issues to that affect . First , there was a tiny screw stuck to one of the case magnets under the balance wheel that hindered movement ,...and second , I had to replace the very tiny contact on the dial side that provided power from the Neg side of the battery , through the contact , to the coil on the balance via the index wheel . After a complete service and with the replacement contact in place , this puppy took off running ....and keeping good time so far.... Finally after reassembling the watch , I found a set of blued minute and hour hands in my stash that needed a bit if reaming to fit , and also a genuine Hamilton Electric second hand , and set them to the watch . I will wait a while and see how the watch runs and then re-lume the hands and paint the second hand red .

I was able to pick up this Hamilton Electric Meteor today for the low price of an arm and a leg . I scratched that itch with the other arm . I am hoping for the best , but I am pretty sure it's all original , including the bracelet . I don't know which movement is installed ,...the 500 or the 505 . I'm going to have to recuperate and hold off on any sizable purchases for a bit . The sellers remarks on the description,,,," Vintage Hamilton Electric Asymmetrical Mid Century Modern Watch 10K Gold Filled. Men's watch. Good vintage condition. Minor scratches & scuffs. Rub marks on back. See pictures. Currently does not keep time. May just need new battery. Hands can be moved with side button. Please feel free to ask questions. This watch belonged to my husband's grandfather. I am not a dealer. "... I'm using the sellers pics to show it........

Thank You Joe , I had mentioned that I want to get the electric Meteor Model . Here's what it looks like.... I also have my sights set on the Flight II model , which is a mechanical hand wind movement...