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I've been looking for one of these for a very long time. I've just got my hands on a Seiko Macchina Sportiva from the 1990's, but this one is quite rare. It's the 7T32-6L20 Black ION with its original black rubber strap. I've given it a full service but need to realign the date ring, that's not a problem. But what is a problem is the case back. There's video I've made to show it off a bit. The back on these was a silicone based black finish and this had deteriorated over time. Again, not too much of a problem, I'll completely strip back the back plate to bare metal and reapply a new decal to original spec.

Today...my sporty Hamilton 917 This is my first attempt at a radiant dial (sunburst effect). I polished the brass to a fine mirror finish. I then mounted it on my lathe head stock. I then installed my Milling attachment to my cross slide and attached a custom-made 3 inch abrasive wheel. I turned the lathe on and slowly adjusted the cross slide until the abrasive wheel made contact at the center of the dial out to the edge. With the dial still attached to the head stock, I then rotated the dial by hand slowly to complete the pattern all the way around the dial. I airbrushed the dial with a red transparent lacquer, then pad printed the custom design.. It was a complete pain, but I like the result. Not sure if I will attempt this again with my current technique, though.

This is one of my POcket watches Bought it not running a while a go now is perfectly running

I love mechanical things, not least the watches, clocks and other mechanical hardware. To be able to repair watches have been a wish in a really long time. Unfortunately I have not had a real place to practice and must recognize that doing it in the kitchen just cannot be reconciled with the family. That is why I am now going to remodel our 70 's garage into a workshop and hobby room for joy for me and the rest of the family. It is anyway too small for a modern car. The garage is at about 6.8 x 3 m. and there for approx. 20 square meters. The redevelopment will be extensive as i have to make heating and floor heating window and a small kitchenette. I am now almost finished clearing out the garage so that the work can begin. I will put up some pictures every now and then as the project progresses!

So it's been a few months since I posted here...but I've been regularly checking in. Hi Mark and Geo! So as a few of you know, I have a hobby of building watches. The one thing I hated was relying on some of the very few companies that actually print dials. Here is the USA there are only a handful that do this type of work! I was lucky enough to find an antique dial printing machine on eBay. It was just a vessel to move the dial from printing plate to paint application. I found a willing company to "Fill in the Blanks!" I won't name them here because I don't want to seem like I'm Selling this company! Anyway, they were a very big help when it came to me having questions. The sales, engineering and billing staff were first rate! They helped me pick the proper printing pads, helping me design and then produce my printing plates and then help me choose the proper ink and also recommended how to prepare the inks, pads and thinners to get the best results! So, here I am....First try at printing a dial.... I designed the dial myself using a free online software. The dial is printed in 3 stages. The first step was printing the hour chapter. Then, the second step was to print the sub seconds chapter. Lastly, I printed the name of the manufacturer that I will be using for this build. This was more of a proof of concept to me...Now, I can't wait to try new designs and styles! And, Now I have more control of what I build! That's very important to me...Cheers!

I found this page in the Gruen Watchmaking Course Materials -

Regardless, this is advertising, however you put it. And the forum rules are that you have to get permission from the forum owner Mark Lovic, which it sounds like you don't have. Your product/company might interest us but I wont be opening that link until a mod or Mark confirms this is allowed to be here. The rules are there to ensure the integrity and quality of this forum, so if we're a little hostile, understand it's only because we care about the forum and don't want it to be miss-used.

Not sure i will even open the link before it is approved? How nows what it could be ?

I have no knowledge or experience of this company but a quick google search revealed this. http://www.jewelerssupplies.com/rolex_2030-ss3.html

Agree.

Aye, and some damn good ones too!

I think so too. BTW, the Tascione course is still available and it looks like very good value for the money. I plan on getting it.

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Not really, considering that there is no anti-shock in your mov.t, I suspect that when these became common, many watch repairers became.. upset.