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You might get better feedback on the collectibility of the watch by visiting a dedicated Hamilton forum. There is one here -http://vintagewatchforums.com/

These movements are interesting in that the power transmission is in the reverse direction to what you would expect compared to spring powered mechanicals. In a conventional set up the spring provides power through the train to the escape wheel which transfers it to the balance through the pallet fork. With these movements the power from the battery directly drives the balance wheel (via electro magnetic pulses) which transfers power through the pallet fork to the escape wheel and thence into the train to move the hands. If you cut the power to the balance it will continue to oscillate but with gradually reducing amplitude until it eventually stops, all the time providing torque to the train. This can take up to 10 or more seconds which means that the hands are still moving for that amount of time after the crown has been pulled making it very difficult to precisely sync the watch. By adding a physical hack lever the balance can be stopped and started with much better precision.

I've found that the watch pocket is just about perfect for my little Kershaw folding knife. Been carrying it that way for years. At one time I did routinely carry a pocket watch, but that was many years ago.

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Do these ones stop when crown is pulled? Save battery and wear.

As long as it is Omega pushers you should be able to use the parts from those. The original pushers are pressfit . Yours look like they are missing both gaskets and the small washer that holds the gaskets in place. You need a pusher that has Omega number 086ST0079 if your case is stainless steel.

Check http://people.timezone.com/msandler/Articles/PaigePinLever/PinLever.html

Just bought the UT176 balance with incabloc. You can check for differences here? https://www.balancestaffs.com/balancestaffs.php

Here is my Mickey mouse watch. But it has the Baumgartner 134, 1 jewel movement in it. Still works like a charm.

Hi, actually what you see is not wear, it’s known as lapping. When you polish a case (bad imho) you remove material and change the dimensions albeit at micron level but this accumulates each polish you do. With lapping, material isnt removed. Instead you creat microscopic valleys and hills and although the result is visible, you’re not permanently removing metal I do like nato straps for comfort and security. I’m a yachtsman and watches tend to get snagged up on deck gear especially in rough sea conditions. With a nato strap, should a pin fail you have a second chance. Otherwise..... plop! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Be careful about Timex watches, as they tend to multiple and take up more and more space! Not that I would know anything about that!

Ok No big news just replaced my first watch Crystal ...Came out perfect ...I thought for sure, I would crack at least one.