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The best gift I had was having another Christmas with my cat Cookie as she is now the grand age of 23.

Because I like to be been naughty I got this.

The usual collection of tat I neither require or want, that I accept with all the faux joy, good grace and manners I can muster, but at my age if it doesn't come in a bottle I can usually live without it, still the local charity shops shall benefit in January from my Christmas haul. Grinch

Lol. I was trying to be all watch maker uppity....the one you shared is actually the one I have. Ive learned that for every ridiculously overpriced watch tool there is a cheap chinese knock off. The trick is knowing when the knock off is decent enough. Some times the chinese knock offs arent worth the cost to ship them. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Equivalent tool for a much more reasonable price. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000298591084.html

Yes they are. They are likely threaded. Youll need a special splined screw tool. Horotec makes them. https://www.esslinger.com/horotec-watch-tool-for-screw-on-pusher-case-tubes/?gclid=Cj0KCQiArozwBRDOARIsAHo2s7ts_c2g5tX0xWwLahcof0YdiWIyNJOxB-0MzDFFCYhj_2VkE5F2WpwaAhRAEALw_wcB Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Did you go to a reputable watchmaker? These aren't particularly difficult to work on, and having the spring and barrel in hand a competent watchmaker can source a new spring, it may not be a 100% match but it would work 100% as original. Supposing the spring broke at the end the reduction in length for that repair would have a negligible effect on the power reserve. That it runs only 6 hours is a red flag.

That is a rare clock that I have not seen before. The mainspring length is important the shorter the spring the shorter the reserve. A clock will stop after a few hours if it is out of beat or if it needs servicing. However looking at the pictures I can not see how the beat is adjusted on your clock.

Hi Gunzinger is the trademark for emperor watches and also have a tie up with technos will have to do more research

Hi have a look at the movement and look for a calibre number and makers mark so as we can indentify the movement for you. It should have a symbol i.e eta 2428 or somthing like which identifies the movement. From first observations it looks like a 17 jewel lever movement and worth renovation. But as jdm says renovation can easily exceed the value of the watch.

I have 5 more watches on the way. Three of them will require major repairs. The first is a Skagen with a mesh band, then a Seiko chronograph 7T32-7C80, a swatch with a see thru body, a Seiko Flightmaster the is pretty banged up and is missing the primary crown. Last is a Seiko diver, 7s26-0020 also in need of serious effort. The photos below are the correct models but not the actual watches, I'll post those later.

Just went to a wedding and decided to wear my vintage Heuer Ref. 73473, circa 1971-72. This watch is very unusual when compared to other Heuers, and not many made. But interestingly not very sought after by Heuer collectors. As for me, I love the Classic 70's look. It is powered by the Valjoux 7734 and fitted on a vintage beads and rice bracelet.

Today was my 1970s Zodiac Super Seawolf

Today I went with old Heuer, a Ref 347 circa early 1940s. It has a beautiful Valjoux 22 movement fitted on a custom strap of which the leather is said to have came from Old Yugoslavian Army ammo bags.

Hello All, this is my first contribution to this thread. I have been doing the lessons for sometime and thought that it is time I meet some of you! 1972 Heuer "Viceroy" Autavia fitted with a NOS Corfam band vintage Heuer buckle.  I meant to post it in this thread and can't figure out how to delete the other posting.

32°c and climbing [emoji106]

An old favorite, the Roxedo EB 8800 pin lever is back on my wrist today. I like the simple uncluttered elegance of the design of this piece. It make a very readable, robust and comfortable daily wearer.

Seiko chrono.

77 Seiko chronograph.

and here was today's project -

Seiko chrono.

7a28-7040 Dec '82 Never getting rid of this one [emoji7]

Today I'm road testing the Gold Citizen Crystron that needed a bit of surgery a few weeks back. It was running a little slow, presumably because someone had been tweaking the trimmer capacitor on the pcb in the forlorn hope that it would somehow bring it back to life. I used tg in "Calibrate" mode to get a feel for how it was running as I adjusted the cap. tg doesn't appear to be able to graph quartz watches directly. Now it seems to be running much more like a quartz watch should.

Just got a parcel from George Clarkson in Berlin. I had sent him 3 watches for repair and service. A Seiko 5t52 Worldtimer A Seiko 7a28-7029 A Seiko 7a28-7040 Tough choice which to wear but this one won [emoji7]

Continuing with my HMT theme. When looking for suitable donors to fix the beat up Avinash, I bid on a number of HMTs. The prices vary wildly, but I stuck rigidly to my usual budget, and as a result of my scatter gun bidding, I picked up four. I bought three 17 jewel movements and one automatic. One with a fake dial became the main donor for the repair, and also contributed some of its parts to fix a Chetan, which I will show you all at some future date, once it is fully regulated, has had its case rejuvenated, has a new strap and is fully tested. The other 17 jewel was this rather attractive "Sandeep". It looks to me like it has either been completely rejuvenated by someone else, or has never been worn. It even came on a brand new genuine leather band (that is actually made of genuine leather, not "fully vegan, cardboard based genuine Chinese leather"). My winning bid was £3.20 (plus £1.20 shipping). HMT are to my mind a much under valued brand. They are quality watches (until some backstreet vendor in Delhi gets at them, at least), with steel cases and a Citizen level of production control. Its just a shame that they appear to have finally stopped any large scale production of them. I think there is one plant remaining, partially mothballed, that produces the odd batch now and then, which are sold on the official HMT website. I suspect that my £3.20 investment is more likely to double my money in 10 years than any high end watch. Its just a shame that I cant retire on £6.40