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This is the first watch I ever bought. 1976. Still love it. I have put a better strap on it though.

I tried this today on a vintage scrap movement and it worked like a charm. Even though it was a small movement with a small HS with a very short distance between the individual coils, the secure setup made my able to relax and move the collet precisely. So, a big heartfelt thank you @nickelsilver!

Hi comrade @Kevinsky , and welcome! I think this and this should fit! As far as I can tell, the stem should be the same for the 2623.h and the 2609 HA. What is different about them? Good luck and keep us updated!

Most people use cousins uk watch parts there are others, just google watchmaterial houses/suppliers.

Must have a Chrono grade movement. Moda sounds Italian.

Hello there Moda is French for Fashion so you will need to open and post pictures of the movement.This will give everyone a chance to shed some light. From that we can establish a rough date and hopefully who manufactured the movement. I think that's your best shot. Hope this helps. Graziano

Many thanks again for the help on this one! In the spirit of learning I'll keep going in both directions, trying to source a part while I make a replacement. The references above are great - clearly I need to keep working on identification and cross-referencing skills with the catalogs and various other sources. Looks like a chance to revive the old army identification skills with those decks of cards that showed silhouettes of planes and tanks (now adapted to watch parts). A rough-in of the replacement is shown below. I've filed and shaped it a bit more but may start over to give it another try. Quick summary of the process: Started with metal from a feeler gauge Punched the screw hole Attached the broken part to the steel with Shoo Goo Roughed in the shape (very slowly) using a cutoff wheel on a Dremel Shifted over to various files for the final shaping Will keep everyone posted on the outcome!

Let me introduce my new light box: Behemoth No 1. I got the idea from youtube where someone was converting broken LED TVs to provide realistic artificial daylight. I thought that it could work with photography - you actually can buy different sort of light boxes - so I could take pictures of watches and if it is a bit bigger then clocks too. So I went for a hunt for broken LED TVs on FB marketplace. After countless hours of work I ended up with this monster now I struggle to find a place for. The size was determined by one of the LED TV where I cut the screen layers into half providing light from the two sides and there is another LED TV screen on the top. Power supply came from the skip, just like the plywood and the pallet wood. I had to buy the LED strips and the background. Considering the number of working hours, the trips you have to make to collect the TVs and to dispose the parts you don't want, the money I spent on the strips and the background probably you would be better of if you just would buy one of the ready made ones from ebay you can put into your backpack. Of course you would not have the fun I had and the glory now. Here you can see the details of my Behemoth, I bought black, white and red backgrounds (45 cm wide 1,5 m long felt). I can separately switch on and off the two sides and the top. For demonstration I actually used a galvanometer and a cat called Smudge.

Another toy has been added to my workshop.A AmScope (SE400-Z) 10X-20X LED Binocular Stereo Microscope Boom Arm + LED Gooseneck. It was supplied with two pairs of eyepieces wide field WF10X and WF20X.The reason for this latest purchase is I have a issue with my back and it is suspected it is a condition named spondylitis. There is no medical cure just various pills and exercises to help but stooping over a workbench for long periods becomes very painful and without doubt aggravates it. So the idea (which was recommended on the YouTube site Choroglide) being less stooping by using a microscope and this particular scope has a large working distance of 9” although in reality 8”. But nevertheless I can now work and inspect watch movements with a better posture. Early days yet but it seems to be making a big difference. I have now ordered a pair of WF5X eyepieces which will give an even wider view. I am now the owner of three microscopes. I have a Bausch & Lomb stereo microscope which has really good magnification if required over my lathe for fine work such as balance staff work. My workbench has now two microscopes an Olympus stereo microscope with a magnified light source via a fibre optic cable to a ring light. This scope has superb clear lenses and can also give incredible magnifications. But a very short working height hence the latest purchase. The AmScope has good lenses but certainly does not have the same quality and clarity lenses as the Olympus. The light source is also via a gooseneck led light and again this is not as good as a ring light. However this scope cost just £166 inc. postage so IMO it is still really good value and well worth the investment and I suspect this will be the go to scope for most of my work. I Bausch & Lomb over my lathe. Olympus + light source The new toy.