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Nice job! Quite a change from before with excellent end result. Should get lots of wear I'd say!

I was looking for this, lol

I looked up Swiss Emperor and came up with:- A VERY CLEAN WATCH EARLY MANUEL WIND SWISS MADE. .... SWISS EMPEROR STEEL WATCH AND NON SIGNED BRACELET, HANDS ARE ... So not only is it a posh watch Will, it also comes with a Spanish guy to wind it for you. Cheers, Vic

Hi, I've been sitting here working on battery power and generator due to power outage and high winds. Anyway I saw this post and started thinking a bit. One thing that comes to mind is cap stone on balance cock may be a bit dry. That pivot point may also be a bit gummy still which would show as an issue you described. Another odd possibility is that there is, if I remember properly, a center sweep pinion that is held in place by a tension spring. This spring might be allowing the center sweep pinion to drop a bit causing it to bind just a bit which would stop the watch and this could show up when watch was in face up position. That seems to be a stretch but I have seen a similar issue in the past. Charles K

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Well I've edited mine. I'm now a Swiss Emperor. Kneel, my subjects! :cigar:

Who says I'm not there now! :)

The only way it might become exciting is for all to put pen to paper to our present industry secretary. The swiss are not flavour of the month at present. My letter is saved in my drafts just waiting to see if the BHI come up with a agreement. If no progress this month the letter/letters will be in the post. Hope many of you guys follow. A great **BLEEP** off for us keen tinkerers for those who earn a living from the industry it is an absolute disgrace for any government to let the Swiss get away with it.

Sorry to hear that, its a right pain. As for the crystal, all the info you need is here: http://www.thewatchsite.com/21-japanese-watch-discussion-forum/35635-7a28-7039-crystal-replacement.html As for crystal gasket (nylon?) they are hens teeth on older Seikos, the part number is 86566600 and was used on 7A28-7030/ 703A/ 703B as well, try to use the one you have. If you do use a generic gasket you will probably have to use a slightly smaller crystal, as the generic gaskets are generally thicker. I have used a generic gasket on a 7002 diver with the slightly smaller 7S26 crystal and it fits well but its not been pressure tested. Nice work so far, looking forward to seeing the finished item.

That's it Geo, you can now look forward to smelly trousers, selective hearing, telling everyone how good things used to be, whinging & repeating part of the last sentence that the other person has just said. .............just said. Yes.

There you go! Vic's Watches...........I don't know if VW/Audi would be happy though. :)

I'm glad you liked it Mark, the special reserve is 80 proof if I remember correctly and with a touch of bourbon...I think. If you stop by we can shop around for their different offerings, it will be a pleasure!

Yep! I'd noticed people calling others by their title...good fix Mark! ...Although, one less source of fun! :)

A rose by any other name etc. George Cheers GG (Geordie Git)

Good job Geo, I remember you were looking for case clamps, so I'd say, hats off for great workmanship and the watch is a stunner!

Hi Bob, the 7a28 is an absolute cracker of a movement with great history. It was the first analogue quartz chronograph, and is well worth restoring from a historic point of view. In my view it would be sacrilege to fit anything else into the case.

Best show on late night telly by far. Problem is, I must have seen every episode at least 5 times now.

Just used baking soda, it took the edge off, see below Then I progressed to l&r rust remover which made a dent too :) Not bad, going to polish up the pushers see if I can salvage, thanks for the help, now onto getting the movement to function correctly!

You will need the reservoirs and the needles. If I was you, I would only worry about the black one - it's the only one I personally find useful. Never got the hang of the green or red ones so I ended up loading them on eBay. But the black one I find very useful for end-stones.

Dear Jim, Thank you for the reference. Whether it is saved and ready to share. Here I share a link that might be useful. http://hiro.alliancehorlogere.com/en/Under_the_Loupe/An_overview_of_Modern_Lubricants_Used_in_Watchmaking#Keeping_Up_To_Date Also a valuable letter on moebius lubricants. Thanks for the contribution. Yours Faithfully, Guido moebius_general_recom (2).pdf

I suggest you view Mark's video on the subject. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0b83l-1DmlQ