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Is this becoming an obsession, pocket watch movements in need of a home.

First part of the disassembly, fixing and reassembly of my new Seiko 7T32-7C20 Flightmaster Chronograph that recently bought as defect. The damage was caused by trying to manually setting the date at around 11:30PM, when the watch usually starts to change the date automatically. Enjoy the first part of the video.

The plastic should be just fine. :D

This is not great, but may help.

I did a bit of trawling for ETA C01.112 tech sheets but came up empty handed, although there seems to be quite a lot of discussion about them. What did come to light though was that they are based on the Lemania 5100, in which case the attached may be of help. Although the use of plastics for movement components doesn't seem quite right in the traditional sense it is something that Tissot in particular pioneered in their cal.2250 in the 1970's, and swatch have gone back to in the ETA C10.111 as used in their Sistem 51 series of watches. Personally I don't like them but then I guess if it works....... 1283_Omega1045.pdf 5188_Lemania5100_Technical Instructions_Smaller.pdf

If I remember correctly they were the official time keepers in many an event (sports, etc). They might still be although I'm not on top of who does what nowadays.

Thanks Geo for putting me right my grey cells are what they used to be.

The town is Dundee where I live. I worked in the Beano factory D.C.Thomson just a few hundred yards from Timex, it was amazing how many Timex watches you got offered from time to time, especially in the local pubs. We had our own slogan for Timex watches here in Dundee, "Clunk klick every tick".

I usually try and avoid Timex, the old pressed metal movements are a real pain to but back together, I got a heap in a batch lot I bought about 8 months ago moved them on quick smart, not saying they are no good some of them just can't be killed as their slogan used to saw "Takes a Licking and keeps on Ticking". Sometimes the cheap movements are winners, I recently bought a batch of 10 watches all Swiss 3 with good quality movements and the other seven cheap 1 jewel movements, the 7 cheapies are all now up and running, the "quality" movements all had broken parts that are uneconomical to repair - go figure! Max

I went through my Timex phase a few years ago . I have a boatload , mostly electrics . Here's one I like ....a quartz no less . It's from a collection called " Waterfall " , or something of that nature . I'm trying to dig up an old post on the Timex forum that ID'ed it .

i'm sure that is not a serviceable item. i possibly have one as a spare. i'll start digging. it's your's if you wanna cover the shipping.

Indeed they are... If you consider this is what the movement looks like...

Hello Madchops, "just starting Out" Crikey If thats what you have already then you had better start work on an extension to your living quarters ! Thought I would re post my pic of a small scale tinkerers bench Cheers, Vic