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I was sitting having my breakfast yesterday when I received a texts from good friend of mine who owns a Honda garage, "Nice car on the forecourt.......quite a nice day too! Intrigued I popped along and was given the keys and told to take it away for a spin. He himself had not even driven it at this point. When I saw what it was, I couldn't refuse. Ooooo it was fun!

Just because you are a character, doesn't mean you have character! https://youtu.be/YgxACD-rL5c You have a good friend! I am totally jealous.....

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Thanks Jeff, I had a lot of fun with this one. I was able to try out some new case & glass polishing techniques I've learned from this forum. In the past I've always bought new glass & took my cases to be machine polished. Not anymore though, I'll be using my wife's trusty OPI nail files. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

in that scenario i would build the automatic framework bit by bit adding one part at a time and then testing the winding, keep on going until it becomes stiff again. This way checks each component is functioning correctly until you find the part thats making it stiff. One thing to ALWAYS remember when reassembling is that if a screw is not to long in that it interferes with other parts below the bridge. i.e. if its stiff with just the bridge on its own then i would check what the bridge screws are interfering with. Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Thanks JDM, that's very nice of you ! ;) Point is that I (and we all) have to start somewhere and I don't expect world class results. It seems a very nice thing to do, share my experiences with the forum and if the results are acceptable to good, everybody has, hopefully, learned something. Even if I go completely wrong, there are still lessons to be learned and perhaps I can improve upon the lessons learned. If all goes haywire, I can then say; "at least I tried".........and another experience is added to the spectrum of life. If you, during our journey, have valuable tips, I would love to hear them :)

That would be FORD = Found On Roadside Dead :D

I bought a nice little round box with different kinds of screws from Redrosteruk on Ebay . Since then i have bought some more to complement the box from Cousinsuk and have put the screws from movement i have taken parts from. All end up in this box.

The desktop microscope I use is this Free Shipping !! 3.5X-90X! 50/50 SPLIT SIMUL-FOCAL MICROSCOPE DOUBLE BOOM STAND TRINOCULAR STEREO ZOOM MICROSCOPE http://s.aliexpress.com/qQ3mInia Arrived within 7 days of ordering & it's fantastic. I've enclosed some images using the 0.5x lense. TBH I've never needed the 1x lense that was also supplied with the microscope as I really don't need to work that closely. Normal 150mm working distance Zoomed in to cap jewel It's TRINOCULAR so you don't have to switch between eyepiece & camera. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

good to know, jdr. thank you.

the deep scratches will polish out if you start with the 240 grip on a drummel. The drum disk.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Dremel 4000 Comes with an attachable pistol grip. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

the watch looks quite shabby ! you have done a grate job! thanks for sharing the way to deal with the rust!

I got this one recently in a batch, wasn't very hopeful but found a battery to fit and it fired up, don't know its vintage however as it's a LCD display it's probably from the 60's. Doesn't seem to have any other functions other than telling time As it came! . Now!

This morning's post brought me three new watches to play with - A Favre-Leuba cal.101 purporting to be a Sea Chief, very much resembling one of the fabled Indian repaints but attractive in its own way. It has a very clean chromed case and a fresh crystal but (I'm guessing) has a balance pivot problem. It was fully wound when it arrived but reluctant to run. With a bit of coaxing it is now ticking away dial up. It's not happy in other orientations though. In case you're wondering why I've introduced my F-L into a thread about the mighty Timex, it's because the two travelling companions are Timexes (is that the plural of Timex?). One 1970 Model 24 that's also wound tight but will only run if I gently apply yet more twist to the stem. Hmm, I think it knows I'm writing about it as I just gave it another tweak and it's now running (face down). I'll leave it to see whether it can de-stress itself. If not I'll let it down and give it a gentle wind and see if that cures it. Apparently the mainsprings in this Model are lifetime lube-coated and impervious to cleaning fluid. What technical wizardry is this? The third watch is a Model 40 Electric from 1971, cosmetically clean and free from dings. It came with a button cell (the wrong one) but I have a correct cell from my Model 255 Dynabeat and when that's inserted she runs strongly. There you have it, three watches for £16 including post, and all three at least in motion, if not yet reliably running. More importantly, two more Timexes saved from the club-hammer! :biggrin:

Agree with Geo that's why I recently purchased "repairing Quartz watches" by Henry B Fried. Which I recommend for those wish to service a Quartz Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a bit of a harsh sweeping statement. The inference is that all quartz movements are cheap rubbish, this is very far from the case, there are some beautifully engineered quartz movements around.Here's an example, and there are many more.