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Hi, thanks everyone. The little girl on the CD cover is meant to be my mum when she was young (character name Dinah) with the two on either side being my grandad and grandma (Mr George and Cynthia are their character names!) I've attached a few pictures of the museum and will take some of the workshop to share with you- it's currently pretty messy though- classic watch repairer! In our collection we have over 300 watches, over 100 clocks, loads of tools and parts and over 900 watch dials!3 points
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Helvetia for me today. A recent eBay acquisition that I am rather pleased with. Picked it up for not very much, rattling, grubby, with a trashed crystal and "in need of attention". 34mm all stainless steel case housing a 25J Helvetia 861 (a modified ETA 2522R with escapement, barrel and ball bearing rotor by Helvetia according to Ranfft). The rotor retaining screw had come undone so the rotor was loose (hence the rattle), but a full service, fresh lube, and a new crystal, and it's back in business. Currently +/-2 sec per day.3 points
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With so many lovely watches on here i thought id share one of my recent purchases. As some of you may have seen in a previous post about my Seiko Sea Urchin, well when my father visited he took a liking to it.......so much so he now wears it ( much to my disgust ha ha ). Anyway i was looking around for a simple but nice Seiko in reasonable condition when i spotted this little gem for very good price > Seiko 7625 Automatic Needless to say she needed some loving care and so i set about giving her a new lease of life Serviced, casing refinished, new glass, and a nice Shark grain deployment strap, she's ready for her new life. Now i just gotta keep it hidden when my father turns up again I really do love simple Seiko's MrBeat2 points
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Hi Hokavan, there is a big market / boot sale type of affair in the large square in central Geneva (near the Patek Phillippe museum), on a Saturday morning. There are quite a few second hand sellers of watch parts, and also some watch tool stalls selling new tools. Definitely worth a look.2 points
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Cleaning a Seiko 6222 barrel bridge today? Put all the stuff from the barrel bridge in one jar. Had taken it all apart before that . When i took the parts out from the ultrasonic machine i didn't find the left hand screw? I looked in the jar and on the bench, Nope . But for some reason i looked on the other side of the barrel bridge. And there it was. Nicely screwed in to the left hand thread. But from the other side? Amazing stuff that it could find that thread all by itself.1 point
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A screw came loose and really messed up my ETA 2824-2 Tissot Seastar. I finally got some time and dough for the fix! It only loses one minute every 15 days! Pretty proud and glad to have it back! Diamondslayer1 point
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Probably the same gremlins that think its funny to put the entire contents of my washing, inside the buttoned up duvet cover.1 point
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that's a tell tale sign of a left threaded screw ghost!!! they sneak in when you're not looking an wreck this kind of havoc in memory of all the left threaded screws heads that were broken of!!!1 point
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This past Tuesday I attended a lecture at the Horological Society of New York, where I am a [recent] member. http://www.hs-ny.org The lecture was given by Seth Kennedy who was visiting from England. Seth is an Antiquarian Horologist and his lecture was really very interesting. He spoke about the history of watchmaking in London - and he incorporated quite a bit of the history of London itself and how watchmaking evolved along with the city from the 1600s through 1900s. He featured some photos and stories of work he has done - including some fantastic custom case making. You can read more about Seth and the lecture here: http://www.hs-ny.org/meetings/ If you are based near New York or you are visiting - I would really encourage you to try and attend one of the HSNY meetings - typically the first Monday of each month.1 point
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I once came across a grand piano that had a key that would not play. But if you pressed on it it would go down a bit. There was a thumb tack at the back of the key that was stuck in the only possible place where it would cause this to happen. How it got there is anyone's guess. Dave1 point
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I'm not that good because I forgot to mention that the bell post is missing. After a good sleep and the grey cells recharged I find a very big problem with this movement. It hasn't got any holes to fit a dial, there are normally four, some do have three this hasn't even got a single one. I can't see any place where a punch mark might be to start drilling. My only conclusion is this movement hasn't been finished, but why would you do all this work and not drill the holes, you would drill the holes first before putting the whole thing together, it doesn't make sense. I do see some damage teeth to the barrel on the strike side. None of those dials have any dial feet. The first dial is what I would hope to see. The arch dial doesn't have any winding holes, which makes me think it would be for a 30 hour movement as they are wound up by a chain. The last one isn't even finished, no screw holes for spandrels. I've got to put my thinking cap on and see what I can come up with. For some reason my new post has ended up here.1 point
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Greetings and Salutations from the middle of the United States. The best part! Don't trust those right and left coasters1 point
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The simplicity of the watch and those hands really got to me so i just had to clean her up, its not quick set date but timing is spot on, in-fact better than the Urchin. Im building up a collection of Seikos i like ( and other brands ) and this is just the starting piece, i have a Junghans Chronometer near completion which i will share here when done Svork - The process for the watch case was as follows in order. Light 3m Abrasive papers to remove surface damage in lighter areas > Buffing with Cannings SteelBrite using 4" felt flat & knife edge wheel > Buffing with Cannings polishing compound> Hand Buffing in tight areas >Ultrasonic Final Clean > Polishing Cotton Mop with Dialux Green > Polish Clean cotton mop I use assorted 3m papers, pegwood, pith, Foredom bench polisher with assorted attachments/wheels, and also a hand rotary tools for hard to reach places. Compounds i use , Cannings Steel brite for deep cuts, cannings polishing compound & dialux grey for good finish prior to final, dialux red green or white for final polish. I use Bergeon diamantine for fine work like hands. Most important of all is to clean casing before and after each step so as not to transfer the different compounds1 point
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So there it is ! you came to the right forum. i might suggest building a mount and a dust cover while aquiring parts and a case. good show! vinn1 point
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Absolutely stunning! I lean towards these designs quite often, beautiful!!! (I'll need to keep my eyes peeled for one) Today, this is what I have on (past two days too, lol)...60's Helbros that had to be re-cased. The original was corroded and lost half the chrome plus it had a Square UFO, which was kind of odd for such a nice dial. This worked better IMO, very pleased with it!1 point
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Well unfortunately in this case Dad was really sold a ladies watch, probably as "just a size preference". I've checked and the men's model was 701 at 40mm, which is quite rare and valuable BTW. Of course I love it anyway as I have a distinct memory of it as a child.1 point
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Cousins and Swatch head to the Courts Cousins and Swatch head to the Courts An announcement from Anthony Cousins, Managing Director All those involved in the Independent Repair Trade are being seriously threatened by the parts embargo by Swatch. Cousins customers will know that we have been very active in fighting to restore supply. Cousins is currently vigorously engaged in court proceedings against the Swatch group which is trying to challenge Cousins’ allegations of anti-competitive conduct. The last 18 months have been an incredibly steep learning curve for me. I have had to learn far more about Competition Law than I ever imagined the owner of a small business would need to do. Engaging and working with major international Law Firms, and getting to grips with judicial processes in different jurisdictions has also added to the load. Initially, Cousins attempted to have this matter examined in the European Courts by requesting permission to become an Intervener in the on-going case between CEAHR and the EU Commission. Unsurprisingly, the Commission objected to this idea, and despite an appeal to a higher court, our application was unsuccessful. At the same time as this process was taking place, I have been very active with the Industry Action Fund, including attending a meeting at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, which in turn led to a referral to the Competition and Markets Authority. As our understanding of the Law and how to implement it grew, it became very clear that direct legal action was the necessary way to resolve this matter, and once we had exhausted all opportunities to be an Intervener with CEAHR, our London lawyers sent the required “Letter Before Action” to Swatch Group warning them that unless they restored supply, we would issue proceedings against them in the English Courts. Swatch decided not to face us in an English Court, but instead launched their own action against Cousins in a Swiss Commercial Court, in an attempt to have that Court declare that they have not broken competition law. Cousins has engaged the services of a highly reputable Swiss Law Firm, and we are now preparing our response to the Court. We hope that the Independent Repair sector will take heart from our efforts, and give their support in gathering the industry and consumer information that will be needed. Anthony Cousins Managing Director, Cousins Material House Ltd.1 point
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