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I had one recently. This is what I did- New batt, not running. Used Voltmeter on the points that attach to stepper-motor. Look for first a neg then a pos reading--every second. An Analogue meter is preferred to see the pointer swing, but a fast operating (Not Autoranging, as they are just too damned slow!) digital will do. In my case, the pulses were present and the motor was O/C. New ones can be had from Sweden, but at a stupid cost... Its part-number is-- 1342 9400, motor.

Brasso and soft cotton cloth...

It was gifted to me by a good friend of mine, its a Emco Unimat PC Lathe, needs tidying/restoring, so may do a guide on restoration on this like I did with my Elma cleaner. Onto the photos. Should clean up nicely by Micky Aldridge, on Flickr Toe dipper into Lathing by Micky Aldridge, on Flickr WIP Lathe by Micky Aldridge, on Flickr Already started looking for accessories for it

Just re-assembled my first watch to where it started running. Nothing to really to see here. I'm just super excited.

This watch looks very ridiculous now, for some reason its tacky bezel plating reminds me of an old man with yellow dyed hairs. As time goes by one can only hope it will be consigned to oblivion.

Have a look here. http://www.jardur.com/history.html Seems to suggest that it should rotate.

Wearing hand-winding Rigi, I believe it has a ST96 movement. Has red accents on the hands, markers and rehaut (minute track). Being a handwind it's quite thin and sits nicely under the sleeve. This watch came from Turkey and others I've seen on the net cone from there as well. Local brand? BTW that's not a modified bezel insert. The markings are painted directly on the bezel and it has worn round the edges, giving the impression that someone has modified a bezel from another watch to fit. Anil

For the same reasons you say.

What's wrong with the crystal? If it is acrylic you can polish it very easily, actually you can even if mineral glass. Regarding the watch running fine, consider that technically speaking that is kind of unlikely after so many years, and impossible to tell without a timegrapher. Which of course doesn't mean that is not wearable occasionally or that you must have something done to it.

I've used Polywatch for the first time today on an acrylic crystal (I'm not sure of the difference with plexiglass). It works for marks and microscratches but it would be a challenge for anything deeper. Beside cost, the tube is very small and goes fast, there must be something better in that sense.

Depends on how deep the scratches are, I've had no problems starting off with medium-fine to fine emery paper or roebuck (garyflex) if it's in bad shape to level out the worst of the scratches, then switch to brasso/polywatch to get the smoothness and clarity back.

Pound shop four step nail buffers finished of with autosol metal polish.

Hi Anil, nice job although I would say the dial is wrong for a "Stargate" first generation Seiko 7S36-00Y0! Here is the correct dial and hands of this "in progress" rebuilt...also from bits! cheers, Bob