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Here's what got wrist time today. It's a lightly modified Seiko 6309-7029. I gotta do some surgery because it stops intermittently. The hands need to be cleaned. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

Got the friction fit gear off with little difficulty and the keyless works followed quickly. The only thing left is the little sliding gear spring which is so nicely tucked into crevices I'm afraid of bending it getting it out. I think I have to though, else it will probably trap moisture from the cleaning. Turns out that the Otto Frei watch/jewlry tools shop is just a few blocks from where I work. This is both convenient and dangerous I think, but I picked up a few oils and tools without getting too carried away.

I have been collecting and restoring these machines since 1970. david

Wow , nothing like a new crystal to make a watch look spiffy...

I would personally love if you started a thread on how to restore these old lathes. I own a BTM lathe that I was given some 30 years ago when I was 13 which could do with a strip down and service before I start to use it and would love a thread covering the basics on cleaning and restoring lathes like this.

Got it...instead of pulling the crown out first it had to be in the normal position and the lever which is under the bridge when in pulled position has a (very tiny) spot to push, then you pull and out it comes.... Sorry guys, i was messing with it for an hour and half so I was fed up with it....

Seiko Aeromaster today Old crystal [emoji85] Replacement Verlux crystal [emoji106]

Fingercots on left hand. Index finger and thumb. But usually only when i put the last parts that i need to hold with my fingers.

Very quick from Europe to the US, great to see it fits the watch. Happy to be of help...

Well Ry, you really anticipated my dilemma. I had gotten the barrel, third, fourth, escape, and pallet out and was studying the second wheel up and down to try to guess if the friction fit (canon?) pinion comes off or the wheel comes off). I was going to post the question, but you beat me to it with the answer! I'm glad it's the canon pinion, since it would be hard to get any leverage on the wheel. Anyway thanks! @Watchtime the crystals came in and look and fit great. Here's the one for the Empire. Thank you! Looking forward to getting it back together!

I dug out this Retro Lucian Piccard Automatique....Oh La La...... Kinda fancy ,...I like the raised block index's...