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Restored by myself . Had deep dings on bezel and case side, but made one more happy owner now. Something which I still need to perfection is the very peculiar non-directional satin finish that is proper for the top of lugs, and the circular finish on the case back, for which a lathe will be enough.

Of course a sewing machine motor it will have the power needed for a a watchmaker lather or even model maker. I have took apart and old machine and it has a lot of shafts and gears for advancing fabric, and many other functions. So a powerful motor is used.

That's fine if you have both the machinery and skill to use it! I would like to inform folk it is so easy to round sharp edges and loose the original profile..........very quickly. Using various grades of wet or dry paper, a piece of wood with metal polish and finally a silver polishing cloth will result in a black polish finish. Using this method (it does take some time) there is far less chance of damaging original profiles. More importantly, by using this method you can carefully reclaim profiles that have been damaged. I have seen more damage caused by folk using buffs that anything, and not always by amateurs.

I think you need to consider "Buffing" See vid attached. Removing by hand using with different grades of emery paper seems slow.Also keeping everything square and with the correct shape will be difficult.

Restored by michael bolton [emoji15][emoji1303] I know some would say he removed the patina, i dont care, this is the result i like [emoji41][emoji1591] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Which part? For better chances of salvaging the watch I would recommend that you give it to a professional.

Its very nice. Looks like it is for the left wrist? J

Buffing/polishing compounds are abrasives.

Do you have a lathe to remove a little from the 31mm one?

Very nice. Would look even better on my wrist! [emoji857] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pretty much any contact with parts and movement that doesn’t require picking up. You can use it as counter pressure to pick something with the other hand, when you get a bridge installed and all pivots are engaged you hold it down with the plexi while you get the first screw in, etc etc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Very handsome watch indeed.