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This one just came off the work bench.The progeny of two movements with different issues.it has more positional variation than I like,but it is shuffling along pretty well.genuwine leather strap from the Wal-Mart discount bin set me back a whole 99 cents

Really clean example of this watch ,...Nice work Johnnie . They say , "like minds think alike" , ........That may be true .

Vintage Vostok newly fitted strap so first wear.

I just completed my first project - (nearly, as described below) full service of this Elgin Sportsman. I polished the crystal and cleaned a whole bunch of gunk out. It's mostly complete - I have a new main spring for it that justbarribed with the strap (I was waiting to pay shipping once). I've given it to my wife and she chose the strap herself. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Hi, That’s an absolutely amazing work-through! The main picture is your no. 7 that clearly shows where I went wrong and tried to position the wheel where it should eventually be, causing the springs to be loaded and the whole assembly unstable and ready to fire off at any slight movement, like putting the cover on. In the mean time I fumbled along the idea to push in the spring from the side with a fine oiler. I have attached a photo showing the side view with the slot between the base and the cover. After (too) many trials I think I got it there. But I think your method is more correct and general as an approach to tricky designs. No load on springs and then position the parts with the cover in place. t Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

And at last remember the screws had a slight size difference, you should now be good to go... Lycka till!

Very nice, nothing better than a quality toolbox to put quality tools into

Excellent.You would have to be an expert to know it didn't come from the factory.

I'm sure this isn't meant to look like that... Lets hope the green cheese doesn't extend to the inside... ahh.. it does. OK Time to get the sleeves rolled up and the second pair of specs on... easy does it... The snake tamed.. in all its cheesy glory.. I little bit of brasso wadding on the end of a lollypop stick works wonders on the brass. After a little more spring cleaning, a rinse to get rid of any remaining brasso, a heavy work out for my thumbs and some light lubrication, everything is back in the can. Check back on the pictures again to be absolutely sure it is wound back in the can the correct way round, and pop on the lid and the gear again. Its just a shame that the rest of the watch is in the same state. The game may be a bogey if I cant get a balance and a fork, but these little Sekondas in non running state go for about 99 pence each, so nothing to loose, and I think I might have another one in the junk pile so I may get one working out to the two. This looks like it might turn in to a long term project. Are they worth fixing? One jewel ladies movements? Not from a financial perspective, no but they are quite interesting in their construction, and great for honing your repair skills on. If you can get one of these tiny little movements back in an operating condition, from this kind of state, you can fix pretty much anything I would suggest.