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Pretty much every cleaning machine that spins has some sort baffle in the jar, sometimes in the bottom sometimes up the side, keeps the fluids from sloshing around too much.

Try this with labels for different sizes, the packs should lay flat in the sections.

@JohnD, I can totally relate! I bought this '63 backset electric as a non-running parts donor, and I'll be damned if it wasn't running the minute I opened the package. I polished up the crystal and put a band on it. It hasn't missed a beat yet! No way I can dismantle a perfectly functioning watch in such great shape.

More of a subdued blue.

In most cases an embedded microphone doesn't give a signal strong enough. So an amplified one has to be used.

Does the Zenith have square jars? They don't necessarily need it.

It was the battery connector. It's up and running.

Ha ha! I live in a Mediterranean climate now, so actually pretty good for keeping old things (watches, me) in good shape. :)

Hi Not found anything specific on the 137 but have attached the V138 and V139 tech sheets hope you find the of some use Seiko_0138A.pdf Seiko_0139A.pdf

Seven full turns on the barrel come to mind on the 6309. I can't cite the reference right now, but that is the number in my head. 40 hour power reserve test is the final check.

Really you think there is a case of envy here? Now that's hilarious! Anyway, everyone is free to like and even "find value" in whatever he wants. I suppose there are other forums better suited for the discussion than this.

haha they are definitely not worthless, sad when people get envy

They are generic quartz watches, essentially worthless. Sorry to put it bluntly.

If you read around this forum various people have vouched for the value of Mark's training. And add me to them.

Ask, and ye shall receive! Image courtesy of Ebay. It's for the ETA 6497 or the Seagull ST 3600 movements. Makes for a large wrist watch, but totally worth it, IMO!

That's organised compared to my battery storage. Lol

great dial too. First backset they made with a chromed case.

It's the equivalent of the canon pinion, that's where it slips when you set the time. Needs to be disassembled and cleaned and greased when servicing.

Ok, and don't want to be a downer, but you've picked two of the most difficult complications to do there. A tourbillon is a cakewalk in comparison. Just for a little perspective, I used to put together repeaters from kits, all parts made, beveled decorated already, the manufacturer expected their watchmakers to do 10/year. That's just assembling and making the strike work correctly, filing a few hundredths off here and there, thinning springs, a bit of flat polishing. Also did a bunch of perpetual calendars... I'm only suggesting a simpler first piece because I've seen many trained watchmakers set out to do that, only to give up in despair a couple of years later. Just making a simple watch not including the escapement or winding parts (surprisingly tricky to get right) is a major accomplishment. I'd hate to see you get discouraged and end up like others I've known.