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  1. Beside the good answer above, I note that you've joined this forum -which is dedicated to repair discussion- only to ask this. A better place would have been a collector's forum like Watchuseek or Omega. Or perhaps you have done that already too.
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  2. Seiko had confidence in their autowind and to be honest most people dont miss it. From a dead stop (ie left dormant a few days) it takes about a minute of shaking and you're good to go for the day. The latest models do have hand-winding though so maybe they're bowing to pressure. Anilv
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  3. Does anybody have experience with this luminous paint, which is claimed til be the world's glowiest glow I am about to paint my dial on my diving watch and want to use a strong glowing luminous paint? https://culturehustle.com/products/lit-the-worlds-glowiest-glow-pigment-100-pure-lit-powder-by-stuart-semple Thanks Søren
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  4. Hi everyone, im ViolinDad. I tried to get my son to learn violin, and ended learning the violin myself. I love music but am also facinated by watch movements. However the thing that really gets me all cramped up is the balance wheel. Im both intrigued and yet also fearful of it. Fearful that I will muck up the hairspring. You known its strange, the thing u fear most somehows comes to bite you really fast. In my second attempt at re-assembling a 2824, due to poor technique in drying the hairspring, it got stucked together. I tot otherwise, in e process of unscrewing the balance cork, I "molested" the hairspring and its got a kinked in it............and so my journey begins. I'm hoping to just "sit at the feet" of this really good forum and learn as much as I can, so that I will be able to service my own movments ( and also the wifes), and really enjoy this hobby. I would like to mention Mark .L. for his wonderful videos tat have started me down on this journey. I never knew taking and putting back movements can be so addictive! So time consuming....but the night is my friend! I look forward to it....when everyone sleeps and Im hunched over at the desk, peering thru the eye loupe, fingers are almost craming up due to prolong holding of tweezers and a persistant slight pain throbbing behind my right eye, staring endlessly at the movement...what madness is this? Normal people look in the ads for great deals on fully functioning watches......i look for watches wif words such as "spoiled", "broken", "needs reapair", "may need a servicing" Oh wat Joys! Scratched cases, broken glasses, missing parts and rusted screws....... Well...thank you for reading. Too much rumblings I guess. But Im so glad I found you guys. Cheers!
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  6. I have a Timor watch which I have had since the 1960's. I think I bought it for little money from the Exchange & Mart. It has a crack in the glass between the 5 and 7 and I would like to have it renewed. I asked 'In Time' to renew it but they said they couldn't. Can anyone recommend someone in the UK to replace the glass. I live in North East Wales. Many thanks Highflyer
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  7. Contacted John Senior on Sunday regarding my Timor crystal replacement and it was returned on the following Wednesday all work completed, a four day turn around, outstanding! Excellent advice and service from a craftsman who knows his stuff. Highflyer
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  8. Looks 'Very 1970's' .......
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  9. Its a job to tell without seeing the movement, there are so many good fakes around these day. One thing that puts me off, the bracelet looks a little rough in the open position. Ask the seller for a photo of the movement in the case.
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  10. From your photo it looks like the seconds hand 'is' a female type but perhaps the tip of the pinion has broken in there. This usually happens if a hand-remover is not used. Other means like levering it off with tweezers will apply side-force to the pinion and the hardened steel will not tolerate any bending. Anilv
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  11. Ever been to Japan? Everything is different there.I swear even the gravity.Not being in close proximity to the western world the bad taste of the seventies may have passed it by.
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  12. So, more than a year later I bought this "golden tool" and used it on a couple of diafix cap jewels (Orient movement). I first considered using my Bergeon 1A auto oiler. However, the jewel hole for the escape wheel pivot was too small for the auto oiler, so then I remembered your post. As I didn’t know how much oil to apply, I used my smallest oiler and placed the drop right on the jewel hole (concave side, of course, as the other side has the cap jewel). I then poked the oil down to the cap jewel and it spread out really nicely. However, the amount of oil wasn’t enough, so I placed another drop on the hole. To my surprise, the capillary force that had already been established automatically drew the oil to the cap jewel making the circle the desired size. So, basically just wanted to thank you again for tip and the instruction @nickelsilver. Much appreciated!
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  13. Hi I have got two tubes of Molykote silicon grease that we used as a heat transfer compound on metal can power transistors as a heat sink. Applied using the sponge method I have had no problens.
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  14. Hi Its entirely possible, Some movements require the stem in the set position when removing the the stem, If not the crown and castle wheels displace and until they are realigned you have no chance, Remove the dial and hands and inspect the keyless work for shifted parts.
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  15. Old Hippy No need to apolgise at all your words of wisdom are appreciated by all. One can only repeat Nucejoe's sentiments. to a gentleman and a scholar.
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  16. He is entertaining, but his technique is a little woolly. I pointed out he had failed to re-fit the bridge screws on a Sekonda pocket watch. The whole thing was hanging together with friction and luck. He had even re-cased the movement, polished the case and declared the job done, with these three screws still sitting in the tray. I guess the lesson here, is that if you post YouTube videos, all your mistakes are up there for all to criticise, whereas when I send the same spring flying three times, and screw up the keyless work twice in the process (as I did last night), nobody will ever know.... err.. apart from you guys of course, and you wouldn't tell any one, would you?
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  17. Your videos are great you just need to burp a bit more
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  18. I've done this technique, it works great!
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  19. I think I've seen a "Mumbia special" HMT with *more* oil in it than that. I believe the term used was "recently serviced". Well i guess they needed to put something in there to stop the dirt from rattling about.
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  20. I suppose if you leave a bubble there and a cross hair in the middle of the dial you could use it as a sprit level for your balance wheel poising
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  21. I recently decided to attempt to create a video of the disassembly of a Chinese clone of the ETA 7750. In actuality it is a variation of the 7750 platform. The movement does not have an hour recording feature, but instead has a continuous seconds hand in the 6 o'clock position. I also show where the clone design improves upon ETA - namely protection from breaking the date indicator driving wheel if the user attempts to set the date using the rapid corrector during the "forbidden" time range (10pm-2am??) Certainly not anything near the quality of Mark's videos, but I decided to give it a shot! Assembly video will be posted when available. Enjoy.
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  22. It sounds encouraging. However, *** start rant *** it defies belief that watchmakers will make drastic decisions regarding their jobs based on parts availability. I am not worried in the least. Ok, I enjoy working on modern calibers for sure, but there is still more than enough vintage watch work out there in order to make a living from watch repair. It is possible that the guys thinking of making these decisions are either too lazy to adapt or are just bored with their jobs. I don't know. But for sure, there is enough work out there for vintage repairs - if parts are not available, and you love your job, then adapt!! *** end rant *** :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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