Today's flea market finds

[easj369]

I'm a sucker for older Seikos and stumbled upon this today.  It's very clean inside and out, didn't have a band on it but had this one laying around.  I think the black chapter ring gives it an extra kick.  Also got this Bulova from the same seller.  It's currently not running so I now have a project for tomorrow. I haven't had a score in a while,  but for $20 for the pair I'm satisfied for a while. 

[anilv]

Nice ... the Bulova will be challenging as these small movements have super small parts and fine pivots.

The Seiko is a real beauty.

Anilv

[easj369]

18 minutes ago, anilv said:

Nice ... the Bulova will be challenging as these small movements have super small parts and fine pivots.

The Seiko is a real beauty.

Anilv

Thank you.   Yes those Bulova movements are a pain.  On the upside though I have two parts moments for this one.  The stem doesn't pull in or out, it rotates but does nothing.  So I have a starting place for it.  The balance is good though so that's a plus. 

[easj369]

And I now know why the stem didn't do anything in the Bulova.

[AndyHull]

What does it think it is? A Sekonda? I've seen a couple of USSR era Secondas with almost identical issues, but not a Bulova. I suspect that things got a little tarry in the keyless works, and someone decided brute force was the answer. Presumably you have enough bits to make one good mechanism.