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By terrapinrecs
Does anyone have any experience cleaning up tarnished numbers? I have a 1962 Timex Marlin that needs a little bit of work to really show it's potential.
The dial is in nice shape for the most part other than the numbers....I would be open to any suggestions??
Thanks in advance!
Jamie
edit: I suspect the tarnish was caused by deterioration of the lume dots that have NOT aged well...
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By HectorLooi
This was sitting in my junk pile for some time. I was looking for a spare contact wire for one of my Timex Electrics, and I remembered that the Timex Electronic has a contact wire. But when I opened it up, it was a totally different beast inside.
The movement number on the dial plate is 882, which I checked up is a M87. The balance appeared fine. So I put a battery in to see if it would fire up. And it does!
After cleaning it up, it doesn't look half bad. And now I have to continue searching for a contact wire....
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By HectorLooi
I started disassembling this Timex 21 jewel M75 last night. Having an obsessive compulsive nature, I couldn't stop at just removing the calender works and soaking the movement in naptha. I removed almost everything except the mainspring. Including every endstone.
I have not seen any other watch with so many endstones. My question is, what oil do I use for a Timex? Do I use the whole gamut of D5, 9010, 9415, molykote DX...?
All other Timex posts on this forum only mention oiling but don't talk about what oil to use.
I'm sure JerseyMo must be shaking his head and laughing so hard now.
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By HectorLooi
I just received my Timex Q Quartz. It is running fine but appears to have fungus on the dial. Battery hatch gasket was missing and the case gasket was damaged.
Full of lint inside. There was a whole ring of lint wound around the winding stem. Looked like a felt washer.
And I found another "felt washer" under the hands. Should have taken photos of it to see if it would win any prize.
In spite if all the foreign bodies inside, the watch was still keeping good time.
Can anyone identify the movement inside?
I would be grateful if someone could post the tech sheet for this movement.
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By RobRoy
Hello forum, this is my first time posting.
I found my great-grandfathers Timex maybe about a year ago, and to my dismay, it wound right up some 50 years later. From what I can tell, it looks to be a viscount model maybe pre-1960s? Possibly closest to a model 31 movement. My area of expertise is really limited to owning battery operated watches, so I'm hoping someone could help.
I was using my hand to hit a wrench for my car and I didn't even notice I had my watch on. The movement stopped and from then on it's been acting funky, basically just stopping randomly throughout the day, but then restarting. When I take off the case and manually wind the rotor with my fingers, it will continue to run for quite some time, but once I try to wind it with the crown and stem or maybe even shake the watch it may only last a few moments.
I hope someone may be able to help me diagnose some potential sources of this, since I would love to keep wearing my great-grandfathers watch. I've attached pictures too
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By PastorChris · Posted
The watch looks great. I love the typeface for the indices! Floor looks pretty good too! -
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A small but mighty achievement. Well done and thanks for sharing. -
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By WellAdjusted · Posted
It's a mix of equipment and technique. For getting a finish free of microscratches on stainless steel, I use loose 4" cotton wheels and the Menzerna family of compounds. I step down from blue (if needed) to pink to yellow to white. In between each step, clean the case with a steamer or an ultrasonic cleaner. You can get true mirror polishing, with no swirls or scratches under a 10x loupe and raking light, this way. An underappreciated side of this level of polishing is contamination. Different grits shouldn't be used on the same wheel, or course, but think also about your fingers, how the piece is cleaned and wiped down, and so on. A fine finish will be scratched if a piece is wiped or dried with something that has old compound residue on it. -
I've just finished watching your video jd. Excellent work as always. As I said in the comments on Youtube it wasn't boring for me. How about some brass plates for your vice they won't leave marks on your jacot tool.
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