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On 3/24/2021 at 1:11 PM, Rodney said:

Started then stopped. Would like to get a new movement. Possible?

NOS replacement is not likely to help since you will still have to service it.  What have you done to try and correct the one you have?

 

 

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Your circuit board is missing the trimmer capacitor. 

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The capacitor is glued on with epoxy and wasn't soldered. It falls off quite easily. I think it's a common problem with this model. It works great after soldering back the capacitor though. 

If you have the missing capacitor, solder it back on and the movement should work.

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2 hours ago, Rodney said:

Where do I get a new capacitor or movement? 

I have no idea. I hardly see M63 movements on ebay. Most of the Q Timex available are regular quartz movements. 

I haven't changed any Timex crystals so far. Most of them will polish up quite nicely.

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51 minutes ago, HectorLooi said:

I have no idea. I hardly see M63 movements on ebay. Most of the Q Timex available are regular quartz movements. 

I haven't changed any Timex crystals so far. Most of them will polish up quite nicely.

I have two Falcon Eyes. The second one has a cracked crystal and no back. I was hoping to be able to restore both. Any suggestions is appreciated. Thank you.

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