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The watch I was working on when I posted "Do Not Open, Bulova Sealed" is, once again, alive and well. (I still need a gasket for it)

This one tested my patience and I needed to step away at multiple times. Both balance jewels and their clips needed to be dug out of their respective pockets. The hairspring needed to be slowly soaked and delaminated coil by coil. Once the oil was desolved, just about every part needed to be brushed to remove some hardend deposits of polomerized crud.

An arduous two weeks of not knowing exactly when the expletives would start.

At the end I should have stepped away at least one more time. I rushed installing the hands and put the minute hand on several minutes fast. I pulled the hands back off and slipped putting them on the second time, scratching the dial. The scratch (at 10:30) is small and unnoticeable with my naked eyes but is there and will haunt me every time I wear it.

I hope this will help everyone myself including take your time and breathe.

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