Jump to content

Hello from Silvergator in San Diego.

Silvergator
 Share

Recommended Posts

Silvergator New Member

Silvergator

Posted
Posted

I've been replacing batteries in several of my old watches and recently bought a couple of tools (back opener, etc.) and want to get some of my not running watches working. I'll take any help offered in getting started. Several of my older watches (Bulova, Elgin ...) are >50 yrs old and probably need just a cleaning but I've starting with my cheap quartz watches. (Seiko, Invicta, Casio, Fossil, Timex, Pulsar...). Thanks for adding me to the forum.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
grsnovi Distinguished Member

grsnovi

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Silvergator said:

probably need just a cleaning

Even doing a proper cleaning ends up being a challenge as I've found out... 🙂 

Welcome to the forum - there are a lot of helpful folks here from all around the world.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Neverenoughwatches Distinguished Member

Neverenoughwatches

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, Silvergator said:

I've been replacing batteries in several of my old watches and recently bought a couple of tools (back opener, etc.) and want to get some of my not running watches working. I'll take any help offered in getting started. Several of my older watches (Bulova, Elgin ...) are >50 yrs old and probably need just a cleaning but I've starting with my cheap quartz watches. (Seiko, Invicta, Casio, Fossil, Timex, Pulsar...). Thanks for adding me to the forum.

Welcome SG. You will get plenty of help. Any questions you have just attach good close up photos of what you are working on .👍

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
Michael1962 Distinguished Member

Michael1962

Posted
Posted

Welcome to the forum @Silvergator

I had a Casio digital chronograph years ago. After a swim in a pool where the watch went from really hot to quite cool, the display all went odd. I thought it had sucked water in and stuffed itself up. I tossed it. Stoopid. I should have at least had it checked. May have just been a flat battery. I really loved that watch, believe it or not.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • Murks
      2813

      By Murks · Posted

      Hi everyone on my timegrapher it showing this do a make anymore adjustment someone let me know ?    
    • Waggy
      Epilame / Fixodrop

      By Waggy · Posted

      Maybe I'm over simplifying this and I'm a little late to the discussion, but just by my looking at oil when I use it on a treated cap jewel  the oil stays in one nice bubble, but when I don't it spreads out to the edges of the jewel. I'm not sure (but could well be wrong) but the analogy of a waxed car and rain is accurate in this case, the wax is very hydrophobic and repels the water, however, the process epilame works by is a different physical process based upon cohesion/adhesion (oleophilic) not repulsion (oleophobic)  at least as far as I have read/observed. If one were to use a oleophobic substance equivalent to wax (hydrophobic) then one would need to create a donut shape to fence in the oil, however if one used such a strategy with a epilame which is oleophilic then the oil would sit on the ring of the donut and not in the 'donut hole', exactly where you don't want it. Even if the oil is smeared then the oleophilic epilame should pull it back to the center (see diagram below). Reference For interest the chemical in epilame is 2-(PERFLUOROHEXYL) ETHYL METHACRYLATE, CAS NO: 2144-53-8
    • Waggy
      Dg 2813

      By Waggy · Posted

      Looks lint the teeth on the hour wheel aren't meshing with the teeth on the calendar intermediate wheel, maybe the hour wheel is sitting on top of this instead of meshing?        
    • Malocchio
      Epilame / Fixodrop

      By Malocchio · Posted

      If the oil drop was freely standing on an epilame treated cap jewel it could easily slide off if you knocked the watch hard but the balance pivot keeps it in place. 
    • Waggy
      404 Club

      By Waggy · Posted

      Latest 404 is this Baron which has a copy of a Seiko 66B movement in it, handy when I needed to find a replacement setting lever. Apart from the setting lever, crown, stem and new crystal (original was cracked) the watch is original. Finished result:
×
×
  • Create New...