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Two resurrected Timexes ready to go back into circulation


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Thanks to everyone who's been assisting me here the last couple of months, I have two Timex projects I finally completed tonight and are ready to go to new homes. The first is a 1969 Mercury whose numerals I found really striking. It was a non-runner and looked much worse than it actually was on its original expansion band (which is now clean and usable again). But it really only needed service, a new crystal, and some patient cleaning, and now I think it looks amazing. This is the kind of watch my grandfather would have worn for special occasions and treated like a treasure.

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And next is the 1971 sort of rally diver Timex Electric I had a bunch of questions on in this thread. I received it as a non-runner, badly gummed up inside with a crown that just barely turn. Thorough cleaning and service didn't quite get it running because it had a bad copper coil. A donor balance finished it up and with a new crystal & mint dial & case, it looks sweet. Only the worn plastic bezel shows its age. It's only in want of a better strap now.

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To my surprise, it was pretty much bang on for a Timex, and I didn't have to touch the regulator. The noise on the right is I think because the seconds hand only advances on one direction of the balance swing.

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(But these early 70's Electric movements are are kind of frustrating to work on and with super slow hand setting gearing and no date quickset, I can't see myself jumping to do another unless it is really unique looking)

 

Thanks to everyone who helped on these!

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