Two resurrected Timexes ready to go back into circulation

[mbwatch]

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.

 

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.

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.

 

(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!

Edited September 12, 2022 by mbwatch
added timinig image