More Rust!! This Time, An Omega Chronostop Cal.865

[Mark]

Its not been a good month for rusty watches. It's a real shame about this one as the dial has also been damaged and it will be pretty hard/expensive to replace as it is the driver model (dial is rotated 90ºs).

 

 

Here are some pictures of the strip down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mark]

 

 

Notice that somebody broke a screw on this one and replaced it with a bodge up...

 

 

It seems the screw hole (a steel insert) has been removed and the screw was driven into the brass plate - oh joy. Not sure if I will ever find a new steel insert. May have to make do as best as I can.

 

 

 

 

 

Broken mainspring. Notice how it is coned up due to being fitted badly by hand...

 

 

[rogart63]

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Edited June 25, 2015 by rogart63

[Mark]

This is the driver edition.

The cost of parts is pushing this repair to the limits already though even if I could find one.

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[oldhippy]

You've got your work cut out there Mark. I used to get many rusty watches come to me more so in the summer as I was close to a seaside town. It's unbelievable the damage sea water can do in such a short time. 

[Geo]

What a damn shame, no watch deserves to get into that state. It pains me to see it like that. :(

[Blacklab]

Third one? what did I say in the other post?

[clockboy]

A real pity re-the dial the rest is recoverable. I presume eBay has been scanned for a replacement. 

 

 

PS was all the rust removed with your trusty scratch brush

[oldhippy]

Hi clockboy. I think we all had or have a good old glass fibre scratch brush. The problem using one of those on an Omega movement is being so careful as not to remove the bronze finish on the movement and to make sure each brush goes the same way as the finish, if not you can be left with a movement that looks terrible and you have caused permanent damage. I always went the way that parts were better to be re-placed, I would never use the old stem if it had rust I would always fit a new one.  

[Mark]

@oldhippy - spot on. Using the scratch brush on omega plates will damage the finish. A good soak and plenty of work over with peg wood is usually very effective.

The scratch brush is good on steel parts.

If the rust has penetrated a part then it should be replaced if available and customer agrees to the costs.

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[clockboy]

OK  as I thought actually. It's down to cost with replacement being the preferred option. 

[perpetual92]

Mark, how will you clean the dial?  Keep us posted on the next BIG part of the job.  Thanks!!!!

[ramrod]

o.k....time's up, mark. we gotta have an update on this. i'm interested on what the outcome was (i'm sure it was based on customer cashflow).

 

i read somewhere that the 865 is similar to the 861 (i believe). memory fails me as to what i read about the 861 but it seems that it was a better movement in some way. refresh me fellas. or am i losing my marbles on this one?

[jdrichard]

Can you fit it by hand

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[Peixian]

What a damn shame, no watch deserves to get into that state. It pains me to see it like that. :(

:( we all don't want  have that matter happened.