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I have heard it said you are not a collector of a brand unless you have 3 examples. I have 4 Clinton's with3 of them FE 3612s (day-date automatics). All 4 have bidirectional diver / world time bezels, except for the blue dial one for which I am hunting for an original bezel. 2 of the 3 autos have a problem with the winding stem mushrooming from the the setting level stud, I believe.

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The third auto has a very dificult pull on the stem to get into setting mode so it seems to be a design flaw as the others were a total nightmare getting the stem out of the movement. Waiting on a replacement stem that I will use to finish the rebuild of the blue and black dial version then likely order another 2. The blue dial is in very good shape with what I think is an original blue rubber band.1907945824_DSCN52292.thumb.JPG.8b6194ca71806f9d4670ab0738db5646.JPGDSCN5224.thumb.JPG.af7a10d8b77750007e5fe0d7b6a5ee32.JPG358919721_DSCN52132.thumb.JPG.1f7f24fb0d6e5bc0c1e66a5a9fa488f6.JPG

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New winding stem came in and was able to put together the blue dial one with a new premium crown. The mineral flat top crystal hase a couple of marks but still looks good. Just need that bezel now to go with this stunning blue dial and band. When trying the new stem in the black dial and band version found the teeth on the clutch wheel that interacts with the intermediate wheel were ground away...now not sure if a design flaw or operator error putting way too much pressure when winding or setting the watch... ordered another stem and clutch wheel.1238865398_DSCN52342.thumb.JPG.3c3c730250af04dddfbb23296ce9206c.JPG1908011759_DSCN52332.thumb.JPG.1e750bd4b41cf9b941517722a6e0d7f5.JPG488622853_DSCN52363.thumb.JPG.115ae8611807fe013940e971df3608ee.JPG1021567440_DSCN52372.thumb.JPG.bdc1cb16496a80cc682525b546c42f4b.JPG677865759_DSCN52392.thumb.JPG.8d213e62342a91d5b054a92a0ea7f306.JPG145446833_DSCN52382.thumb.JPG.c6063f013034e2406eee2ff2e3693137.JPG

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New winding stem came in and was able to put together the blue dial one with a new premium crown. The mineral flat top crystal hase a couple of marks but still looks good. Just need that bezel now to go with this stunning blue dial and band. When trying the new stem in the black dial and band version found the teeth on the clutch wheel that interacts with the intermediate wheel were ground away...now not sure if a design flaw or operator error putting way too much pressure when winding or setting the watch... ordered another stem and clutch wheel.1238865398_DSCN52342.thumb.JPG.3c3c730250af04dddfbb23296ce9206c.JPG1908011759_DSCN52332.thumb.JPG.1e750bd4b41cf9b941517722a6e0d7f5.JPG488622853_DSCN52363.thumb.JPG.115ae8611807fe013940e971df3608ee.JPG1021567440_DSCN52372.thumb.JPG.bdc1cb16496a80cc682525b546c42f4b.JPG677865759_DSCN52392.thumb.JPG.8d213e62342a91d5b054a92a0ea7f306.JPG145446833_DSCN52382.thumb.JPG.c6063f013034e2406eee2ff2e3693137.JPG

Here is a clearer picture of the dial.2077202561_DSCN52352.thumb.JPG.4941ce8d08a64bf41e6333923ebf1ea9.JPG

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