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So we have a saying in engineering that when something is overly complex with too many moving parts, we say it's "built like a Swiss watch". So I literally have a Swiss watch that's "built like a Swiss watch". Maybe I have bitten off more than I can chew, at every turn I was greeted with more springs and unknown doodads 😱

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Just hoping I took enough photos to put the thing back together!

Also, I am confident to do the lume on the hands, but wary of re-doing the lume on the dial as my one previous attempt was less than great. Any advice or recommendations?

Closeup of the dial out of the case:

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Apart from the condition of the case and the dial, which are a challenge, the movement (as far I can read) is a 2836-2, which is a 2824-2 but with additional day-complication.

The movement isn't hard to work on. Most springs are in "one-piece". Be aware of the flimsy ratchet-wheel, easily and often damaged.

If it is a 2836-2 (?), attached the tech-info.

 

CT_2836-2_FDE_481924_17.pdf

 

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Keyless works of 2824 are persnickety.  Be careful when inserting the stem at final assembly.  Most advise to put the watch in SET position before removing the stem.  I think that is a good practice.  Mark has a video where he talks about the keyless works issue.

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Back in the '80s...perhaps late '70s, Honda (car or motorcycle...cannot recall) had a commercial with the lyrics: "Get yourself a Honda...made like a watch that was meant to last a hundred years..."  Didn't specify "Swiss" though.

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Thanks for all the comments and help, I got it back together and working well, just waiting on a ball bearing to fix the bezel, then will post pictures 😀

Thanks for all the comments and help, I got it back together and working well, just waiting on a ball bearing to fix the bezel, then will post pictures 😀

 

Here is a picture with the bezel not 'locked' in place.

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Not 100% happy with the lume on the hands and dial, but not unhappy enough to scrape it off and risk damaging the dial to do it again.

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