Getting in touch with my feminine side

[Waggy]

Hi all, I decided to take on a few ladies watches and did three in three days, starting at small, tiny and micro...

Here are the before and afters:

Small Before:

And here it is after with a new crystal and original bracelet

Here are the tiny watch before and after shots

And here it is 100% original

Finally the micro watch, smallest thing I have ever worked on, literally the size of my little finger nail:

And here is the finished item, all original, but I didn't want to remove the bracelet during cleaning as it was soldered in place and the ultrasonic stripped off the plate during cleaning, so I had to re-plate the case, very happy with the results

Initial timegrapher results

Finished watch

 

[mikepilk]

I recently restored a Ladies Seiko 2206. Automatic, sweep second, quick-set on both day and date. Sophisticated, smart little movements, yet they sell for peanuts.

[Waggy]

Yes, doesn't make sense why the ladies watches don't have the same value as the equivalent men's. They were harder to work on, but since I got my new scope with zoom, it's just the turn of a knob and its like working on a pocket watch.

[Waggy]

Currently starting a Seiko 11A but can't find the lift angle quoted anywhere, anyone know what it is?