Finally Got This Mido Commander Up And Running....

[ricardopalamino]

......after getting another nice Hamilton ETA 2846 replacement movement .

It was advertised as NOS with issues . Supposed to be a customer return . I think the customer was a butcher .

At first I thought it was only a loose rotor , No problem . Then I noticed it ran very fast...and found a broken inca bloc spring . Then I noticed that the calendar was haywire...missing , bent , and mangled parts plus the setting mechanism had snafu's .

 I put it away and looked for a replacement movement at a good price . I found a Hamilton movement that was supposed to have been in storage , Almost NOS , Just dusty ....which it was . took it apart and cleaned and serviced it . $41 for the movement .

 

Now the watch and I are happy campers..... :stuff:

 

 

 

[Geo]

Nice job Louis!

[clockboy]

Nice job.  When there are a lots & lots of faults just getting a replacement movement makes sense. However they are are good for spares & practice.