Which Watch Have You Got Coming In The Mail ? Show Us !!!

[AndyGSi]

4 minutes ago, mpe7383 said:

I think this is yours

Yes I think that's it. What year is that from?

[mpe7383]

3 hours ago, AndyGSi said:

Yes I think that's it. What year is that from?

https://www.vintagetimexwatches.com/1972-ads/

Hopefully you should be able to open this

[mbwatch]

Allegedly a hand painted USSR watch (3 actually, and the other two photos are even worse) having what appear to be Raketa 2614N movements. I got the three for the price of a couple of parts movements, and though the seller is purported to be in New York some odd communications give me doubts. Maybe I'll get a few neat custom painted Raketas next week or maybe I'll get something lesser in a month.

[mbwatch]

On 11/9/2024 at 7:45 AM, mbwatch said:

Maybe I'll get a few neat custom painted Raketas next week or maybe I'll get something lesser in a month.

Well I am very pleasantly surprised. The 3am communications in imperfect English were not indicative of a ruse. I got 3 watches, all runners, with beautifully hand painted dials. The Statue of Liberty is missing a caseback and is a very thin model, possibly a Luch slim. I'll see if I can find a replacement case but I'm excited about these. The cosmonaut is a total surprise, as it was not visible in photos.

Edited November 16, 2024 by mbwatch

[AndyGSi]

Just won this on eBay for £13.00 including postage.

Not sure what it is as it appears to have the Credor logo but not the name and Seiko Quartz instead?

The photo of the back is such poor quality I can't define anything from it but I bought it more out of intrigue then anything else.

[AndyGSi]

Arrived this morning and realised now it's the Seiko Galaxy Logo and a legit Seiko.

Now to see if it actually works.

 

[Neverenoughwatches]

I haven't worked on any Seiko, they're just something i have not been interested in , though i do own a few new models including an SKX . But I thought I'd give this a go as my first, I liked the unusual dial. But that crystal  looks like its going to be a real problem to get hold of.

[nico]

On 11/22/2024 at 11:39 PM, AndyGSi said:

Just won this on eBay for £13.00 including postage.

Not sure what it is as it appears to have the Credor logo but not the name and Seiko Quartz instead?

The photo of the back is such poor quality I can't define anything from it but I bought it more out of intrigue then anything else.

I guess it's a Seiko Galaxy. Not much information here, but this is a great list of Seiko subbrands : https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/seiko-branding-dictionary.209014/ .

[AndyGSi]

2 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

I haven't worked on any Seiko, they're just something i have not been interested in , though i do own a few new models including an SKX . But I thought I'd give this a go as my first, I liked the unusual dial. But that crystal  looks like its going to be a real problem to get hold of.

What's the details?

Edit

is it a 7006-7120

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163968644456

Edited December 8, 2024 by AndyGSi

[mikepilk]

Just bought another Longines (a 1958 30LS). I'm a big fan of older Longines, especially of the '30' series with the big balance. (There's a thread on here where someone wanted an accurate movement and @nickelsilver mentioned the 30 series Longines).  A few months ago I got a 30L (sub second). Spent a while on dynamic timing and got  it running nicely. I wound it each morning and wore it for a week (including two round of golf, which is challenging for any watch). Checked it three times a day and it was never more than 4s out, and after a week it was within 2s. 

This is a 30LS, same as 30L but with a sweep second (the only other in the family is the 302, which is a 30L with adjustable stud carrier, and the mythical 30Z,  a movement specifically designed for the Swiss observatory chronometer competitions. If only I could find one). 

A bit of a polish and new crystal, and it should look nice.

 

Edited December 9, 2024 by mikepilk

[Neverenoughwatches]

8 hours ago, AndyGSi said:

What's the details?

Edit

is it a 7006-7120

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163968644456

 

[Neverenoughwatches]

13 hours ago, AndyGSi said:

What's the details?

Edit

is it a 7006-7120

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163968644456

the reason I said ' a real problem ' it looks like it's faceted from the side ?

[AndyGSi]

11 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

the reason I said ' a real problem ' it looks like it's faceted from the side ?

I'd say that someone at some time has fitted the wrong crystal.

https://www.birthyearwatches.com/product/1974-seiko-7006-7120-with-box-and-papers/

Edit

The 300T27ACSG has the silver tension ring.

Edited December 9, 2024 by AndyGSi

[Neverenoughwatches]

1 hour ago, AndyGSi said:

I'd say that someone at some time has fitted the wrong crystal.

https://www.birthyearwatches.com/product/1974-seiko-7006-7120-with-box-and-papers/

Edit

The 300T27ACSG has the silver tension ring.

Thanks Andy, you might have confirmed what I've been looking at . I found a different model 7006 . 6010 stating a facet crystal, and all the 7120s i looked at look plain.  Hope everything work out ok for you the other night.  

[AndyGSi]

5 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Thanks Andy, you might have confirmed what I've been looking at . I found a different model 7006 . 6010 stating a facet crystal, and all the 7120s i looked at look plain.  Hope everything work out ok for you the other night.  

The 7006-6010 is a 32mm Crystal.

Be interested to see when you get it if it is faceted or if it's just an optical illusion.

[Neverenoughwatches]

2 hours ago, AndyGSi said:

The 7006-6010 is a 32mm Crystal.

Be interested to see when you get it if it is faceted or if it's just an optical illusion.

From the side it does look like facets, but from the top it's not visible at all.

[AndyGSi]

2 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

From the side it does look like facets, but from the top it's not visible at all.

It is a faceted crystal so not sure now about the part no. I gave you?

Edit

Double checked and the part no. does appear correct.

Also just realised you can just about make out the facets on the eBay listing.

 

Edited December 9, 2024 by AndyGSi

[Neverenoughwatches]

4 hours ago, AndyGSi said:

It is a faceted crystal so not sure now about the part no. I gave you?

Edit

Double checked and the part no. does appear correct.

Also just realised you can just about make out the facets on the eBay listing.

 

Thanks for that information Andy, strangely enough Gleaves huge crystal list for what looks like all Seikos has the 7006 7120 model missing.

https://gleave.london/seiko-glass-by-case-number/

[Neverenoughwatches]

On 12/9/2024 at 1:30 PM, AndyGSi said:

The 7006-6010 is a 32mm Crystal.

Be interested to see when you get it if it is faceted or if it's just an optical illusion.

It is faceted, which is on the inside, but subtle. Needs just the right light and angle to capture all of the facets, which are made up of appropriately 1cm each starting with one in the center. Then the dial has two finishes, the center square is brushed/lacquered violet sunburst, and the outer indices are sat on what looks like an overlaid matt deep sky blue. So with the facets its a nice effect in all. Crystal measures 30mm. Everything functions ok, a new crystal and a sweep second should see it complete.

[AndyGSi]

17 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

It is faceted, which is on the inside, but subtle. Needs just the right light and angle to capture all of the facets, which are made up of appropriately 1cm each starting with one in the center. Then the dial has two finishes, the center square is brushed/lacquered violet sunburst, and the outer indices are sat on what looks like an overlaid matt deep sky blue. So with the facets its a nice effect in all. Crystal measures 30mm. Everything functions ok, a new crystal and a sweep second should see it complete.

Still trying to work out if it's silver of gold?

Edit

Realise it must be silver as that's all they did.

Second Hand available from Cousins but depending what you're willing
to pay for the lens you may end up swapping the tension ring.

 

Edited December 11, 2024 by AndyGSi

[Neverenoughwatches]

36 minutes ago, AndyGSi said:

Still trying to work out if it's silver of gold?

Edit

Realise it must be silver as that's all they did.

Second Hand available from Cousins but depending what you're willing
to pay for the lens you may end up swapping the tension ring.

 

Thanks Andy for the cousins hand details, everything is silver , hands etc. It really does need to keep the facet crystal, it pulls the dial effect together and will greatly increase the value. If i swap it out for a plain one ,I'll never look for the genuine one, their numbers will only ever reduce and then run the risk of not getting one. This was a cracking buy , shame about the bracelet,  but i think I have more chance of tracking that down than the crystal. Search begins

[AndyGSi]

Just now, Neverenoughwatches said:

Thanks Andy for the cousins hand details, everything is silver , hands etc. It really does need to keep the facet crystal, it pulls the dial effect together and will greatly increase the value. If i swap it out for a plain one ,I'll never look for the genuine one, their numbers will only ever reduce and then run the risk of not getting one. This was a cracking buy , shame about the bracelet,  but i think I have more chance of tracking that down than the crystal. Search begins

Did you not see my link above for the one with the Gold Tension Ring?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163968644456

There are plenty about depending what you're willing to pay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184013398494

[Neverenoughwatches]

1 hour ago, AndyGSi said:

Did you not see my link above for the one with the Gold Tension Ring?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163968644456

There are plenty about depending what you're willing to pay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184013398494

Hey Andy yes I looked at that thanks and then forgot . Its a strange glass, you can almost feel the facets from the outside. 

[Knebo]

Hi everyone! 

I have something very special coming in. 

A Universal Genève micro-rotor movement from the early 1960s (well, with a watch around it, haha ). The movement is only 2.5mm thick and was for decades the second thinnest automatic movement (only surpassed by the Piaget 12P).

 

Its movement engineer Gerard Berret, later joined Patek Philippe as the technical director behind the almost identical-looking and famous Patek cal 240 (which powered many references of the Nautilus and Golden Ellipse). Apparently, Universal Genève even sued Patek for patent infringement, but settled out of court. 

[nico]

8 hours ago, Knebo said:

Hi everyone! 

I have something very special coming in. 

A Universal Genève micro-rotor movement from the early 1960s (well, with a watch around it, haha ). The movement is only 2.5mm thick and was for decades the second thinnest automatic movement (only surpassed by the Piaget 12P).

 

Its movement engineer Gerard Berret, later joined Patek Philippe as the technical director behind the almost identical-looking and famous Patek cal 240 (which powered many references of the Nautilus and Golden Ellipse). Apparently, Universal Genève even sued Patek for patent infringement, but settled out of court. 

I'd be interested in your experience on this caliber,  since I'm looking forward to work on mine :