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Refurbishing a Seiko 6119


anilv

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Thought I'd share some pics of the watch I worked on over the weekend.

This Seiko was part of a lot of 3 watches off the bay...I was actually attracted to the Citizen but the other two Seikos were plus points as they had the 6119 movement which has to be my favourite Seiko movement.

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This Seiko was a bit beat up with a heavily scored crystal but the dial and hands looked good. In the picture below the chapter ring is a bit out of alignment. A bit weird as the ring is keyed to the dial in these models. Watch was running but would get a service nonetheless.

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Caseback looked to have escaped the attention of the butchers.

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Opening the caseback revealed a nice 6119 ticking away...no water damage evident, surprising looking at the case sealing area. It is a mess and it would not be possible to get a good seal here.

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Probably the watch was still running as it was serviced in 2010.

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Well the servicing of the movement went well with no hitches. I then turned my attention to the case.

I was looking thru my parts stash for a 330 crystal I could use and found this..This would have been a typical replacement crystal here in Asia back in the day and has survived well. Not surprising it is the correct size and shape as its marked 6119-8273 on the packet!

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Crystal install went without any drama as the gasket was still serviceable.

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Sides were polished to get rid of the many little scratches.

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And here it is on my wrist! Couldn't do much about the condition of the chapter ring but at least its aligned properly!

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I really enjoy rescuing these watches and giving them a new lease of life. Hope you enjoyed the pics.

Anil

 

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9 hours ago, dadistic said:

You must have a nice stash if you just happened to have that crystal. I have a big pile of tehm but never seem to have the one I need!

Thanks Dadistic.. The supply is dwindling fast though. I have another 2 more in this size but glass (the one above is plastic).

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On 8/14/2016 at 11:35 PM, dadistic said:

You must have a nice stash if you just happened to have that crystal. I have a big pile of tehm but never seem to have the one I need!

dadistic,

I'm down to the last two 330 size for Seiko .. these two are glass so I'm saving them for something special.

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Usually I will only use them for watches which are 'mint'. In this case I was considering polishing the crystal but the dial was too nice to hide behind a scratched (even if polished!) crystal. I will keep looking for a better chapter-ring/inner bezel as the one fitted kinda lets the watch down!

 

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