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[AndyHull]

1 minute ago, RichardHarris123 said:

14 minutes ago, AndyHull said:

Is the crown and stem missing? Show us the final result.

Difficult to say from the ebay listing. At the least the crown is missing, but the stem may well also be gone.
I'll keep you all posted when I get a chance to work on it of course.

[RichardHarris123]

Smiths Deluxe.  I posted about the broken balance staff in the past but I didn't have the tools to replace it.  I offered a Smiths Astral movement for free to a man who specialises in Smith's. The case would of been gold and are nearly impossible to find.  In return he fixed the Deluxe for free, the strap is custom made.  He research the strap style, £15 not bad for a good quality one. 

[Waggy]

I rescued this 1976 (or 1986) Seiko 6309 diver - it required new hands and dial and "Pepsi" besel ring and a lot of TLC. All other parts are original. Before and after shots attached

[RichardHarris123]

1 hour ago, Waggy said:

I rescued this 1976 (or 1986) Seiko 6309 diver - it required new hands and dial and "Pepsi" besel ring and a lot of TLC. All other parts are original. Before and after shots attached

Is that rust on the mat or just general crud?

[Waggy]

It was almost like a dried clay, I didn't have a hazmat suit on so didn't inspect it too closely 

[RichardHarris123]

1 minute ago, Waggy said:

It was almost like a dried clay, I didn't have a hazmat suit on so didn't inspect it too closely 

Hehe, amazing how dirty they can get.  Good final result though.

[RichardHarris123]

Fully running key wound pocket watch, circa? @oldhippy et al can you help with an approximate date? Unless I'm reading the hallmark incorrectly, I think the case is 1911 but surely the watch is older.  The glass needs a good polish. 

[GuyMontag]

1976 Bulova model 11111. I really dig the degrade blue dial, one of my favorite Bulova's in my collection.

 

[RichardHarris123]

6 minutes ago, GuyMontag said:

1976 Bulova model 11111. I really dig the degrade blue dial, one of my favorite Bulova's in my collection.

 

Cool. 

[Marc]

2 hours ago, RichardHarris123 said:

I think the case is 1911

I'm wondering if it's Birmingham 1886.

https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Birmingham/Cycle 1875-1899.html

[RichardHarris123]

12 minutes ago, Marc said:

I'm wondering if it's Birmingham 1886.

https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Birmingham/Cycle 1875-1899.html

Weird, look at this one. 

14 minutes ago, Marc said:

I'm wondering if it's Birmingham 1886.

https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Birmingham/Cycle 1875-1899.html

1886 would make more sense though. 

[KarlvonKoln]

I picked up an earlier Hamilton 992 a few days ago.  Made in 1923, this one was.  Wore it today, and just amazed by it.  The 992 is just awesome. 

Edited March 1, 2023 by KarlvonKoln

[noirrac1j]

Blue Wednesday? My 1973  BULOVA JET STAR with the original wide stainless steel bracelet--I call "Chunky and Funky."

[GuyMontag]

46 minutes ago, noirrac1j said:

Blue Wednesday? My 1973  BULOVA JET STAR with the original wide stainless steel bracelet--I call "Chunky and Funky."

Love it. It's common to see the original brushed finish on this one polished to a mirror finish so it's great to see yours in all its original glory. I've got a Jet Star on to my 'To Be Serviced' pile. I haven't yet serviced a 11BSACB, any "gotchas"?

[noirrac1j]

51 minutes ago, GuyMontag said:

Love it. It's common to see the original brushed finish on this one polished to a mirror finish so it's great to see yours in all its original glory. I've got a Jet Star on to my 'To Be Serviced' pile. I haven't yet serviced a 11BSACB, any "gotchas"?

I overhauled this one at least five years ago, and am at the office right now. Have to look in my desktop files at home for the notes, but I don't think mine has the A. Schild movement...its a 23 jewel 11AOACB running at 21,600 bpm Very straightforward to strip down, only the day/date mechanism might be challenging since they're both instant quick set

2172_Bulova 11AOAC 11AOACD 11AOACB.pdf

Edited March 1, 2023 by noirrac1j
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[GuyMontag]

6 minutes ago, noirrac1j said:

I overhauled this one at least five years ago, and am at the office right now. Have to look in my desktop files at home for the notes, but I don't think mine has the A, Schild movement...its a 23 jewel 11AOACB running at 21,600 bpm Very straightforward to strip down, only the day/date mechanism might be challenging since they're BOTH quick set.

2172_Bulova 11AOAC 11AOACD 11AOACB.pdf 3.06 MB · 0 downloads

If yours has a quickset for both the day and date then it would be the 11BSACB as the 11AOACB only had a quickset date. The tech sheet for the 11BSACB shows they recommend some kind of Bulova "holder" for the auto works when you are reassembling, so I was curious if you ran into any issues with that. It also says the friction pinion on the large driving wheel cannot be removed, so I was wondering how it would be cleaned/greased?

[Cad101]

Next project Nov 76 Pogue none running as usual definitely needs a new glass.

[Waggy]

Today's watch, A Seiko 7009A from May 1981.

I started it at the weekend and just finished it last night after finding a stripped little plastic gear (see below at 10 o'clock on the gear outer teeth) on the calendar works which was giving me a 26 hour day before I discovered it was damaged (!!) I managed to replace the damaged gear with a metal version from a donor watch, I think everything else is original apart from the dial, the black one that came with the watch was an after market one with no dial feet and glued in place (?!?) and a new crystal. I would have tried to polish up the original crystal, but along with all the scratches there were some cracks.

Before and after pictures attached

[KarlvonKoln]

8 hours ago, Waggy said:

... was giving me a 26 hour day ...

I should buy that little plastic gear from you.  I've been so busy lately, I could use a 26 hour day.

[noirrac1j]

On 3/1/2023 at 1:32 PM, GuyMontag said:

If yours has a quickset for both the day and date then it would be the 11BSACB as the 11AOACB only had a quickset date. The tech sheet for the 11BSACB shows they recommend some kind of Bulova "holder" for the auto works when you are reassembling, so I was curious if you ran into any issues with that. It also says the friction pinion on the large driving wheel cannot be removed, so I was wondering how it would be cleaned/greased?

You're absolutely right. I haven't much hobby time these days since starting MBA studies. The Bulova 11BSACB was last overhauled in June of 2015.

[phr0stbyte]

Today is the "Orange Crush" - SRPD59.

Poor pic though - the orange is much more vibrant IRL.

Edited March 3, 2023 by phr0stbyte

[RichardHarris123]

10 hours ago, phr0stbyte said:

Today is the "Orange Crush" - SRPD59.

Poor pic though - the orange is much more vibrant IRL.

It will be difficult to lose.  Hehe 

[phr0stbyte]

A very rare 1289 DW-069 I purchased it in 2001 in Osaka, Japan. I think I remember the sales guy saying that this particular model was not sold outside of Japan, but I could be wrong (with language barrier, it could be a misunderstanding). 22 year old watch and I'm still rocking it! Still looks as good as it did then and still on the original strap with dragon motif. Extra dragon seen in the lume.

[Cad101]

Serviced new glass gaskets and strap everything else I left alone  I’m now going to spend a couple oh hours re polishing the original glass should be fun 

[RichardHarris123]

12 minutes ago, Cad101 said:

Serviced new glass gaskets and strap everything else I left alone  I’m now going to spend a couple oh hours re polishing the original glass should be fun 

Is it glass or plastic you need to polish?