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I used a small ultrasonic for years until it died, but it does need to be large enough to fit jars in to hold your parts, and small parts ideally are in mesh baskets within the jars so you are not fishing them out one by one with tweezers. So the one you linked might be too small and this kind of thing really the minimum workable size -
You'll probably find when you get the dial it's slightly under the stated size to start with. Depending on the dial I'd mount it on a mandrel then spin it in a drill using a hard sanding pad to reduce the diameter. -
Thank you @AndyGSi for the heads up. It is supposed to pressed down by a metal ring/bezel. I haven’t tried it yet. Let me check. Alternatively I may reduce the diameter of the dial, but I would need to mask/protect its face from dirt. -
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Ah, good one. I've got the crown going into a hole in steel to support it - maybe I'd be better off using plastic thinking about it... -
The ultrasonic would be better than nothing and looks like it should hold some small kind of jars for placing the parts in. Dial restoration is very specialised and only worth considering on expensive watches, although some people prefer them with original patina. Again re-plating would be an expensive last resort and not worth considering on most watches unless you're able to do it yourself. Your best just trying to buff the case yourself. Crystals are readily available from the likes of Cousins here in the UK. Edit Here's a Sekonda I've just polished up a bit.
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