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I got this movement on ebay and have been entertaining making a big wrist watch! Well, I just received the case for it, disassemble the movement and everything is on the way for a good maintenance and an eventual new watch for the collection! Here is a pic.

 

 

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Thanks Lawson, any dial suggestions I'll definitely consider it since I want this watch to be special. For now I have something in mind but I'm still looking. I also sourced all the screws in blue but I'm looking for good looking ratchet and crown wheels...and maybe the click too. I just don't want to venture into substandard parts.

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@Ferdinand -- I'm buying a ready made one but it is taking some time to arrive! The case size is 44mm which accepts a dial of about 38mm, both 0.4 and 0.8 mm high. (It has an adapter ring for this purpose).

 

@Will -- Nice pilot style watch and nice color choice for the dial. I was looking for a blue one but eventually settle for black because of the print. I have a couple of those Chinese clones, new, that eventually will make it to a case but this one is for my personal use so when I came across this Swiss UT 6498 (before ETA) I decided to restore and "improve" it a little. If I don't break it, I'll get a useable -- and hopefully nice -- watch out of this whole thing!

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I had forgotten to come back to show the final product! Well here it is along with a new project finished today Sunday!

 

Original project:

 

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Today's finished project:

 

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This latest project involved the complete disassembly of the pocket watch from ebay, complete servicing and finally recasing...in a nutshell. Blue screws were added, also I noticed that everything bright/nickel plated came out gold! And this is supposedly a better new phone! Oh well!

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

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Thank you guys, I appreciate your nice words.

 

They are working so well I can't believe they are old, fairly-cheap-in-its-time movements! The first one I gave to my mom, she is 94 and still active. She meets with friends and they love the watch, also she looks at the movement very often and I can see she enjoys it. There is no money to pay for that satisfaction.

 

The other one, I'm taking it to work today!

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

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Excellent job haratua or is it hata? Like in the watch dial? If so, how did you do it? I'd love to have a dial with the brand BOB (my nick name not my uncle! :)  )

 

Did you make 1 or 4? They are really quality jobs! Is(are) the 6497(s) Chinese clones? In any case, I love the choice of dial, its color and the hands. Also the choice of strap and the Rolex type pins to hold them. Congratulations on a job well done! Super quality!

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

 

PS. Where did you source the case and the rest of the components? Thanks in advance.

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