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I would like to share a simple modification of a cheap Chinese demagnetizer. I found the modification in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTYBPdJG7A. I applied this modification in a newly bought demagnetizer (from Aliexpress) and it works quite well. -
By spectre6000 · Posted
I recently snagged a Snoopy watch. It was listed as not running, and it's missing a crown. It turns out to be a Timex "BN2" movement (I think). Google thinks I have fat fingers, and that it's not a thing; and maybe it's not... I don't know. I figure the Timex guys would know though. Anyway, it turns out, the watch is in phenomenal shape. The crown must have come off early in its life, and it spent the last 60+ years in a drawer. The plating is excellent, the movement looks brand new and runs well (I haven't timed it yet). Other than a small crack in the crystal, this could easily be a very nice watch (for a Snoopy watch). Here's the hangup though, the stem isn't threaded, it's splined. The crown seems to need to be pressed on (?). I've not seen that before. Is this a Timex thing? Where does one find such crowns? Are the crown/stem supposed to be an assembly? Please advise. -
By spectre6000 · Posted
So... I guess some context may be in order. I still consider myself a pretty severe novice. My current mode is 404 Club victims (though, lately that may not be the best descriptor as I've not lost a patient for a while now). Once a week or so, I have a pair of eBay searches bookmarked; one is auctions under $5, the other is best offers under $20 or $25 (I forget). From there, I pay attention to shipping since you can't search on it for some reason (I have a personal cap for my 404 Club membership rule adherence), then look for watches that meet criteria for what I'm looking for. I probably put out... maybe a dozen bids/offers a week. I probably end up winning a watch or two a month. I have ZERO invested in the hunt other than some idle time in the evenings while watching TV, and I never expect to win, so when I lose I don't care. When I win, it's a pleasant surprise. These are whole, often semi-functional watches (excluding bands, I toss those if they're present unless they're stainless and in good shape), not movements. I've only managed a few non-runners so far, most of those were in lots with watches I was actually after, and I've actually managed to bring one back to life. My average cost per complete watch is... $2-3? I cap shipping at $15, and only go that high if it checks all of my boxes, otherwise more like $10. So all in, I probably average a gross cost of $9-10 per watch. Never higher than $20. Theoretically, I could go higher if I found something especially cool, but I have my daily driver and my shop watch. I'm not really into collecting them, I just like fixing them, and since I'm not yet confident enough to tackle something with some dollars behind it, It doesn't really make a ton of sense. So, yeah. Common sense; don't put out a ton of offers all at once or you could end up with a ton of watches. The offers are only good for 24 hours by default, and there is a mechanism to rescind offers. Give yourself some time. In my searches on US eBay, I'd guess probably half the results in my bottom scraping price range are Seikos from India/Pakistan. Find some with the movement you need, and low ball them. You'll get turned down a few times, but in my experience I typically win those with my $5 unless they have free shipping. Actual shipping for watches seems to be in the $5-10 range these days. -
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Removing adjustor arm might give you enough access to replace the spring,
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Bill3 6
This may be an in appropriate question because it concerns a Quartz watch. I personally do not own a Quartz watch and have never worked on one. A friend collects golf memorabilia and came across this watch. It has some collectible value and is a few years old. It appears to be a substantial watch and is very different than the cheap Chinese watches that I see so often. This is a watch that was given to those who purchased high priced tickets to the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament. (Yes I live in Augusta, GA and there are a lot of Master's souvenirs floating around).
The problem is that the crown is missing. I thought that the stem might be missing also, but when I opened the case the stem was present. As you can see in the pictures, the stem ends in a "sleeve" which appears to be made of brass. There is a hole in the end of the sleeve. I probed the hole with a tiny wire to the best of my ability and believe that there are no threads in the hole.
Now the question. Is it possible to replace the crown on such a watch? Where can I acquire a crown? How can I determine what size crown is needed? I need to add here that there is no manufacturer's mark on the watch, or at least if there is one I have not found it yet. Does a stem extension fit into the end of the existing stem?
Any and all help or comments will be appreciated.
Bill in Augusta, Georgia
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