A Gruen, a Waltham and a Timex watch walk into a bar,
The Gruen says, I have the most supple soft hairspring of any watch! The Waltham sneers and says, I am the first in the world to be mass produced with interchangeable parts. The Timex just laughs ...

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My Grandpa supposedly carried this watch with him on the USS Little during WW2 in the pacific theater.
I just finished the full restoration and it’s running great @ +6 seconds a day. So happy to be able to pass this down the family line in good workin...

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I am working on a 1950s Vostok watch with a 2414 movement.
The stem has been broken (the crown got smacked on something) and I cannot find the correct replacement, so I bought a stem extender and plan to machine down the old stem, thread it with a scre...

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I just finished refurbishing a Waltham grade 620 in a hunter case.
It had a fair amount of issues that I had to work through, but probably the coolest part was fitting the new crystal. ( I got it with no crystal).
Now, I know I have boasted about Whit...

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I have a sweep seconds hand that is 12.5mm long with a .25 mm hole that I want to paint black.
Im using enamel paint. I’ve tried using a super fine micro brush and I’ve tried dipping it, both resulted in bulged areas and an uneven coating.
Im going t...

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Hey guys,
I’m rebuilding an old family pocket watch, and am trying to decide if I should polish the nickel silver (coin silver) case, or leave the years of tarnish in place.
The case needs cleaning for sure, I mean this has to be one of the dirtiest wa...

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Hey guys,
I’m rebuilding an old family pocket watch, and am trying to decide if I should polish the nickel silver (coin silver) case, or leave the years of tarnish in place.
The case needs cleaning for sure, I mean this has to be one of the dirtiest wa...

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I f you have the VOH set of 12 drivers with the rotating stand, Could you please measure the height from your bench top to the top of the screwdrivers handles?
The reason I ask is that I work in a glovebox, and would like to be sure I can pull a driver...

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