Helvetia anyone?

Have you ever bought anything from eBay that you had no intention of doing when you looking for something else?

😁

For equivalent to USD$132 (shipped) I couldn’t resist this, even though I don’t need it and will probably never wear it. The “want” factor at work.

A genuine NOS Helvetia Automatic (ETA 2824-2).

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Grrrrrrrrrrr! A Tudor with ETA 1080 butchered by poor quality watchmaker in the past

I’m servicing a 1947 Tudor with an ETA 1080 in it.

Inspecting the tiny parts after cleaning and found this 🤬.

Not surprising actually. Some of the previous work must have been done by a blacksmith.

Evidence……….. the mainspring.

One of the symptoms the owner reported was “it’s difficult to wind and set the time.

I know why.

In the pic above, the setting lever spring looks OK, but when I was hand washing the parts in a dish…

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Merry Xmas Everyone!

“Christmas Eve” here.

I’m not a Muslim, so I can’t celebrate Ramadan,
I’m not a Hindu so I can’t celebrate Diwali,
I’m not a Jew, so I can’t celebrate Hanukkah,
And unfortunately, I’m an Atheist so I can’t (while being true to myself) celebrate Christmas.

However, I do celebrate a time of year of coming together with family and friends, and simply enjoying their company.

So for me it’s not Christmas, or the Holidays, but simply Xmas.

Merry Xmas to you all from our little getaway in the…

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