I have a vintage watch listed for sale online (not here) and provided a detailed description of its service history, accuracy, and pretty much all the info I could think of to include that a buyer might want to know. That included 18 photos, among thos…
Continue readingMy Atypical Seiko Collection
I have given some glimpses here and there of my vintage Seikos, which are mostly mid-late 50s dress watches. However, I have yet to reveal the 'theme' of my collection as it has shaped up over the last couple years.. I guess it's a bit o…
Continue reading2018 SNKK11- Limping Along Just Fine
I figured I’d take a moment to report on my first watch, A Seiko SNKK11 gifted to me by my brother in July 2022. The case serial shows it was made in September 2018, so the watch was already about 4 years old when I got it. I have worn it roughly 2 tim…
Continue readingEscapement Trouble- Omega Cal. 354
This one is certainly not for the faint of heart, and I'm hoping that some of our resident watchmakers of the forum (bat signal going out to @Archer and @BenchGuy) might be able to give me proper guidance here, as I am at the extent of my knowledg…
Continue reading“Are You Sure You Want to Do This?”
Hello,
Today I wanted to highlight an odd feature of a watch I've been working on, and talk a little about troubleshooting issues from an amateur/hobbyist perspective.
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Continue readingInteresting Exercise.. (Omega 19.4T1)
Hello again,
Last weekend I received a beautiful mid-1930s Omega tank watch fitted with the small but capable cal. 19.4T1.
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Continue readingMainspring Barrel End Shake
Hello, got a 1959 Seiko Lord Marvel on the bench today with a very easy question for those who know the answer. I’m not liking what I’m seeing with the end shake on this barrel, and I’m wondering what you think of it.
For the rec…
Continue readingCleaning/ Oiling Order of Operations
Hello, and forgive me if these questions are addressed decisively in a formal textbook or class somewhere, but I have been slowly accumulating questions about the order in which people address things in the course of a service. They are of no particula…
Continue readingK&D Manual; Enlarging Train Wheels?
Afetr buying a lovely new staking set, I decided to pore back over a PDF of K&D's "Staking Tools and How to Use Them." I didn't notice before, but there is a section in the very end (p.160-163) explaining how to stretch a train …
Continue readingLate 30s FHF 31 Diagnosis
As I've been getting into watchmaking as a hobby, I've wanted to post a thread similar to this probably a dozen or more times, but I knew that the most likely answer was that I simply poor hygiene or lubrication, since it took me a while to g…
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