I had a fond eye for this watch for about a year and finally decided to pull the trigger. It is has a rather unique case, a conservative yet fun dial, excellent lume, and a hardened case. It comes with a Sellita SW200-1 movement with no ghost date po…
Continue readingReplacing a Pallet Stone
A several months ago I purchased a Dietrich Gruen & Son pocket watch. On teardown and inspection I came across a chipped exit stone.
I thought I would share how I went about replacing it using my microscope camera and its built in measuring tools…
Continue readingOk, maybe it has a little soul…
…enough to get into watch purgatory anyway. 😁
I found this as a non-runner for super cheap. Nice sweep seconds, second only to my Snowflake.
Things that impressed me:
The afore mentioned smooth seconds sweep.
Center seconds is both running seconds …
New Hamilton Khaki Field Watch with a new movement
Looks like a solid option for those looking for a field watch. Manual wind, 80hrs, free sprung, no date…
I’m probably more interested in what else this movement makes it in, but this iteration isn’t bad either.
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Continue readingOof, that is starting to be a lot of money for an unsalvageable watch!
“Ebay Description” said:
Even the case back and bezel have spalling from getting so hot. The dial is ruined, the crystal is toast (ha), what would you trust in the movement after getting that hot? And they cannot open it, so who knows what you are getting…
Oof, that is starting to be a lot of money for an unsalvageable watch!
Exposing Polarizing Ideas (a review of a polarized light source and filter for a microscope)
I saw a product on Amazon that I thought may prove useful. It is a microscope ring light with two circular polarizing filters. One over the LEDs and one over the lens.
Continue readingThe theory is, you polarize the source light, and then filter any specular highlights and reflections that are interfering with your work with a polarizing filter. If you’ve ever dabbled in photography, you may have used a polarizing filter to remove reflections off glass or water.
There are times I am trying to view the…
Exposing Polarizing Ideas (a review of a polarized light source and filter for a microscope)
[A Morning Chuckle] Omega 1040 for “service” or parts 😳
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