I just bought this Seiko 7009-8279-P with the aim of servicing it to wear. I think it is from the late 1970s, but I’m not certain. I love the linen texture dial!
When I got it, it had a huge amount of beat error, 9ms, and was running 117 seconds a day slow. The crown would not push in all the way either. I opened it up and cleaned a bunch of gunk off the area where the back seals to the case. I pulled the stem and found the inside of the crown was…
Some of this has probably been done to death, but here goes.
A couple of years ago, I purchased a Hamilton 992B on this forum. Great little find, and I "wear" it from time to time for fun. This is not without challenges though.
First, reten…
Continue readingI find that the best way to go about this is to look through catalogues containing my watch and try to work out what designs…
I picked up this chronograph a number of years ago as I thought it was interesting. I’ve been trying to determine what brand it might be and finally took it to a watchmaker who popped the back off. Not sure that helped much either as no names are lis…
Continue readingOn the same day i got my 992 back from the watchmaker for a warrenty repair too.
It ticks for a few seconds then stops, fully wound.
I haven’t worn it that much if at all, only since november last year but not for 2-3 months of this year.
Not sure what my next step should be? i bought the watch off a user of this forum circa 2019, name was journeyforce.
Good day. I am hoping anyone might be able to give me some information on this time piece.
Continue readingCurrently wearing my Enicar Sherpa Star that has recently come back from my watchmaker. I always wanted one of those, with the “volcano / bark skin” finish… I also lucked out and found an Enicar bracelet that is a 90% fit (with a slight gap to the case, and a hammered instead of “bark” finish… but hey).
Sorry for not setting the date to the first, but being May Day, I was a bit lazy 😉
Wishing you all a great start to…
