I was doing some background reading about my new Hanhart 417ES. I was reading about French Type 20 chronographs, and I read (here) the original specification said the chronograph should be able to perform "300 minimum chronograph operations before…
Continue readingOverhauling a Seiko D229-5000, digital with a crown! Which is playing up
Here’s a fun one I thought I’d share. This thing is beat up to hell, but the module works great, just a faint bit of that oil slick aging on the LCD. Except the adjust switch in the crown is touchy, which makes it almost impossible to set…
Continue readingCarefulling, carefulling… Oops
Hm. How did that hang together? Missed it. Hindsight says the trick is to lift the front half off, and hopefully all that junk will stay where it belongs in the back half. The whole…
Overhauling a Seiko D229-5000, digital with a crown! Which is playing up
Crown gaskets for EMG DL63 Chronograph
Hello everybody,
I need to replace the two gaskets on a EMG DL63 Chronograph but unfortunately I have no access to the removed gaskets. Would anybody know the size of the gaskets used on the watch?
thank you
Continue readingClick Spring Positioning
I didn’t want to ask this. I searched for quite a while for my own answer. I’m working on a Bulova 10BC that I’ve let sit for a very long time. So long in fact, that I can’t remember where to position the click spring in relation to the click. Am I compressing the spring so the click is pushed to it’s furthest clockwise position or do I leave the spring uncompressed and place the click squarely in the center? I can feel the heads shaking in shame at this question.
Continue readingSeitz Lubrifix
Hi too all. I have a 1950’s Zodiac hermetic with a missing triangle shaped Lubrifix endstone. Picture below for best description. Does anyone have a source for a replacement?
…
Continue readingSmoothing Sharp Case Edges
It’s not surprising that my recently acquired Vostok has incredibly sharp edges and points on the strap lugs. The OEM bracelet, although a big improvement from past bracelets adds to the problem with end links that dont fill the lug opening leaving the points exposed. Adding a rubber strap may help but in the meantime I want to smooth out the sharp edges and points. Any experience here that may help on technique and tools?
Continue reading
Regulating Tools
Hello Everyone
Continue readingI am attempting to put together a decent set of tools for regulating watches. I’d like some input on getting the right stuff.
I’d like to work on Seiko 4R36 and Swiss SW200-1 movements.
So far I have a timegrapher and a demagnetizer covered.
I’m wondering what the correct size of screwdriver would be.
In a nutshell, I’m thinking I’ll have to remove the case back, possibly remove the automatic winding works, put it on the timegrapher, regulate, condition the case back…
Rose gold or gold colored digital watch bezel screws
I have a freestyle shark mini watch. I’m looking for rose gold colored jewels to replace the standard ones that screw down the bezel. Is there anywhere online or in store that I could purchase screws for a digital watch of this size (30mm)?
Continue readingWhere to source recycled stainless steel in the U.S.?
Hi – I’m designing a watch case that I’ll be making in my studio for a limited edition watch. I want to fabricate the case back from recycled stainless steel. Any tips about where I can source the material in the U.S.? The recycled aspect is very important to me and to my brand. I’ve had little luck via Google searches.
Continue readingThanks in advance!
Wesla
HELP! Longines 9L
Young hobbyist hoping to get some advice from a watchmaker who is well versed with vintage Longines. The Longines movement in question is this 9L. I have owned a couple watches with this movement before but this is my first time giving one a proper ser…
Continue reading