I'm having trouble figuring out the correct case back removal tool for a Maen Skymaster MK2. I bought the thing in working condition or so I thought, only a few years old but after the second time hand winding prior to wear it locked up. Everythin…

So ETA has these 2 movements which I understand are basically the same except one has a date disc and one doesn't (see links below). And they both take the same battery. Am I correct to understand that everything else being equal, the no date disc…

I spent some time looking around my local flea market and I found these items! I like sharing this stuff with you guys because I know you appreciate what can still be found out in the wild.

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Yes, I said it…watch fixing…not "making".

Lately I have been approached to help out friends and acquaintences about fixing broken watches. This is all due to word of mounth advertising between folks I know and family members that have be…

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a good supplier for short-length watch hands? It needs to be based in the U.S. I need 6-10mm length hands for a 25mm dial. The only place I can find that sells them at that length is Cousins UK, but I don’t want to risk …

I'm servicing an old Benrus watch with an ETA 1281 movement. The escape wheel is wobbling back and forth, as you can see in the video. Looking at it through a loupe, it looks like it is the lower pivot/bearing where the wobble is happening, not th…

Finished the 2390 and it runs beautifully…. for about 30 min. Then it stalls and it's not easy to kick back up without manual intervention.

When I try to kick it back up again with a shake the balance rotates a little but the palette jewel doe…

Apparently Seiko SKX bezel inserts will fit the ubiquitous Citizen Promaster eco-drive BN0150-28E with a spacer. This is due to the SKX inserts being thinner and they will sit down too low in the bezel. Someone on Etsy is 3D printing spacer just got th…

I'm just getting started and have done a few quartz movements (hated them and those confounded magnetic rotors), three seiko automatics (2706, 6309, 6119), an Omega 660, and an AS 1950. About to start on an ETA 2390 this weekend. Plus a few pocket…

I have an Omega Seamaster Spectre, which has the awesome 12 hr GMT bezel, PLUS a bidirectional click spring. I didn't realize I loved the ability to set the bezel both ways! Is that a modification that can be made to other watch bezels to go from …