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I am trying to find a replacement Timex M901 movement but Timex don’t stock them any more. My watch is not expensive nor particularly old, so no point buying another one to cannibalise it.
Any advice on where to look or if another movement would wo…
Repair advise – Caliber UT6365N
Hello All!
I'm working in a unitas Caliber 6365N.
Im facing some dificut in disassembly the balance jewel in this Caliber.
Normaly it use two Screws on the underside of the balance cock witch need to be unscrewed.
In Caliber 6365N it use a dif…
Continue readingA2824 : Crown stem does not wind watch, other positions work
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Hobbyist reporting in with a problem,
As I "broke" my A2824 by pressing stem relase down as inserting stem back IN, I had to fix this myself, its fixed now – keyless and whole movement is now assembled. However I noticed now that the…
Continue readingCrown extremely tight – help
Hello, I just did a crystal swap on a Seiko 7456-8449. I had the movement out of the case and away from the project the whole time. Now I am trying to get everything back together, but the crown is extremely tight and the movement wants to sit at an an…
Continue readingCal.861 Can I use this Movement holder to hold the Jewel ?
Hi all, I'm about to service my 861 Speedmaster and I don't own a Jewel Press or Staking Set, When I come to reassemble the movement I need to hold the Chronograph runner Jewel while I press fit the gear to stop the Jewel from being pressed o…
Continue readingDoes anyone take safety precautions when polishing crystals
I read somewhere a few months ago that polishing hesalite (Polymethyl methacrylate) or acrylic crystals can release harmful gasses and this is one of the reasons official service centres replace crystals rather than polishing them.
Now, I don’t parti…
Continue readingMaking replacement bezels/inserts, “bakelite”/acrylic & aluminium- Tissot PR516
Have hade some requests to share the method I use for producing replacement inserts in acrylic.
I am a big fan of vintage Tissot, modell PR516. A while ago I got a project diver in a watch lot bought at an auction.
It was missing the bezel and the c…
How to repair a rare case like this
Hi, I fixed this watch, but the case is unsatisfactory to the seller. How would you go about repairing the case here? Replacement doesn't seem to be an option, and the chips are quite deep. Case is a seiko 9300 5009 r2
Continue readingRemoving a front-installed flat front crystal
I bought a rectangular watch to gut and replace the face – I had hoped the face/dial wasn't sandwiched between the case and crystal but based on what I can tell, it is. Not 100% sure why they made this decision, but whatever.
How do I remove the …
Continue readingQuestion about finding SS dauphine lume hands for 168.010
I have a 168.010 with dome dial, and need to replace the hands. The hands are silver (steel) dauphine with lume, and I believe the length I am looking for is 9.0 mm for hour hand, and 13.5 mm for the minute hand. The seconds sweep is ok, but should I…
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