Hi,
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
Hello,
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 readingHow 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…
Continue readingNew watchmaker in trouble already
Hello all,
Matthew here. I am a new forum member, a long time watch enthusiast, and attempting to learn watchmaking. For my first project I wanted to disassemble and clean my Hamilton military watch since it was “simple” – not automatic – no date etc…
ETA 251 movement battery screw
I just got a Certina quartz chronograph powered by an ETA 251.264. I popped the back off out of curiosity to have a look. Turns out the battery clip was on backwards.
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Continue readingBasic watchmaking tips – Spotting wear
This is another installment in a series of watchmaking tips – previous threads can be found here:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/basic-watchmaking-tips-cleaning.56365/#post-696021
https://omegaforums.net/threads/basic-watchmaking-tips-oiling-part-1….
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