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Does this make you nervous, Coleman?
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LOL!
AzPete
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"Coleman" said:
You send an item to "him" and just realized you are screwed......don't you read the posts here........lol
crustycurmudgeon
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Wow, there's a lotta parts in that watch.
Frank
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Anonymous
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I can only imagine (and it's horrible) what KO will want for payment!
gtscode
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Great post I love watches and own a few nice mechanicals from Omega.
I would love to go to watch school as I have had some custom work done on one of my watches but I need another hobby like a hole in the head.
I would love to go to watch school as I have had some custom work done on one of my watches but I need another hobby like a hole in the head.
Re: Does this make you nervous, Coleman? (updated)
Jerry, your watch is done. I am posting pics of the watch with before and after shots. Notice the rusty old yellowed dial and the perfect new one. I also posted some pics of the watch mounted on the hand setting press ready to install the hands so you can see the condition of the dial up close. Finally, I posted a screen pic of the timing test screen. The factory standard of accuracy for this watch is +- 3 seconds a day. This one is running at -1.4 seconds a month after another cleaning and with fresh oil and grease. It will be more erratic on the wrist than it is on the test machine, but still, this watch will certainly let you know what time it is. (By the way, a $5 walmart quartz watch will keep time within 1/2 second a year)
Sorry if no one gives a crap about this, but it is a convenient way to communicate with Jerry about the restoration of his watch.
(And yes, Mark, I am wearing latex gloves, and no, I do not wear them to do anything else. It is a watchmaker thing.)
Jerry, your watch is done. I am posting pics of the watch with before and after shots. Notice the rusty old yellowed dial and the perfect new one. I also posted some pics of the watch mounted on the hand setting press ready to install the hands so you can see the condition of the dial up close. Finally, I posted a screen pic of the timing test screen. The factory standard of accuracy for this watch is +- 3 seconds a day. This one is running at -1.4 seconds a month after another cleaning and with fresh oil and grease. It will be more erratic on the wrist than it is on the test machine, but still, this watch will certainly let you know what time it is. (By the way, a $5 walmart quartz watch will keep time within 1/2 second a year)
Sorry if no one gives a crap about this, but it is a convenient way to communicate with Jerry about the restoration of his watch.
(And yes, Mark, I am wearing latex gloves, and no, I do not wear them to do anything else. It is a watchmaker thing.)
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Anonymous
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Amazing work Kevin... seriously!!
Fast68back
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Is it the angle, or is the one on the right smaller?
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gtscode
Active Member
Love it!!!! Very awesome and impressive.
As you already know watches are one of my favorite hobbies. While very expensive still a heck of a lot cheaper than my Mustang!
As you already know watches are one of my favorite hobbies. While very expensive still a heck of a lot cheaper than my Mustang!
"Johnny M" said:
Thanks for taking a break from the Irish hotties and the Guiness to care about my watch work. This is a mid 80's rolex that has not (in my opinion) been serviced properly. There are O rings in the winding crown and the case tube it mounts to that should seal the watch from air and vapor. In this watch, the O rings were old, dry and hard, much like some of the guys here, and allowed moisture in.
It took about 30 minutes to get the watch apart, 30 minutes to get the parts sorted and in tiny sealed baskets for cleaning in the ultrasonic tank, a hour to dry and polish each part by hand, and about an hour to get it all re-assembled and lubed. Total was about 3 hours, but I have done many of this model. The first time I work on a movement it takes a lot longer. The lesson here is that just like any piece of machinery, good watches need regular service (every 6 years or so). With that kind of maintenance, a watch like this can last 100 years or more.
gtscode
Active Member
I can't tell you how impressed I am!!! I would love to be able to do something like this.
Did you study for fun or as a potential profession?
Did you study for fun or as a potential profession?
Fast68back
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He had a lot of free time when he was in prison.....
I bought a TAG Chronograph last summer, it has a clear back and it amazes me the tiny scale of the engineering, I always wondered how the heck you work on something so small and this thread helped me understand that!!!! So will my watch need this sort of service after 6 years?....Depsite not wearing it for 3-4 weeks at a time and then i only wear it for a day or two. (I would have it wrecked if i wore it to work every day so I have a G-Shock for that)
I am guess this is the "full service" you carried out? Did you do any work on the case and strap? Would this be considered a tricky watch to work on?
You have to admire the swiss engineering. I lived there for a year and everything is so precise over there.
Again...very impressed with your skills. :wor :wor :wor
I am guess this is the "full service" you carried out? Did you do any work on the case and strap? Would this be considered a tricky watch to work on?
You have to admire the swiss engineering. I lived there for a year and everything is so precise over there.
Again...very impressed with your skills. :wor :wor :wor
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Anonymous
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"Fast68back" said:
and waiting in between gigs during his standup days.