7005-8052 rebuild. Poor Man MAS.

[camrok]

In true essence of a poor man cosmetic rebuild I have done everything on the cheap.
This is how I found it.

A quick polish and a generous bezel donation from rogart thank you.

Finally a document from SeikoPsycho that stated the H558-5000 Arnie shared a bezel insert external diameter within 0.5mm.
A bezel insert from Yobokies to replace my beaten insert on my Arnie.
And replacing my old Arnie insert on my blue 7005.

Finally a nice reproduction tropic sport from a thrift shop.

The Arnie insert is about 2.5mm thick and sits about 1-1.5mm above the bezel.
I can live with that. I will probably polish the exposed edge of the insert to keep it uniform.

The insert is a tight fit so it won't be going anywhere.

In total the poor mans MAS has cost me about $80 AUD. And almost half that was on the insert.

Thank you for your generosity and time- everyone who contributed and supported my cheap restore.

Cam

[rossr]

Nicely done. True to the spirit of the watch.

[HiBeat]

Really nice way to get that guy back onto the wrist.  A lot of my favorites are far from museum pieces as they look so genuine.

I agree a quick and easy outer bezel shaping would go a long way to make that even nicer. 

I love reading great resto threads like this, great photos too.

Congrats !

[longbike]

Aloha ,


Very nice and it has been brought back to its working life now.

Only a few more findings and it will look even better in time.

Great work and much effort has been done there and now for use.... 7dfe79adc2f0    :winner:  .
Louis

[jim1963]

looks great mate and a bargain [ what's not to like   ]

[Groundhog66]

Nice wabi on that one, it definitely deserves some wrist time.

[SeikoPsycho]

Another Seiko brought back on line. Nice work. Amazing that an Arnie bezel insert would fit. Is the bezel itself from a 7005-805X or something else? Just wondering as to the thickness of the original insert.

[camrok]

Yeah it's a 7005-805x bezel. The only replacement bezel i can think of is going to be off a less desirable 6309 sports diver. The Arnie is a beveled design the slopes down in to the crystal. Unlike most bezels it's not flat or curved down from crystal to outer bezel.