Another Rescued

[ausimax]

Saved another from an uncertain fate, received a Seiko 8M25-7030 in a mixed batch I purchased, rather a plain looking individual and a battery  didn't bring any life signs.

So I decided an overhaul was in order, stripped it down and was surprised just how grotty the movement was, however after a good cleaning I could see no obvious faults so I proceeded to rebuild it, all came together with little fuss and then the moment of truth - in with a battery and life was restored, went through the reset procedure and all systems are working.

Now just have to fit a new crystal and it will be a nice watch.

As received:



Now :

[cobrajet25]

Glad you got it sorted out!  I kinda dig the minimalist look on that one...reminds me of the tachometer in a classic car or something.

[ausimax]

Oct 8, 2017 21:25:04 GMT -8 cobrajet25 said:

Glad you got it sorted out!  I kinda dig the minimalist look on that one...reminds me of the tachometer in a classic car or something.

Yes it has a real "Dress Watch" look to it and it is so slim, will really look the part when it gets a new glass.

It is intriguing that it does so much with just 2 hands. 

[pip]

Good work and thanks for the detailed teardown pics in your other thread. Downloaded and saved as a pdf booklet so I can't get hit if we have another pbucket disaster.

[ausimax]

Oct 9, 2017 0:21:00 GMT -8 pip said:

Good work and thanks for the detailed teardown pics in your other thread. Downloaded and saved as a pdf booklet so I can't get hit if we have another pbucket disaster.

Yes that is a good idea, I tend to save all useful info, just in case it disappears or I forget where I found it, as for pbucket it has destroyed a heap of threads, made useless by the fact all the images have gone.

[eeki]

That's actually quite nice! The simple case&dial design really work well.

[Mike_B]

Really nice work there pal. Well done . I like the look