6139: Dare I say Rare + Minty?? YouBetcha!
Nov 17, 2019 12:03:31 GMT -8
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Post by SeikoPsycho on Nov 17, 2019 12:03:31 GMT -8
But I'll only it Once............LOL
Some 6139's are rarer then others. This Bluish Dial 6139-8002 JDM Speedtimer is one of these examples. Depending on the angle and light, this dial goes from shades of Blue to shades of Purple. I've had this model on my wish list for quite sometime yet I have rarely seen one come up for sale. There are plenty of other 6139-8002's out there but this one is quite hard to find and I would have to put it up there with the JDM 6139-6002 Sunrise Speedtimer model. In fact, I've seen more Sunrises surface over the years then this model.
Well, to my surprise one popped into view in Non-Running condition. The perfect choice for me because I can repair it myself and it falls into a more affordable price range. When the watch arrived it would actually run but had issues. The chrono function wasn't working at all and would not reset whatsoever. Humm....... lets have a look!
First thing I noticed was the pushers were sticky and wouldn't release when depressed. Could be a simple fix you say? Well, not so simple in this case. I removed the gaskets and tried the chrono again with no Joy. Looks like I'll have to go a little deeper to investigate the issues. I removed the winding rotor + bridge to visually examine the chrono in action. I could immediately see that someone had been here before. The intermediate minute recording wheel and the minute recording wheel teeth were out of alignment + overlapping. This can only happen if the chrono bridge has been removed + reinstalled incorrectly. As you can see, the chrono finger is trying to advance the intermediate minute recording wheel but it's jammed up against the minute recording wheel and can't rotate.
I removed the bridge and lined the hands up correctly. The chrono would now run correctly but there was an issue with the reset. The sub dial hand, on some previous repair, had not been installed correctly and would reset to the 18 min mark.
With all that in mind it was off to the timgrapher to see how it was actually running..........No Bueno
There's only one thing to do at this point: Complete Teardown + Service...........
Load up the parts and we're off to the Ultrasonic..................
Wash cycle..........
1st of 2 rinse cycles........
And finally a heated spin dry................What wash job is complete without a heated spin dry?
While the parts are in the wash cycle I usually prepare the case + bracelet
Parts laid out ready for assembly..........
Main Spring back in the Barrel........
Presto Chango, a few hours later, and we're back in business...........
Add the original bracelet and we're ready for some wrist time.............
Well, to my surprise one popped into view in Non-Running condition. The perfect choice for me because I can repair it myself and it falls into a more affordable price range. When the watch arrived it would actually run but had issues. The chrono function wasn't working at all and would not reset whatsoever. Humm....... lets have a look!
First thing I noticed was the pushers were sticky and wouldn't release when depressed. Could be a simple fix you say? Well, not so simple in this case. I removed the gaskets and tried the chrono again with no Joy. Looks like I'll have to go a little deeper to investigate the issues. I removed the winding rotor + bridge to visually examine the chrono in action. I could immediately see that someone had been here before. The intermediate minute recording wheel and the minute recording wheel teeth were out of alignment + overlapping. This can only happen if the chrono bridge has been removed + reinstalled incorrectly. As you can see, the chrono finger is trying to advance the intermediate minute recording wheel but it's jammed up against the minute recording wheel and can't rotate.
I removed the bridge and lined the hands up correctly. The chrono would now run correctly but there was an issue with the reset. The sub dial hand, on some previous repair, had not been installed correctly and would reset to the 18 min mark.
With all that in mind it was off to the timgrapher to see how it was actually running..........No Bueno
There's only one thing to do at this point: Complete Teardown + Service...........
Load up the parts and we're off to the Ultrasonic..................
Wash cycle..........
1st of 2 rinse cycles........
And finally a heated spin dry................What wash job is complete without a heated spin dry?
While the parts are in the wash cycle I usually prepare the case + bracelet
Parts laid out ready for assembly..........
Main Spring back in the Barrel........
Presto Chango, a few hours later, and we're back in business...........
Add the original bracelet and we're ready for some wrist time.............
Another Keeper............
Bob's your Uncle............
