Another Pogue is ready for space ...
Jun 7, 2015 9:30:14 GMT -8
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Post by siralan on Jun 7, 2015 9:30:14 GMT -8
I picked up another gold dialled 6139-6002 a couple of weeks ago. The sellers pictures weren't too good, but they were good enough to pick out some of the obvious faults / issues
so for starters I spotted:
Despite this, it looked to be all original (bar the crown) and I couldn't resist the challenge. When it arrived I was underwhelmed and had one of those "why did I buy this?" moments.
The minute counter hand was back on (not a good sign), but the hour and minute hands were almost free-wheeling round the dial.
The bracelet and clasp had been sympathetically restored with sandpaper
here's the dial and hands
an interesting day disk, but it wasn't lining up correctly.
The lume on the batons will need re-doing and I decided to replace the hour and minute hands rather than try and sort them out.
Thankfully the movement looked good
so, one strip down later
followed by a rebuild, relume, and a more sympathetic polish of the bracelet and clasp results in this
yes - I decided to add a little twist by painting the letters on the auto-wind framework.
and the icing on the cake
that's the best amplitude of any of my 6139's.
(I need to adjust the rate, but I'll do that after I've worn it a few times).
I fitted a NOS crystal, second hand hour and minute hands that I re-lumed and a new crown and stem. I haven't got a spare stem spring and gear so for now these are missing. I also fitted a NOS cannon pinion (this solved the hand free-wheeling issue).
Oh yes, I managed to save the day disk. The gear on the back was misaligned, but I managed to carefully move it round to the correct position. I'm pleased as it has a language I've not seen before.
This has turned out really nicely, and better than I thought when I first received the watch.
so for starters I spotted:
- incorrect crown (so I had to assume at worst that the original stem, spring and gear was gone as well)
- badly rotted hour & minute hands
- minute counter hand fallen off
- dial discolouration, especially around the sub-dial (I actually didn't mind this, it was going to be my first with this)
- scratching on the bracelet and end links and clasp
- and it was listed as non running.
Despite this, it looked to be all original (bar the crown) and I couldn't resist the challenge. When it arrived I was underwhelmed and had one of those "why did I buy this?" moments.
The minute counter hand was back on (not a good sign), but the hour and minute hands were almost free-wheeling round the dial.
The bracelet and clasp had been sympathetically restored with sandpaper
here's the dial and hands
an interesting day disk, but it wasn't lining up correctly.
The lume on the batons will need re-doing and I decided to replace the hour and minute hands rather than try and sort them out.
Thankfully the movement looked good
so, one strip down later
followed by a rebuild, relume, and a more sympathetic polish of the bracelet and clasp results in this
yes - I decided to add a little twist by painting the letters on the auto-wind framework.
and the icing on the cake
that's the best amplitude of any of my 6139's.
(I need to adjust the rate, but I'll do that after I've worn it a few times).
I fitted a NOS crystal, second hand hour and minute hands that I re-lumed and a new crown and stem. I haven't got a spare stem spring and gear so for now these are missing. I also fitted a NOS cannon pinion (this solved the hand free-wheeling issue).
Oh yes, I managed to save the day disk. The gear on the back was misaligned, but I managed to carefully move it round to the correct position. I'm pleased as it has a language I've not seen before.
This has turned out really nicely, and better than I thought when I first received the watch.
