donciccio
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Post by donciccio on Feb 25, 2014 17:27:13 GMT -8
Some of you might remember when I scored THIS the other day. The movement was shot as the old battery leaked and ruined it completely. Read more about choosing and right battery for your quartz watches HERE. The dial, hands and shroud are in great condition. The bezel insert is a little rough, but at the price I paid I can't complain. I was able to score a movement for it in great working condition so today a got to work. Before pic.  The first thing I did was remove the band then the shroud.  Then the bezel, and the movement.  Then the pushers, crystal and insert came out.  The parts are then gathered and put to boil in a nice hot ultrasonic bath.   The next step was to swap out the movement.  After that the now clean parts are taken out and steam cleaned and gathered for reassembly.  The new crystal is installed, pushers as well and movement installed.  The last step is to install the bezel and insert then the shroud.  Then the finished product.  More pics to follow when i give her the official photo shoot. Thanks for looking. |
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Post by scubarob99 on Feb 25, 2014 17:36:07 GMT -8
Looks great, but to be completely honest the gold display instead of the silver would bother me to no end...funny thing is that I actually usually prefer it, on Pan Am, 0439, A158...but I swapped a silver for gold once and just couldn't get used to it.
Rob.
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Post by sdoocms on Feb 25, 2014 18:31:21 GMT -8
Outstanding!
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Post by seikoholic on Feb 25, 2014 18:41:57 GMT -8
I really actually want one of those. Nice piece, great job. What fun.
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Post by nom nom on Feb 25, 2014 19:12:57 GMT -8
I love seeing restorations. Great job!
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Post by 69ChevelleSS on Feb 26, 2014 9:18:51 GMT -8
Looks great Chris . . . . nice work!
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Post by Groundhog66 on Feb 26, 2014 9:25:06 GMT -8
Nicely done, glad it's up and running again. I'd really like to get an Arnie!
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donciccio
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Post by donciccio on Feb 26, 2014 17:17:48 GMT -8
Looks great, but to be completely honest the gold display instead of the silver would bother me to no end...funny thing is that I actually usually prefer it, on Pan Am, 0439, A158...but I swapped a silver for gold once and just couldn't get used to it. Rob. You know, I thought it would bother me ,but it doesn't. |
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Post by cd_god on Feb 26, 2014 17:39:41 GMT -8
Nice.
I think the gold display compliments the orange Sports 150 text at 6 o'clock. |
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Post by donciccio on Feb 26, 2014 17:49:07 GMT -8
Nice.
I think the gold display compliments the orange Sports 150 text at 6 o'clock. thanks. Thats exactly what I was thinking. |
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Post by cobrajet25 on Feb 27, 2014 2:42:13 GMT -8
Looks great, but to be completely honest the gold display instead of the silver would bother me to no end...funny thing is that I actually usually prefer it, on Pan Am, 0439, A158...but I swapped a silver for gold once and just couldn't get used to it. Rob. It would bug me, too. The last H601-5480 I bought was also a non-runner. The digital display had bled. It took the better part of a year to find another 100% module for it that wasn't super expensive and had the silver display. IIRC, mine came out of ratty dress watch with a silvertone plated case. I found lots of gold ones...even bought a few. The only difference is the color of the reflector behind the LCD display...all other parts are the same. In the end, I am glad I waited for the "right" one, but I can see why you went with the gold. Looks good to me! |
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Post by surfingseiko on Feb 27, 2014 9:28:41 GMT -8
Looks great. Congratulations and enjoy.
Mark
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Post by jkchua on Mar 5, 2014 8:50:41 GMT -8
Finally i see one being restored. I've been searching for an H601 restoration work for the past couple of days but all I see are the H558s. Nice work sir! Hope i could dismantle mine but i read the shrouds on these are easy to break because of age so all i manange to do is take the wave vented straps off which took me about an hour (dang fat spring bars) and installed temporary 20mm cheap nato on it. Digital display is kinda weak but i did hear the alarm sound off earlier. Weak battery have something to do with this? Attachments:
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Post by J. F. Sebastian on Mar 5, 2014 9:18:12 GMT -8
Nice job! This thing was my first grail, when I first got into watches, thought the SKX007/9 were the coolest looking things on the planet but still hated the idea of a mechanical watch. I'm not quite as into them now (especially not at current prices!), but they are still great looking.
This post is reminding me that I think I have a fairly good A158's worth of parts that I should put together sometime...
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Post by dad-the-diver on Mar 5, 2014 14:12:29 GMT -8
Very nice Chris. In fact SUPER NICE!
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Post by endo on Mar 5, 2014 15:40:16 GMT -8
Really awesome post. I love seeing the watch all broken down and what goes into repairing and restoring it. I love watches but am a total idiot when it comes to what makes them work.
Very informative site and folks, glad to have found this place.
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Post by donciccio on Mar 6, 2014 9:16:39 GMT -8
Really awesome post. I love seeing the watch all broken down and what goes into repairing and restoring it. I love watches but am a total idiot when it comes to what makes them work. Very informative site and folks, glad to have found this place. Its great to have you here my friend. |
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Post by buddy123 on Mar 6, 2014 11:47:47 GMT -8
Another one that 'walked' in the door Chris :rofl: Seriously though, that's a very nice job. I did notice that you don't appear to have any hammers in your tool drawer......I do........maybe that's where I'm going wrong  |
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