Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 11:12:21 GMT -8
I've had this variant for a couple of years and finally got around to sorting out it's problems. The date wouldn't flip properly and the movement would run erratically; sometimes super fast and sometimes stop n go...
After a complete tear down and cleaning, I replaced half a dozen parts. Worn pivots, broken keyless works part with a piece sticking up and binding the date wheel and more 'sweater' hair wrapped around the escape wheel(what are the odds of having this on two in a row!!)
The dial is in excellent condition although the paint on the eagle is faded and the text below the eagle is also faded. Curiously, below where it reads 21 Jewels is the number '30' printed upside down
The hands are also in very good condition with nicely glowing lume. The markers are in great hsape and although not as bright as the hands, still glow in the dark.
The crystal has to be replaced. I couldn't even see through it when I got it so I 'polished' it with various grades of sand paper until it ended up like this. It's serviceable but still needs to be replaced.
The bezel insert has a bit of wabi but that's not an issue for me.
When I first got the watch, I thought it was just a cobbled parts watch but since then I have seen probably a dozen of these things. Most were in better cosmetic condition though.
After my TLC, the watch is running strong and keeping excellent time 7dfe79adc2f0
After a complete tear down and cleaning, I replaced half a dozen parts. Worn pivots, broken keyless works part with a piece sticking up and binding the date wheel and more 'sweater' hair wrapped around the escape wheel(what are the odds of having this on two in a row!!)
The dial is in excellent condition although the paint on the eagle is faded and the text below the eagle is also faded. Curiously, below where it reads 21 Jewels is the number '30' printed upside down
The hands are also in very good condition with nicely glowing lume. The markers are in great hsape and although not as bright as the hands, still glow in the dark.
The crystal has to be replaced. I couldn't even see through it when I got it so I 'polished' it with various grades of sand paper until it ended up like this. It's serviceable but still needs to be replaced.
The bezel insert has a bit of wabi but that's not an issue for me.
When I first got the watch, I thought it was just a cobbled parts watch but since then I have seen probably a dozen of these things. Most were in better cosmetic condition though.
After my TLC, the watch is running strong and keeping excellent time 7dfe79adc2f0
