The 63-series is reliable, but they CAN be stopped...
Feb 12, 2015 1:04:02 GMT -8
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Post by cobrajet25 on Feb 12, 2015 1:04:02 GMT -8
I just got this nice JDM '76 6306-8010 Actus Silverwave directly from Japan. This seller always says their watches don't run, but out of the ten watches I have bought from them...eight of them worked perfectly right out of the box.
But this one was as dead as fried chicken when it arrived. All the tapping and shaking in the world wouldn't make the seconds hand budge. Normally, when a screw or something is stuck in the balance, the seconds hand will at least twitch a little when you aggressively shake/tap it. This one did nothing. I took the caseback off, gently tapped on the balance wheel with a toothpick, and it felt like it was stuck with glue. Turns out my guess wasn't far off once the balance came out...
This is a big wad of RUST on the lower pivot. I would have cleaned it off, but I assumed this pivot was probably trashed anyway. Swapped in a nice balance from a junk 6319. She was a little groggy at first, but now she is banging away nicely and keeping good time. I didn't see much else in terms of corrosion on this movement, but I am sure it is there. Where there is one bit of rust, there are usually more.
But this one was as dead as fried chicken when it arrived. All the tapping and shaking in the world wouldn't make the seconds hand budge. Normally, when a screw or something is stuck in the balance, the seconds hand will at least twitch a little when you aggressively shake/tap it. This one did nothing. I took the caseback off, gently tapped on the balance wheel with a toothpick, and it felt like it was stuck with glue. Turns out my guess wasn't far off once the balance came out...
This is a big wad of RUST on the lower pivot. I would have cleaned it off, but I assumed this pivot was probably trashed anyway. Swapped in a nice balance from a junk 6319. She was a little groggy at first, but now she is banging away nicely and keeping good time. I didn't see much else in terms of corrosion on this movement, but I am sure it is there. Where there is one bit of rust, there are usually more.
