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Post by suntzu on Aug 27, 2021 19:29:39 GMT -8
Seller pic. Fingers crossed just a new battery.
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Post by cobrajet25 on Aug 29, 2021 3:48:07 GMT -8
Seller pic. Fingers crossed just a new battery.
I will cross my fingers, too. Those are awesome grab 'n' go watches, but the 7123 is hot garbage.
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Post by suntzu on Aug 29, 2021 15:44:14 GMT -8
Should clean up beautifully along with new crystal. I have a NOS bracelet for it. Gorgeous lume! Seller pics
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Post by trilo on Aug 30, 2021 1:56:52 GMT -8
Nice pick. I have a few LCD Quartz chronographs, though not alarm ones, that are perfect grab and go. The LCD issues you're having are most likely to be resolved after a movement clean. These are quite straight forward with the only delicate part being the crystal and connector. The sound might be a missing spring that contacts the back of the movement to the caseback. Hi. Thanks for the information. I did read somewhere about cleaning the movement. I'll have to look into it more as I would like to be able to wear it. I enjoy wearing my 0634-5000. I got really lucky with that one. I highly recommend a fibre glass pen and a loupe. Easy job with those two when you can clearly see where the (most likely) residue is.
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Post by cobrajet25 on Sept 1, 2021 5:19:46 GMT -8
Should clean up beautifully along with new crystal. I have a NOS bracelet for it. Gorgeous lume! Seller pics
Score! I picked one of those up cheap a number of years ago. Spot the treasure!
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Post by nzwatchdoctor on Sept 1, 2021 21:53:47 GMT -8
I got 14 Casios - most digitals including some G Shocks.
The seller also included a few non Casios including an Omega Ladymatic gold plated which seems to be going well. It's from the 50s / early 60s. I've buffed it and listed it as is.
I wanted some of the Casios for my son's whose current and past ones have had broken straps etc. This will future proof them!! I also wanted a Casio for each of my going motorbikes dashes. I ground down the case ends after removing straps, put new batteries in them and glued them to each bike.
I've also collated a list of batteries to buy and bought some generic straps for them too.
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Post by victor on Sept 3, 2021 11:28:35 GMT -8
Watches arrived today! Ever have so many come in at once that you just keep swapping them over and over on your wrist?
This one is pretty wild - color is not like its picture at all, and just goes to show how different pics and monitors can look compared to real life. BTW, I love the way this one looks! Unfortunately the bright florescent lighting in my office makes the case look crappy - IRL it looks very nice indeed.
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Post by thianwong on Sept 3, 2021 13:50:26 GMT -8
a Spenser Klein positive review pushed me to order this one...
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Post by meanoldmanning on Sept 5, 2021 7:24:30 GMT -8
A bit rough, probably a bitsa, likely originally out of a hot humid environment, hands need replacing. We’ll see what’s up once it gets here Auction photo
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Post by rossr on Sept 6, 2021 0:40:56 GMT -8
A bit rough, probably a bitsa, likely originally out of a hot humid environment, hands need replacing. We’ll see what’s up once it gets here Auction photo Well, it looks like the later type with the stainless case, so it might be ok inside. The early ones are a bit problematic. Very nice watches. I have the Crystal Date version.
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Post by trilo on Sept 6, 2021 4:28:50 GMT -8
Bunch of stuff from Cousins.
Finally bought some proper oils for personal use. I figured Novostar is enough for me (17313, 17311, 17310).
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Post by meanoldmanning on Sept 6, 2021 8:21:45 GMT -8
A bit rough, probably a bitsa, likely originally out of a hot humid environment, hands need replacing. We’ll see what’s up once it gets here Auction photo Well, it looks like the later type with the stainless case, so it might be ok inside. The early ones are a bit problematic. Very nice watches. I have the Crystal Date version. Unfortunately it’s an early case and a later dial I think. Or a dial from the Super Jet diver version? Either way it’s a brass case and the plating on the back is worn and pitted. Hopefully the mov’t is correct and serviceable
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Post by victor on Sept 6, 2021 13:26:49 GMT -8
Sitting in a warehouse in Japan at the moment. A KS Vanac 5246-6030. Seller's pic.
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Post by allkindsofwatches1 on Sept 6, 2021 13:28:07 GMT -8
Hi. Thanks for the information. I did read somewhere about cleaning the movement. I'll have to look into it more as I would like to be able to wear it. I enjoy wearing my 0634-5000. I got really lucky with that one. I highly recommend a fibre glass pen and a loupe. Easy job with those two when you can clearly see where the (most likely) residue is. Thanks for the info. I have a fiberglass brush now. Hopefully I can get it cleaned up soon.
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Post by trilo on Sept 6, 2021 20:29:15 GMT -8
I highly recommend a fibre glass pen and a loupe. Easy job with those two when you can clearly see where the (most likely) residue is. Thanks for the info. I have a fiberglass brush now. Hopefully I can get it cleaned up soon. Great! Remember to be especially careful with those printed boards (where the circut is a thin layer of conductive material on a thin and a flexible piece of board). Thick boards with a thick conductor are more robust. With those thin films the risk is that you wipe the conductor away. This happened to me when I was repairing an old PS3 controller. Luckily it was not a watch and I learned my lesson. Usually it's enough when you look through the loupe, follow the conductive pattern and try to spot those sections with residue or corrosion on them. Few strokes should clean the most of it. Go through the whole board like this from both sides and when it looks clean from corrosion and residue, test it. I have succesfully cleaned many boards with this method. Sometimes even a small amount of corrosion in the "right" place can render the watch non working.
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Post by cobrajet25 on Sept 7, 2021 2:37:46 GMT -8
A more or less NOS 5M43-0B70 'Grey Ghost' with all the trimmings. Earlier ones are branded 'AGS', later ones say 'Kinetic'. This one dates to 1996 and has the AGS dial.
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Post by allkindsofwatches1 on Sept 7, 2021 3:40:32 GMT -8
Thanks for the info. I have a fiberglass brush now. Hopefully I can get it cleaned up soon. Great! Remember to be especially careful with those printed boards (where the circut is a thin layer of conductive material on a thin and a flexible piece of board). Thick boards with a thick conductor are more robust. With those thin films the risk is that you wipe the conductor away. This happened to me when I was repairing an old PS3 controller. Luckily it was not a watch and I learned my lesson. Usually it's enough when you look through the loupe, follow the conductive pattern and try to spot those sections with residue or corrosion on them. Few strokes should clean the most of it. Go through the whole board like this from both sides and when it looks clean from corrosion and residue, test it. I have succesfully cleaned many boards with this method. Sometimes even a small amount of corrosion in the "right" can render the watch non working. Wow! Sounds scary but I'll give it a try for sure.
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Post by allkindsofwatches1 on Sept 7, 2021 12:23:16 GMT -8
Thanks for the info. I have a fiberglass brush now. Hopefully I can get it cleaned up soon. Great! Remember to be especially careful with those printed boards (where the circut is a thin layer of conductive material on a thin and a flexible piece of board). Thick boards with a thick conductor are more robust. With those thin films the risk is that you wipe the conductor away. This happened to me when I was repairing an old PS3 controller. Luckily it was not a watch and I learned my lesson. Usually it's enough when you look through the loupe, follow the conductive pattern and try to spot those sections with residue or corrosion on them. Few strokes should clean the most of it. Go through the whole board like this from both sides and when it looks clean from corrosion and residue, test it. I have succesfully cleaned many boards with this method. Sometimes even a small amount of corrosion in the "right" can render the watch non working. Quick photo. I did some brushing but it was very dirty inside at all. It has been running fine so far. Normally after a few minutes on my wrist it shuts down. I'll wear it for the evening and see what happens. The alarm test worked just fine.
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Post by allkindsofwatches1 on Sept 9, 2021 16:58:42 GMT -8
Soooo....this just landed today. Right away...I knew someone had been inside the watch. Well the chapter ring was wayyyy off. It was actually glued in??? I'm wondering if it's original. The bezel click ring was warped. The crystal was dirty inside. I opened the case and cleaned the crystal, straightened the click ring, removed the glue and straightened the chapter ring as best I could. You can see it's still just a tad off near the bottom dial text and at some of the markers. Oh well......😄 Thankfully I didn't spend a fortune considering what it is.
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Post by allkindsofwatches1 on Sept 9, 2021 18:56:37 GMT -8
Soooo....this just landed today. Right away...I knew someone had been inside the watch. Well the chapter ring was wayyyy off. It was actually glued in??? I'm wondering if it's original. The bezel click ring was warped. The crystal was dirty inside. I opened the case and cleaned the crystal, straightened the click ring, removed the glue and straightened the chapter ring as best I could. You can see it's still just a tad off near the bottom dial text and at some of the markers. Oh well......😄 Thankfully I didn't spend a fortune considering what it is. Wow! Ok...so this is a common issue. I'll fix it 🙂.
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