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Back Replacement Difficulty and Etiquette?
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·It would probably take some hunting and not really worth the effort for a Geneve, IMO. That type of thing doesn’t bother me, it’s part of the history.
If shallow, engravings can be polished out or laser welded and refinished if necessary. But again, probably not worth it for a watch like this.
If shallow, engravings can be polished out or laser welded and refinished if necessary. But again, probably not worth it for a watch like this.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFI’d just leave it, googling the company it looks like it’s this company from the late 1700s and given the sellers location it would fit, company got bought out in 1998 but it’s a cool piece of American history
https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Bird_&_Son,_Inc.
https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Bird_&_Son,_Inc.
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CBM1590
·It would probably take some hunting and not really worth the effort for a Geneve, IMO. That type of thing doesn’t bother me, it’s part of the history.
If shallow, engravings can be polished out or laser welded and refinished if necessary. But again, probably not worth it for a watch like this.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFSorry better link here
https://nationalroofingmuseum.org/the-storied-history-of-the-bird-corporation/
https://nationalroofingmuseum.org/the-storied-history-of-the-bird-corporation/
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CBM1590
·Sorry better link here
https://nationalroofingmuseum.org/the-storied-history-of-the-bird-corporation/
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·When I first started working for the Computer retailer in 1982 Bird & Son was one of my customers. They had a building next to the oil refinery and you could see the name from the freeway. This in Northern California. Like the links state, they made roofing shingles.
The company was hit hard by the Asbestos scare. I thought they completely failed. So the history was interesting. Sadly they were seen as deep pockets for lawsuits and extra retirement income.
Interesting enough I got some sample shingles and used them on the dog house. My dog Snoopy was long gone by then. But the dog Murray used it. Murray was named for the character Murray Burns in "A thousand Clowns." who would shout his opinions out of his apartment window. We did the play when I was in the 7th Grade (US) called Junior High.
Interesting watch. I would not mind it, but have other priorities.
The company was hit hard by the Asbestos scare. I thought they completely failed. So the history was interesting. Sadly they were seen as deep pockets for lawsuits and extra retirement income.
Interesting enough I got some sample shingles and used them on the dog house. My dog Snoopy was long gone by then. But the dog Murray used it. Murray was named for the character Murray Burns in "A thousand Clowns." who would shout his opinions out of his apartment window. We did the play when I was in the 7th Grade (US) called Junior High.
Interesting watch. I would not mind it, but have other priorities.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerOmega still has replacement case backs for this, so if you really want to swap it out, a watchmaker with an Omega parts account can do this for you - along with a service that the watch would likely need.
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CBM1590
·Omega still has replacement case backs for this, so if you really want to swap it out, a watchmaker with an Omega parts account can do this for you - along with a service that the watch would likely need.
