I just posted a video of a Tudor 390 restoration

oystercult · Dec 29, 2023

Hi everyone, my friends know I have a soft spot for this caliber 😀
I condensed 2 days’ worth of work into a 12-minute video and concessions were made in terme of compression quality...
The watch will be given to my son’s girlfriend.
Let me know your thoughts.
Cheers

JimInOz · Dec 29, 2023

I admire your courage for attempting a 390.
There are a few things I disagree on, but we all have our own ways of doing things.
Watching the video bought back memories of when I foolishly agreed to service a 390 for a mate of mine.
That was the first, and hopefully the last.

MDubs · Dec 29, 2023

Super cool video; your son’s girlfriend is psyched!!! I liked the soundtrack/beats as well. Congratulations on the successful cleaning/restoration.

vibe · Dec 30, 2023

AFAIK the auto winder is problematic on this calibre. If you have one with an issues, would it be possible to pull that module and use the watch as a manual wind?

JimInOz · Dec 30, 2023

vibe
AFAIK the auto winder is problematic on this calibre. If you have one with an issues, would it be possible to pull that module and use the watch as a manual wind?

It can be problematic if not serviced (lubricated) correctly.

Even if you wanted a manual, you would still have to install the auto-wind bridge (sans cogs'n'bits) as it holds stuff together on the base caliber (FEF 380/390). Here is a "manual" version just needing the bridge to keep everything in place.

oystercult · Dec 31, 2023

JimInOz
There are a few things I disagree on, but we all have our own ways of doing things.

Yes! I'm just an amateur trying to do the right thing but I certainly lack tons of skills

oystercult · Dec 31, 2023

JimInOz
Here is a "manual" version

I solved the problem by installing a complete FEF 380 on a 390 Tudor main plate, it works well and makes for a great everyday manual Tudor:

vibe · Jan 1, 2024

Haha, wow that’s cool