I just posted a video of a Tudor 390 restoration

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

 
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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
 
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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: