If your watch smells of peppermint… then you should open it !

And I did, and you know what, it smelled like peppermint because the battery contact was fixed with chewing gum, one of the contacts had broken. Obviously, the owner didn't know what else to do. Nice idea, the clock was running. I admit it was disgusting, but with Q-tips and alcohol the gum was completely removed.

Of course I ordered a suitable spare part immediately.

This is what it looked like inside (gentle minds should look away now )




And so after the cleaning




I hope this little story makes you smile a little bit in these hard times.

Do you have similar stories ?

Then enlighten us with your Content !

Many greetings and stay healthy

 

Did you acquire the watch from MacGyver?

 

No his first name was different

 

How much alcohol? I suspect it would take at least 150 ml to get me through that task...

 

That just made my stomach turn
But then again I think of all the nasty, unmentionable things that a regular vintage timepiece goes through and I still wear them.

 

One for the watch and one for me

 

You should have sold it as "Minty!".

 

That's what people mean with a chewed up movement.

 

My watch smells of peppermint sometimes....after a gentle polish of the crystal with toothpaste

 

I can only wonder what that guy would have done with an automatic watch.
At least he was kind enough not to superglue the contact.

 

A big surprise and that just before easter

 

Welcome to my world….

 

Might have to add some Wrigleys to the repair bench, right next to the duct tape.

 

I've seen double sided sticky tape to hold a train bridge... odorless, but not exactly better.

 

… hope the spare part arrives in time and i can send some final Pictures !

Stay tuned …

 

I thought this was like if you smell burnt toast then it's a sign you're having a stroke.
Then again, if I opened up my watch and saw that, I probably would.

 

Just a Little update:

Today i found out why the owner used his chewing gum.

The caliber 1345 needs a batterie N° 388, today you can´t buy them anymore, they are forbidden. I have ordered an adapter ring so i could use a batterie numbered 329. The chewing gum was also a replacement for the ring

We'll see if it works that way after i put all the pieces together and maybe it will help one of you

 

poor watch
I dont think id be able to touch that

 

It only smells when you keep the watch open

 

Last but not least i finished this little project with a cleaned and running watch that will stay in my Collection.

For the archive a picture of the adapter ring and the new Batterie N°329




And a picture under the sun


… or two


Stay healthy