Let's see your current projects

Canuck · Oct 17, 2022

Canuck
A project just finished.

https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/hamilton/S10311

My early 1950s Hamilton 950B which I have owned for about 25 years. I’ve been wearing it for about 5 days, and it was losing about 20 seconds per day. I had serviced it about 3 years ago, but I thought I would service it again, before regulating it. Well, as I stripped it, the oil looked almost as though I had oiled it last week. Fresh, and right where it should have been. But I serviced it again anyway. Such a pleasing watch to work on. Worn on my @DaveK miracle braid lanyard. Hamilton model 2 bar over crown case. It came to me with a melamine dial. I found a NOS double sunk vitreous enamel dial which the watch now wears proudly.

Pleased to report, - 3 seconds in 30 hours! Pretty good for a 70 year old watch, I’d say. Will adjust the timing this evening.

Canuck · Oct 18, 2022

Canuck
Pleased to report, - 3 seconds in 30 hours! Pretty good for a 70 year old watch, I’d say. Will adjust the timing this evening.

Finished the service 48 hours ago. After 30 hours, 3 seconds slow. Did a microscopic regulating without re-setting the time. Presently, still 3 seconds slow, after 48-hours! So no variation in 18 hours. Not remarkable, really. I expect this of this 70+ year old watch!

LesXL · Oct 29, 2022

My WM is working on a Vulcain Cricket ingotba cheap. Dial is nice, so is the movement... A bit of a challenge with the stem. Bought it with crown and it seems the stem is not the correct one. So need to find an appropriate one.

eugeneandresson · Nov 16, 2022

I have a project. I put a bid, forgot about it, and won 🤦
Movement looks nice, but the mammoth task is the hands...and even more difficult : the color of the hands.
I guess black ones would do...but i kinda like the uniqueness of this...and now it is documented on the internet...and is clearly the correct aesthetic.

How does it happen that someone loses 2 hands????

Wish me luck...

janice&fred · Nov 16, 2022

Dan S
My Rolex 6298 pre-Explorer project is complete. Fully repaired and serviced, including many parts replaced in the auto-winding mechanism, and a correct NOS crown and tube from my watchmaker's father's stash. Currently mounted on a US Rolex rivet bracelet that is 15 years too young, but not a bad look temporarily.

I have to take a look as I think we have a white dialed version of that stored somewhere.

Dan S · Nov 16, 2022

eugeneandresson
I have a project. I put a bid, forgot about it, and won 🤦
Movement looks nice, but the mammoth task is the hands...and even more difficult : the color of the hands.
I guess black ones would do...but i kinda like the uniqueness of this...and now it is documented on the internet...and is clearly the correct aesthetic.

How does it happen that someone loses 2 hands????

Wish me luck...

Post the photo again, Eugene. I can't see it. 😕

sathomasga · Dec 8, 2022

Not just latest, but also first. I rescued this Camy 7311 from eBay, replaced the broken crystal, switched the replacement seconds hand for a period correct one, plus other miscellany such as ultasonic cleaning of the case. I even lucked out and found a nice 17mm mesh bracelet to replace what remained of the nasty rubber strap (which went straight to the trash with tongs). I lack the tools, skills, and courage (yet?) to mess with the movement itself, but fortunately this one seems okay. (Pristine and shiny, +8 s/day, 290°). Not bad for a mid-market (at best) Swiss watch over 50 years old. It's definitely seen better days (e.g. huge gouge in bottom left lug) but I'll treat those as adding "character."

I probably should have taken "before" pictures for comparison, but I'm happy with the "after".

Dan S · Dec 8, 2022

sathomasga
Not just latest, but also first. I rescued this Camy 7311 from eBay, replaced the broken crystal, switched the replacement seconds hand for a period correct one, plus other miscellany such as ultasonic cleaning of the case. I even lucked out and found a nice 17mm mesh bracelet to replace what remained of the nasty rubber strap (which went straight to the trash with tongs). I lack the tools, skills, and courage (yet?) to mess with the movement itself, but fortunately this one seems okay. (Pristine and shiny, +8 s/day, 290°). Not bad for a mid-market (at best) Swiss watch over 50 years old. It's definitely seen better days (e.g. huge gouge in bottom left lug) but I'll treat those as adding "character."

I probably should have taken "before" pictures for comparison, but I'm happy with the "after".

It can be a very satisfying project to get a survivor back on the wrist. And yes … don’t forget the “before” photos next time. 😉

Mark020 · Dec 8, 2022

Now just find a case (or a cheap enough donor)....

sheepdoll · Dec 8, 2022

Mark020
Now just find a case (or a cheap enough donor)....

:ROTFL:
I have over 9 landerons and 4 cases. I got a case. Turns out it fits one of the Valjoux 23/72 movements. Still need a case for my Lemania 105 movement. One of the Venus 170s may have a case that fits the Lemania, but I do not want to take it out of the case until I am reading to swap the V170 movement with a broken balance and missing jewel back into the correct case. Then move the good V170 movement into the case that goes with the broken movement.
If that is not confusing enough. One of the Landerons is in a Delbana Case. All the import marks match, but there is no dial. So I bought another Delbana a couple of weeks ago, just for a dial. Now I have an extra delbana movement, with no case, dial and another broken balance.

At least with landerons, cheap and NOS cases are available.

And I have not said anything about the triple date moon, which needs a case ...

Now to get the pin lever watch I am currently working on back into it's case to replace the pin lever case I lost last weekend.

Did I mention I bought over a pound of crappy Goodwill contemporary cases (on impulse) to see If I can adapt such to give homes to the movements I do have? They should be here tomorrow.

The hardest will be to avoid a BIN offer, on a case for a watch, that I would not need till next year. Must wait must wait must wait ...

Mark020 · Dec 9, 2022

I think I see your point. As in: one project leads to another. The thing for me now is that I have seen perhaps a dozen acceptable donors in the last year but now: nothing. Movado is - just like UG - a brand whereby there are more cases than dials around so it should be doable but not now when I need it.

The interesting thing is that I keep track of Movado M90/95's on a daily basis and have a database with 400+ watches. I also have pictures of the dial of most of them. Interestingly enough I can not find a 1:1 on my dial but there is little doubt that it is original. Closest comp is this one:

Pascal S · Dec 9, 2022

This watch:

I bought it on eBay over a decade ago for the princely sum of 70 euros. And I passed it on to the friend who happens to be a retired watchmaker who enjoys working on this kind of project. Then, for reasons that would be too long to explain here, I forgot about this watch. Well, my friend still has it, and it's almost ready now...

Kraal90 · Dec 9, 2022

1501 picked up at a pawn shop auction.
I sent the watch for service. What now remains is to find a fitting bracelet. Previous owner had it fitted on a 20mm 65210 jubilee.
This works temporarily but annoys me. After getting some much appreciated input on bracelet references here at Omegaforums and reading up on Rolex bracelets the hunt is on!
Preferably for a 19mm jubilee but I’m also considering an oyster bracelet. We will see what pops up first.

Kraal90 · Dec 9, 2022

Dan S
My Rolex 6298 pre-Explorer project is complete. Fully repaired and serviced, including many parts replaced in the auto-winding mechanism, and a correct NOS crown and tube from my watchmaker's father's stash. Currently mounted on a US Rolex rivet bracelet that is 15 years too young, but not a bad look temporarily.

Looking great! Which year is it from?

kyle L · Dec 9, 2022

A very rusty Gubelin...

Dan S · Dec 9, 2022

Kraal90
Looking great! Which year is it from?

1954 IIRC.

Dan S · Dec 9, 2022

Kraal90
1501 picked up at a pawn shop auction.
I sent the watch for service. What now remains is to find a fitting bracelet. Previous owner had it fitted on a 20mm 65210 jubilee.
This works temporarily but annoys me. After getting some much appreciated input on bracelet references here at Omegaforums and reading up on Rolex bracelets the hunt is on!
Preferably for a 19mm jubilee but I’m also considering an oyster bracelet. We will see what pops up first.

I prefer an oyster or rivet-oyster for a smooth bezel Rolex like that one.

Kraal90 · Dec 9, 2022

Dan S
I prefer an oyster or rivet-oyster for a smooth bezel Rolex like that one.

I see what you mean. Was leaning towards only hunting down a jubilee but the oyster is becoming more and more appealing.
I’m starting to appreciate the engine turned bezel as well. Maybe this is just a case of the grass always being greener on the other. We will see in the future.

Canuck · Dec 9, 2022

I just serviced a Rolex Air-King, calibre 1520 Perpetual for a pal. The watch had belonged to his late father, and is from 1970. The original bracelet met its demise about 20 years ago, and it was replaced by a newer model Oyster bracelet. The owner sent the serial number to Rolex, Canada, asking if they would service it. They declined! It needed a case tube, mainspring barrel, arbor, mainspring, rotor post, gasket, and recondition. It was a text book repair, and it runs beautifully. In the picture, it is six seconds fast to my iPad.

sheepdoll · Dec 9, 2022

One on the right, I need for this weekend.

As least I have spares, and rested ordering one similar to the one that fell apart.

One on the left is a distraction. I jut had to see if it was all there. As I set the motion works aside, I needed to run them through the cleaner. So I dumped the Rhonda one as well into the baskets. Do not know the caliber. Ranfft does not show this winding mechanism which seem like a normal one.

canon pin seems to be missing. Rest of watch is present. Stem is broken off.

I do so like getting disassembled watches to put back together. Seems I got quite a few over the years, hidden in little tins here and there.

The empty bezel and chain is from my lost watch. Looks like most of the pin lever backs are interchangeable. The BFG baumgartner 866 is a better movement. Will see how it holds up has a nice finish.

Did not realize I had so many pin levers. They do make good practice watches, even if they are weird.

Let's see your current projects

Canuck

Canuck

LesXL

eugeneandresson

janice&fred

Dan S

sathomasga

Dan S

Mark020

sheepdoll

Mark020

Pascal S

Kraal90

Kraal90

kyle L

Dan S

Dan S

Kraal90

Canuck

sheepdoll

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