Hello all, Please give me your thought on this Pie Pan I am interested in. Ref14902 serial19419053 Thank you in advance KO
Looks correct. Case is in good shape. Dial has flaws in the lacquer and is starting to degrade. All comes down to price. gatorcpa
Thank you for you comment again, do yo think 850 u$ A fair price for this watch? If I decide to buy it , should I do any cleaning on the watch?
That's a fair price, but I wouldn't go one penny higher. The dial concerns me. It is all original. gatorcpa
Just want to up date that I got the watch Thank you again for the comments they gave Me the confident to purchase the watch! One more question thought, should I have a watchmaker do some cleaning on the dial? Or should I just leave it alone untouched ?
Cleaning a dial like this is very risky business. I wouldn't. Maybe just let the watchmaker use a dial brush to remove any loose debris and keep it from getting into the movement later on. I'm sure there are people who know how to properly remove the lacquer and put on a new coat without removing the printing. Problem is that I don't know who they are and even if you are lucky enough to find one, the process is neither easy nor cheap. Best to leave it alone if you are not sure, gatorcpa
One last thing I noticed by looking at this picture: That yellow seal between the case and movement is the original from 1962 and it is well beyond its useful life. Make sure that the watchmaker has access to a proper replacement or that dial (and the movement) will continue to degrade. Congratulations on a real "barn find". gatorcpa
Nobody else seems to have pointed it out, but the screw for adjusting the swan-neck regulator is either missing or broken off.
I am afraid this watch is too "modern" for me and I don't have part numbers and info for these movements (I collect the 'bumper' automatics from the previous era). On the bumpers with the swan-neck regulator the part number is 2248, it may well be the same on a 562 but others would have to confirm this.
Probably, and if not, a similar part from any 55x or 56x movement should fit. This is the kind of thing a good watchmaker would just take care of and you would never know. Not a big deal. gatorcpa
It should be a 3403. If your watchmaker can't get one, I probably have one in the spares pile. If you're going to collect these 550 based calibres, it's not a bad idea to pick up a movement for spares as these screws are probably $10 on their own. Hope this helps, Chris
