The Speedmaster was dropped about a month ago. The chronograph was running when I picked it up. Stopped and reset and the watch ran the rest of that day. Wound it next morning and it ran fine and accurately for that day until a little after 3:00 in the afternoon when it abruptly stopped. Obviously a hospital case. Watchmaker was gone for a month so had to wait until today to schedule surgery. It gets one more Speedy Tuesday before repair.
Any suggestions as to the reason(s) for the 24 hour plus stoppage would be appreciated. And, no, dropping it like a nitwit is not allowed for I've already deduced that as a reason.
It just goes to show that when the going gets tough, the tough play the accordion.
It's bound to be a First World problem to have to wear a vintage Seamaster 30 on Speedy Tuesday.
I wore a Seiko for a week while we were away, trailering. We are back now, and time for a change. I chose my 90 year old Longines which has been shown here, before. The watch you see is the end result of countless years awaiting considerable work. For over 50 years, the watch you see was buried amongst countless other hopeless cases. The case you see is Canadian made, white gold filled, the dial was just as you see it, but the movement was a basket case. Fast forward to about 5 years ago, a friend brought me a Longines in a trashed case, and with a trashed dial. The prognosis was not good, so he gave the watch to me. One day, in a flash of inspiration, I retrieved the two watches to find they were identical movements. One louse (mine), and one good one (his). Add sweat equity and a period correct bracelet, and this is the result.