Seiko Chronograph – Pepsi – Cal. 6139A Hi a couple weeks back, Jean dropped off his Seiko chronograph that he received from his father. The watch was in pretty bad shape. The chronograph was stuck in limbo, the date and day wheels were jammed, the crystal was very badly scratched and the movement wasn’t working. Just a couple shots before I get started. [pe2-image...
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Omega Seamaster Deville – Cal. 562 Shawn came in to see me a couple weeks ago with an Omega Deville that was handed down to him and wanted it restored. It was working, but it’s amplitude was too low to get a reading. The crown as well as the slit end stem were missing. There were several rusted parts, the crystal needed replacing, well, let’s just say it needed some attention. Let’s get started, shall we 🙂...
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Eterna Windrose – ETA 2824-2 Recently, Andrea dropped off his Eterna watch. The date was stuck between two dates and overall, the movement needed an overhaul. I have absolutely no idea which Eterna model this watch is. On the oscillating weight, it says Windrose. However, Google is giving me no results for that. So, if there is anyone out there that know’s the model name, I would greatly appreciate it. Just a few pictures...
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Jaeger LeCoultre – Master Compressor – Cal. 751 (Aka F. Piguet 1185) Recently, Martin dropped off two of his prized watches, a Zenith El Primero and this fella. The Zenith needed a lot of work. This JLC just needed a full service and polishing. Tracking down mainsprings, however, was not that easy. Anyway, let’s get started 🙂 As you will see later in the pictures and storyline, you’ll notice that this movement...
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Cuervo Y Sobrinos – Habana – ETA 2671 [alpine-phototile-for-picasa-and-google-plus src=”private_user_album” uid=”100026384290156470746″ ualb=”6254636639078689553″ imgl=”fancybox” style=”cascade” col=”5″ size=”320″ num=”100″ align=”center” max=”100″ nocredit=”1″]
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