Off topic watch chat for the horologists out there

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:34 pm

Bootsy sorted a similar Omega for me which had stopped due to salt water ingress.

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:39 pm

I’ll have a go (or my watchmaker will) and if we can’t do anything he could give you a price in any salvageable parts

alfietom · Post by **alfietom** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:37 pm

Thanks for that, I will take you up on that when things quieten down a bit.

KS · Post by KS » Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:55 am

You can keep all your fancy Heuers and Rolexes - you need a Renault R4 speedometer watch!

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:58 am

Is it full beam past 50kmh already?

neilbardsley · Post by **neilbardsley** » Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:01 am

I like the watch more than the car. Still one of the worst cars my parents owned

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Dougieboy1 · Post by **Dougieboy1** » Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:58 am

Sam wrote:Is it full beam past 50kmh already?

neilbardsley · Post by **neilbardsley** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:12 pm

If you have a spare 70 mins. George Daniels

https://youtu.be/0UOU36cJgZY

Car collection too

https://youtu.be/_Nsh8llV5dE

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impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:44 am

Thanks Neil, I must take the time to watch that, especially as George was a friend of my Dad.
In the mean time, any suggestions to the best way to fix this ??

Oops !

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:52 am

Your stem has come off the crown and is still in the watch. Needs the stem removing and seeing if it still reusable.

A trip to the watchmaker beckons

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:59 am

Or get the George Daniels book.

I successfully repaired such a breakage on a ropey old Datejust using tools off ebay. And I'm no engineer. There was just a little button to press in to release the stem, pop in a new stem, screw the crown back on, away you go. YMMV.

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:09 pm

View of the winder from the other side.

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:16 pm

I think the stem has snapped but difficult to be sure

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:49 pm

Bootsy wrote:I think the stem has snapped but difficult to be sure

I think you are right

neilbardsley · Post by **neilbardsley** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:26 am

impmad2000 wrote:
Bootsy wrote:I think the stem has snapped but difficult to be sure
I think you are right

There is a good watch chap in Leicester who retired Stephen B. This company took over this business http://www.rytetimewatchrepairs.co.uk/

I think they still pass work onto him. However, seems like a nice lockdown project for you

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