Off topic watch chat for the horologists out there

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:13 pm

im fat too; 45.5mm seamaster pro with all the links in place

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:03 am

i know its not christmas yet, but i brought myself a little something incase santa doesn't come to number 76 this year

any info greatfully received; its a seamaster 120 which i think is 135.027 model with a manual wind movement from around the mid 1960's. i brought it based purely on the fact i fell in love with it; paid casio money for it, so even if its worthless i don't really care (and would still like to know)

no strap; currently toying with maybe a NOS ploprof mesh or a correct (?) stainless bracelet. will probably rock a nato for the time being until i decide

its a bit tatty and beat-up but don't really care, will strip it and service it but not planning on over-polishing it or replacing parts for fear of loosing its charm or wasabi-sauce or whatever it is you guys call old knackered watches

abm914 · Post by **abm914** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:20 am

Nice - so for a strip and service, what is involved? Any special tools needed and what's the process for making it look like new again?

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:12 am

sad I know, what with today's weather I couldn't resist taking some photos of my Arktis in it's natural environment

Still a way to go until I get near it's -45deg C limit

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:33 am

nice shots!.. the colour of the dial looks great against the snow

strip and service will consist removing case back, remove crown and stem, remove movement, remove hands, remove dial, then service the movement..

i'm not good enough to fully service a movement; i can just about manage to oil one and manually regulate one but this will require more. it will be sent as a complete movement to a friend who will completely disassemble, clean the bits (which is done in some weird ultrasonic machine that looks woryingly like a deep-fat-fryer! ), reassemble, and regulate it with a machine

meanwhile i will be doing nothing to the case, dial, hands, and glass as i love it the way it is and don't really like over-polished restored things.. i'd rather keep it with its history in tact if you know what i mean

because of that i think i'll go with a nato strap as nothing else is going to match properly

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:05 pm

Nice catch ben. A polish to the cystal and an old second hand to match the patina and will look cool.

James you've gone 'watch gay'. Lol. Hope you're well mate.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:19 pm

964RS wrote:
James you've gone 'watch gay'. Lol. Hope you're well mate.

.. this is what happens when you're bored

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:50 pm

hot66 wrote: .. this is what happens when you're bored

Yes, know what you mean.....

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:06 pm

Mike wrote:
hot66 wrote: .. this is what happens when you're bored
Yes, know what you mean.....

I don't quite know what you've done there Mike but... very well done! Time well spent I'd say

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:36 pm

Picked up a very clean Jacky Ickx Heuer/Leonidas to add to my growing Heuer collection.

Crap movement but a piece of 70s cool!

Near bottom right of this group pic.

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:53 pm

Nice bootsy, becoming nice little Heuer collection you have.

Will prob be selling my Heuer Carrera and Monaco soon if anyone is looking for one, oh and a mk2 racing and mk4 speedmaster and maybe my Sinn 103hd, oh and damasko dc67. Lol yes I bought far too many new ones in December!!!

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:07 pm

964RS wrote:Nice bootsy, becoming nice little Heuer collection you have.

Will prob be selling my Heuer Carrera and Monaco soon if anyone is looking for one, oh and a mk2 racing and mk4 speedmaster and maybe my Sinn 103hd, oh and damasko dc67. Lol yes I bought far too many new ones in December!!!

let me know the details of the Carrera when you come to depart with it!

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:39 pm

Its this one:

Just serviced and remainder of warranty.

and the Monaco is the Tag re-edition but on the rarer bracelet. This one has all boxes and papers.

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:48 pm

Could be interested in the Carrera, let me know price when you come to sell. Thanks

hunter · Post by **hunter** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:06 pm

And i could be interested in the speedy mkII and/or mk4
Let me know prices and some pics of both.

Cheers
Darran