Watch repairs
Servicing
All watches are serviced, which means:
- Dismantle
- Clean parts with Renata essence
- Oil jewels with Synt-A-Lube Moebius 9010
- Grease keyless works with Moebius 8300
- Clean dial with water
- Polywatch or replace crystal
Molnija 3602
Pocket watch 998652
- [x] Measure crystal - 42.6mm
- [x] Replace fourth wheel
- [x] Fit ratchet wheel screw
- [ ] Fit new 42.8mm crystal
Rone Countryman
34mm manual, ~200° ammplitude.
- [x] Polywatch
- [x] New strap -- black Milanese bracelet
- [ ] New mainspring (slipping, suspect broken)
- [ ] New gasket
- [ ] Service
Omega 161.009 -- 1965
22M serial, cal 552, crown very worn, after-market gold-plated bracelet, crown/stem not engaging
- [ ] Service (external)
- [x] New leather strap
- [ ] Add gold-plated Omega buckle
Omega 131.019 gold-plated -- 1970
30463681, cal 601, worn crown, 43-hour power reserve, crystal is loose, case back is a mess!
Crystal size: ⌀ 30.8mm, 3.5mm height
~270° amplitude.
- [x] Replace case back
- [x] Trial refitting old crystal, order new
- [x] New leather strap
- [ ] Refit crystal (31.1?)
- [ ] Replace crown
- [ ] Add gold-plated Omega buckle
Omega 131.019 (steel) -- 1968
26M serial
- [x] NOS case
- [x] new mainspring
- [ ] Order new crystal (check 31.1)
- [ ] Replace crown
- [ ] Add steel Omega buckle
- [ ] New (old) seconds hand
Citizen 2800A
Keeps OK time, 180° amplitude
- [x] Present on mesh strap
- [ ] Check keyless works
- [ ] Replace main spring
- [ ] Bezel has a gap
- [ ] Grease gasket
Longines 15 jewel 12.92
Hands a little fragile, no case, 27.8mm. I found a 16 jewel with a wobbly balance to use as a donor.
- [ ] Extract stem
- [ ] Wind and test running OK
- [x] Order new stem and crown
- [ ] Fit ratchet wheel
- [ ] Find new case
- [ ] Replace hands
- [ ] Lume
Borgel trench watch 24 9
Marvin 362, 29.5mm; bezel ⌀ 30.2mm.
- [ ] Replace crystal
- [ ] Find strap
Accurist Shockmaster
Hand winder G10, keeps great time, 34-hour power reserve
- [x] Buff case
- [x] Add crocodile leather strap
Timex
Keeps great time, 40-hour power reserve, 180° amplitude
- [ ] Review/replace hands