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Bought A Scrapped Watch For Parts From eBay - Got A Big Surprise!
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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3859061" data-attributes="member: 24867"><p>I'll stop posting up pics of all the watches I've been working on. I feel like I've been talking about those more than I've been talking about anything else lately. However, since this one was well documented on the forum I thought I'd at least show a pic now that it has been completed.</p><p></p><p>The replacement crystal, hour hand, and minute hand finally arrived from the UK, and I was fortunate enough to pick up some vintage tools from a fellow OSA member yesterday afternoon. I got a few additional things done with the new tools that will make the watch run a bit more efficient (quite frankly it is better now than when it came of the production line), and finished up with a bit of case work. I got wrapped up in the project and lost track of time tonight, only realizing after I finished that it was creeping up on 3AM! Time flies I suppose.</p><p></p><p>I sanded out nearly all of the scratches in the case, but some of the deeper ones are still visible. I didn't want to get too aggressive with it. I suppose getting rid of all the scratches makes the watch lose a bit of it's character. After getting most of the smaller scratches out I put a quick polish on the case, cleaned it, and did final assembly on the watch. Here's the before and after:</p><p></p><p>Before:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]303480[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]303484[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]303481[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I brushed the caseback, but the 'From 1976 State Champs' engraving is still visible. I'm thinking I probably should've left it polished. Either way it looks good and can always be polished again if my OCD gets the better of me.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]303482[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It turned out pretty good for a non-functioning $30 eBay watch, about $30 in parts (aside from what I had on hand already), and several hours of labor. It's got a much higher grade movement now, keeps very accurate time, and will run without the need for service for the next 8-10 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3859061, member: 24867"] I'll stop posting up pics of all the watches I've been working on. I feel like I've been talking about those more than I've been talking about anything else lately. However, since this one was well documented on the forum I thought I'd at least show a pic now that it has been completed. The replacement crystal, hour hand, and minute hand finally arrived from the UK, and I was fortunate enough to pick up some vintage tools from a fellow OSA member yesterday afternoon. I got a few additional things done with the new tools that will make the watch run a bit more efficient (quite frankly it is better now than when it came of the production line), and finished up with a bit of case work. I got wrapped up in the project and lost track of time tonight, only realizing after I finished that it was creeping up on 3AM! Time flies I suppose. I sanded out nearly all of the scratches in the case, but some of the deeper ones are still visible. I didn't want to get too aggressive with it. I suppose getting rid of all the scratches makes the watch lose a bit of it's character. After getting most of the smaller scratches out I put a quick polish on the case, cleaned it, and did final assembly on the watch. Here's the before and after: Before: [ATTACH type="full" alt="1663487763337.png"]303480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="501px" alt="1663488550890.png"]303484[/ATTACH] After: [ATTACH type="full" alt="1663487777341.png"]303481[/ATTACH] I brushed the caseback, but the 'From 1976 State Champs' engraving is still visible. I'm thinking I probably should've left it polished. Either way it looks good and can always be polished again if my OCD gets the better of me. [ATTACH type="full" width="394px" alt="1663488036135.png"]303482[/ATTACH] It turned out pretty good for a non-functioning $30 eBay watch, about $30 in parts (aside from what I had on hand already), and several hours of labor. It's got a much higher grade movement now, keeps very accurate time, and will run without the need for service for the next 8-10 years. [/QUOTE]
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