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New Watch Rebuild – Stunning 70's Seiko Bullhead – Dual Register Chronograph – OSA Owned – Tons Of Pics
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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3951410" data-attributes="member: 24867"><p>[ATTACH=full]341358[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>At first I tried to get a reading on the timegrapher. I could get the watch to start running, but it would not produce any results on my machine, so unfortunately I do not have a starting reading to share. Just know that it would start up with a little persuasion, but wouldn't produce a signal strong enough for the machine to pick up on.</p><p></p><p>After I got the movement out, this is when the watch really showed how good shape it was in. First and foremost, the dial is what everyone sees on the watch, and this one was just perfect. I checked the date code on the back of the dial and it was original to the watch, not that it was ever in question, but Seiko fans like myself just love this type of stuff.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]341357[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In an effort to save a little room on the OSA server, I won't upload every single pic of the jewels that I took before the service, but this one shows a clear example of the condition that basically all of them were in. This is a picture of the rear chronograph wheel jewel. If the balance is the beating heart of the watch, the chronograph wheel (on these Seiko movements) is it's brain, and just as fragile. They cannot be repaired, and they are no longer being produced. NOS replacements sell for hundreds of dollars themselves, for just the single part. Luckily this one was in working order, and able to be re-used after cleaning and a bit of special lubrication.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]341356[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here's some photos of the back side of the movement before starting on anything. As you can see it looks really good. I added some arrows to the side of the bridge plates to show the lack of wear marks as detailed earlier. This is one of the very first things I look for when inspecting these movements. If there was significant wear marks, it can still be repaired, but looking at this tells you a lot about the condition of the rest of the movement.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]341354[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]341355[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3951410, member: 24867"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="57.JPG"]341358[/ATTACH] At first I tried to get a reading on the timegrapher. I could get the watch to start running, but it would not produce any results on my machine, so unfortunately I do not have a starting reading to share. Just know that it would start up with a little persuasion, but wouldn't produce a signal strong enough for the machine to pick up on. After I got the movement out, this is when the watch really showed how good shape it was in. First and foremost, the dial is what everyone sees on the watch, and this one was just perfect. I checked the date code on the back of the dial and it was original to the watch, not that it was ever in question, but Seiko fans like myself just love this type of stuff. [ATTACH type="full" alt="56.JPG"]341357[/ATTACH] In an effort to save a little room on the OSA server, I won't upload every single pic of the jewels that I took before the service, but this one shows a clear example of the condition that basically all of them were in. This is a picture of the rear chronograph wheel jewel. If the balance is the beating heart of the watch, the chronograph wheel (on these Seiko movements) is it's brain, and just as fragile. They cannot be repaired, and they are no longer being produced. NOS replacements sell for hundreds of dollars themselves, for just the single part. Luckily this one was in working order, and able to be re-used after cleaning and a bit of special lubrication. [ATTACH type="full" alt="9.JPG"]341356[/ATTACH] Here's some photos of the back side of the movement before starting on anything. As you can see it looks really good. I added some arrows to the side of the bridge plates to show the lack of wear marks as detailed earlier. This is one of the very first things I look for when inspecting these movements. If there was significant wear marks, it can still be repaired, but looking at this tells you a lot about the condition of the rest of the movement. [ATTACH type="full" alt="5.JPG"]341354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="6.JPG"]341355[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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