The blue and gray one that I have is a 1985 Calypso Diver.
Calypso Diver
My girlfriend had a noisy McGregor... which, I swear, was just a watch, and not a euphemism for something dirty.
Maybe I should look her up and give her a call...
The blue and gray one that I have is a 1985 Calypso Diver.
Calypso Diver
My girlfriend had a noisy McGregor... which, I swear, was just a watch, and not a euphemism for something dirty.
Maybe I should look her up and give her a call...
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
Hahaha!
Update: The Swiss Army kept time overnight.
Still keeping time.
Might have to order that strap.
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
Found a High Tech 2 that MOMC. Buy it now at 449 euros.
I have a guy up here David that services watches and has repaired several for me. Probably not worth shipping it as I am sure there is a place near you that can fix it for you.
Most recently I had my guy service and repair three watches that belonged to my dad. All three are omega's from the 80s and 90s. I found them in his top drawer after he passed. I will be giving one to each of my brothers this Christmas. They have been in my drawer since 2019.
Yeah, when I have a few, I’ll ping a local jeweler we know.
In reply to dean1484 :
Who is your watch guy? I have the Gruen Curvex that my mother gave to my father as an engagement gift and I'd like to have a pro look it over. It needs a replacement crystal installed (which I have) and a good service.
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
I'm not dean1484, but I had a good experience with JWatch Millbrook over in NY with my vintage Tissot PR516. Not cheap or fast, but the finished product was nice and they were easy to work with. I will be going back with some other stuff.
In reply to 02Pilot :
Thank you. I will look into that.
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
WWW.rewindwatches.com
The owners name is Steve. Nice guy. You can tell him I sent you. I got my wife a exceptionally nice vintage Cartier from him not to long ago. He has serviced several of my watches and replaced the movements in at least one of mine. He also recently fixed a Movado of my wife's that was less than 3 months old that Movado refused to honer the warranty even though she purchased direct from them and not a re seller. Fixed the auto winding mechanism for about $100 I think.
In reply to dean1484 :
Thanks.
Update: Haven’t done anything about the Tissot.
But I did put this one back into service.
This thread finally inspired me to fix a solar-powered Citizen that I've had since high school. The rechargable batteries really do last 10 years... which means it's been sitting in a drawer, dead, for at least five. I bought a $15 toolkit on Amazon, cracked it open, and ordered a new cell for $17 on eBay. It should be here next week, when I'll post the exciting part two of this experiment and figure out if I've fixed or further broken this watch.
In reply to Tom Suddard :
What’s the worst than can happen?
I’m still intrigued by those DIY Watch Kits.
I had a weak moment on eBay and now own this. And, of course, it doesn't seem to be running as promised. Looks like I now have two watches to fix!
Success! I popped the new battery in my Citizen last night, and it's running smoothly.
I got the Mazda watch running (just needed a battery replacement) and then might have gotten a little carried away....
Repairing a mechanical watch sounded like fun, so I picked up this broken Seiko SKX009 on eBay:
Then, I went over to visit Miles, my brother in law and an amateur watchmaker, for a lesson in Seiko movements:
After a morning of disassembly, cleaning, lubricating and reassembling, it runs! The jury's still out on how well it keeps time--we ran out of time and Miles wanted to spend some time tuning the movement before closing up the watch, but now I know how a mechanical watch works, and I'm pretty sure I could assemble a movement myself as long as I had some reference photos to go from. Neat!
In reply to Tom Suddard :
What did he use as a cleaning agent, lubricant?
Naptha in an ultrasonic cleaner, then alcohol in an ultrasonic cleaner, then a few different watch lubes from tiny little watch lube vials.
Miles tuned that old Seiko and handed it back to me at dinner last night--success! So far, it's keeping perfect time. 
In reply to Tom Suddard :
Does Miles know that he's about to become the GRM watchmaker?
Stampie said:In reply to Tom Suddard :
Does Miles know that he's about to become the GRM watchmaker?
😂 I had the same thought.
dyintorace said:Stampie said:In reply to Tom Suddard :
Does Miles know that he's about to become the GRM watchmaker?
😂 I had the same thought.
I've got a Sputnik that could really use a service...
New strap arrived for my Swiss Army. Not a fan of the leather, while it was coming apart.
Before:
After:
The bezel looks way worse in these photos than IRL. Like, I barely notice the scratches.
Happy with the strap, and the reds work well together.
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