During a service, there are two options for the mainspring. You can either reuse the old one (after you’ve cleaned and lubricated it) or replace it with a new one. So, a mainspring doesn’t have to be replaced with every service. […]
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This time an Omega dress watch on the bench. The Omega 625 movement powers it. It was presented to Mr. Ray H. Cline by the Edison Institute to commemorate his 35 years of service. The serial number starts with 39…
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This is a Nelka watch. Another one of those obscure brands from the 40s. According to Mikrolisk, Nelka is a Swiss brand from Biel, but I’d never heard of it. The movement is the AS 984. It did run but
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When it comes to watches, the rate is a very important if not the most important statistic. A watch might be very rare or beautiful but if it doesn’t keep accurate time, it’s basically useless. What exactly is the rate
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This is the third Roamer with an MST 372 movement on WahaWatches. That’s not surprising because I’ve serviced and repaired many Roamer watches and the MST 372 was a very successful movement that they used for a long time. It’s
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Another Pontiac on the bench. A lovely 1950s gold-plated dress watch with a two-tone or bullseye dial. It has an ETA 1260 movement that I encountered in a Pontiac before. In a gold-plated Pontiac Nageur to be exact. Most ETA
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