Introducing the WahaWatches Shop
It’s been a bumpy ride, but it’s my pleasure to announce that the WahaWatches shop is open for business. In it, you can find excellent handmade watch straps, high-quality ISO Swiss [...]
Service: Pontiac Dress Watch with ETA 2390 Movement
This is one of my dad’s watches. A nice Pontiac with an unusual case because the bottom part is stainless steel while the top part is gold plated. It has an ETA 2390 movement. An older [...]
Service: Bulova Sea King with Bulova 11AC Movement
Another Bulova with an in-house 11AC movement on the bench. I restored a Bulova with the same movement before that was only one year younger. This particular model is a Bulova Sea King and the [...]
Service: Alpina Dress Watch with Alpina 592 Movement
I love Alpina watches. It’s one of my first mentions if someone asks me for undervalued watch brands. This one has a stainless steel case, and it measures 34mm without the original signed [...]
Do You Need to Replace the Mainspring with Every Service?
When you’re servicing a watch, you have two choices. Clean and reuse the old mainspring or fit a new one. Both options have their pros and cons. Pros You don’t need tools like mainspring [...]