I got this Omega De Ville watch in a batch to look at. It didn’t run and it was impossible to wind it or set the time. The diameter of the watch is 33 mm without the crown. The movement …
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I got this watch in a batch and decided to restore it. Marti is a jeweler’s brand from Amsterdam, and the movement is a Standard/ AS 1686 with 17 jewels. The watch had a terrible crystal, a dirty dial, and the …
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I had this Getra art deco watch on the bench. It’s a German brand from Pforzheim. It runs ok (especially for a movement this old) but it was in a sorry state. The sub second hand was missing, the hour hand …
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I received this Indus De Luxe in a batch and I decided to restore it. It’s a front loader, which means that the bezel and crystal have to be removed to be able to lift the movement and dial out from …
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I got a Felca watch in a friend’s batch to take a look at. Felca is the Felca Watch SA, founded on July 12th, 1943 in Grenchen – Switzerland. Felca is parts of Titoni watches nowadays. It didn’t run well but it’s a …
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I got this Pontiac Nageur 2 weeks ago. Nageur means “Swimmer” in French, a sign that these watches are considered waterproof. The dial is still very crisp and that two-tone or bullseye design is not that common in Pontiac watches. The …
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