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The stem is bent, that’s a movement- specific part. If you know what movement’s fitted you can find how easy or difficult sourcing a new stem will be. An alternative is to-use a stem extender to...

My heart doesn’t exactly bleed reading these tales, how did the London- centric city types feel when the traditional industries in the north were suffering a similar decline in the 80sand 90s?

I...

Stamp duty holiday was a sensible move to keep the house market buoyant, we don't know what would've happened without it. I think it's sensible to continue with it under current circumstances and I...

Thanks for all the comments, especially the one from Pointy which has reminded me how my knowledge of combi boilers is limited, confirms the old adage that you don’t know what you don’t know! By...

Generally, a tension ring crystal is required to give water resistance, there are exceptions but for an acrylic crystal to have the resilience to seal it needs to be thick, not a design I favour but...

A bit of advice regarding my central heating, please.

Having almost completed work on my bungalow extension it's time to specify the heating requirements and choose radiators. Back in the day...

Here's one I prepared earlier

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Thought the watch looked familiar, I worked one one of these a couple of years back and took a picture or two, can`t...

I’ve had similar feelings to the OP but decided against selling any, I’ve resorted to wearing mine around the house in rotation.

Each to his own, OP’s got some excellent watches, most don’t...

In most watches like this the movement parts are OK and very few parts are needed. There’s always a risk that something’s broken and needs replacing but if that’s the case it shouldn't be too hard to...

In a streetlit built- up area the limit us 30 unless there are signs indicating otherwise, like it or lump it that’s the rule and cameras will enforce it without discretion. It’s not the 1980s any...

Not quite as easy as you think. ETA supply us very patchy to say the least, not sure about Sellita but I suspect there are long lead times to get those too. Price would also hike considerably.
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Dial looks reasonably OK, might improve a little by cleaning but uf not its still OK. Hands will benefit from careful cleaning and reluming carefully. Movement will needfully servicing, the rotor can...

I agree, its nice to see stuff like this survive. I had to get rid of furniture in 2006 when my dad died, couldn’t find anyone who wanted it despite our best efforts so it got broken up, seemed so...

Yes, that’s true for Seikos in my opinion. Ideally, the rate would be the same at 230 degrees as it is at 280, but it always changes to a greater or lesser extent for any watch. In my experience...

Two points to consider, which are inter-related: your current age and your pension.

The better watches are able to maintain isochronism over a wider range of amplitudes. They also have better precision due to the positional variations being smaller.

Lets consider the Omega 1120...

Acrylic crystals are easy to refinish, but I’ve had limited success with mineral glass and I usually replace them. Sapphire is even harder to polish, I’ve improved minor scratches using a Dremel soft...

+1, that’s my advice too, although it pays to be sure you’ll have enough income to support the lifestyle you expect to lead in retirement. It helps if you have relatively modest tastes, but many...

No. You’re completely missing the point, you’re trying to draw analogies with other mechanical items and it doesn’t work that way.

Any watch that isn`t serviced for many years will end up performing 'out of tolerance' as you term it. Amplitude will fall markedly and unless the watch is regulated to account for this (not...

I’ll bet a pound to a penny that the PO is running with better precision than a 36 yr old Rolex! With careful regulation ( that’s the hard part) the PO would give excellent results, I’m not a fan of...

So are 60s Omegas, Seikos, and stuff you’ve never heard of with AS movements.......when you work on watches it provides a totally different perspective.

Generally, any half- decent watch will...

I’’m surprised Cousins don’t have any O rings that can be fitted, they have a very big range. Finding the right size can be difficult, they’re not easy to measure.

Yes, definitely one to avoid. If it sounds too good to be true it is too good to be true........despite the glossy website.

That crossed my mind, usually watches don’t suddenly start misbehaving in such a dramatic fashion unless they’ve had a hard whack or become magnetised.

I get watches sent to me that have...