Nice to see that its been done sympathetically, and not went for the full NOS finish.
Great looking watch and a job well done.
Hi
Thought you might like to see this restoration of a 1972 145.026 Cal. 911 ' HedgeHopper ' Flightmaster.
The previous owner was a decorated US Special Forces Medic who served in Vietnam.
From this:
to this:
HAGWE -
Best Neil
Last edited by flame; 27th July 2024 at 21:08.
Nice to see that its been done sympathetically, and not went for the full NOS finish.
Great looking watch and a job well done.
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
Very nice & retaining the story of it's life.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Thank you for the kind comments....
I managed to source ( ultra rare ) NOS crowns & pushers from a chap in Switzerland and a very good original correct T-Swiss dial from the Netherlands.
STS did all the really hard work sorting the movement out which had suffered some water ingress ( hence the state of the dial ).
3x months and 4x figure outlay for the above and it's finally project completed !
Best Neil
Last edited by flame; 6th April 2024 at 11:15.
Excellent restoration, nice to see it's not been 'over done'.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
That's lovely, well done for making it happen,
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
"You gotta know when to hold em and know when to fold em".
That’s a nice sympathetic restoration.
Looks great