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My First Mod!
- Thread starter svenkramer
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Hehe yes, was a bit nervous. Could have wrecked the movement en tube (did a bit though) of my favorite watch.
But you know how it is: a flaw will keep bugging you till you have to do something
I bought some basic tools. A couple of files and some pliers.
Then I removed the caseback and the movement. The tricky bit
was removing the tube, because I had to use that again.
So I twisted it with a rats tale file en pulled it out with a plier.
Then file away! I did it by hand. Step by step.
After that sand the edges and polish it.
I'm doing the same thing with my mates smp in a couple of weeks, so I could make a pictorial if you like?
I think I'll just leave mine alone!!...>>
Picked this up a few years ago from a fellow collector who had just bought it and was having problems keeping it running...He said it ran OK till he tightened down the caseback, then it would stop dead...
I bought it so cheap I'm almost ashamed to admit($40.00!!)
I simply opened it up, removed the movement, and bent the second hand down @ 1 mm, to keep it from hitting the crystal, put it together, and there it sits, still running 100%!!...I definitely prefer the el-cheapo 21j config on any GMT movement, since the modded ETA's and their clones aren't anywhere near as reliable, or accurate sweeping on the 24 hr hands...
I only wish I could find a display caseback to replace the incorrect solid seamaster one it now has...But...since only @ .01% of humanity knows it's incorrect, no biggie!!
Picked this up a few years ago from a fellow collector who had just bought it and was having problems keeping it running...He said it ran OK till he tightened down the caseback, then it would stop dead...
I bought it so cheap I'm almost ashamed to admit($40.00!!)
I simply opened it up, removed the movement, and bent the second hand down @ 1 mm, to keep it from hitting the crystal, put it together, and there it sits, still running 100%!!...I definitely prefer the el-cheapo 21j config on any GMT movement, since the modded ETA's and their clones aren't anywhere near as reliable, or accurate sweeping on the 24 hr hands...
I only wish I could find a display caseback to replace the incorrect solid seamaster one it now has...But...since only @ .01% of humanity knows it's incorrect, no biggie!!
Picked this up a few years ago from a fellow collector who had just bought it and was having problems keeping it running...He said it ran OK till he tightened down the caseback, then it would stop dead...
I bought it so cheap I'm almost ashamed to admit($40.00!!)
I simply opened it up, removed the movement, and bent the second hand down @ 1 mm, to keep it from hitting the crystal, put it together, and there it sits, still running 100%!!...I definitely prefer the el-cheapo 21j config on any GMT movement, since the modded ETA's and their clones aren't anywhere near as reliable, or accurate sweeping on the 24 hr hands...
I only wish I could find a display caseback to replace the incorrect solid seamaster one it now has...But...since only @ .01% of humanity knows it's incorrect, no biggie!!
Haha nice deal! Nice CG's as well. Pity, because modding is becoming fun
modding is fun for lots of folks....but...
And BTW...I just remembered that I also removed some terrible foggy A/R from the inside of that crystal when I had it apart too...
not for me!!...If they're broke I fix them....If not I wear them !!! I guess I'm just lazy!!..(and CHEAP too!!)Haha nice deal! Nice CG's as well. Pity, because modding is becoming fun
And BTW...I just remembered that I also removed some terrible foggy A/R from the inside of that crystal when I had it apart too...