Thursday, April 26, 2012

Omega Dynamic restoration project

Before shots: Crystal was cracked, leather band needed to be replaced, and case was in need of a buffing and polishing. Photobucket Photobucket After shots: Replaced crystal, replaced leather band, and polished case. Turned out alot better than I expected =) Photobucket Photobucket

Longines Mystery Dial restoration project

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The dial needed to be refinished. It originally was suppose to look like this instead: Uploaded from the Photobucket iPhone App

Removed dial and sent out to get refinished: Uploaded from the Photobucket iPhone App Redial job (before and after):
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Almost done: Got dial back Uploaded from the Photobucket iPhone App .....and complete: Redailed, polished case/crytal, and new leather band Uploaded from the Photobucket iPhone App

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Old watches i've restored in the past

Longines manual wind: Needed a new crown, new crystal, case polish, and was in dire need of servicing
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Longines manual wind: Case and crystal buff and polish, refinished dial, new leather strap, and new mechanical movement installed.
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Elgin Art Deco 1927: Refinished dial, case and crystal buff and polish, new leather strap, and overhauled
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Manual wind Hamilton: Replaced cracked crystal, buffed and polished case, and overhauled
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Automatic Heuer (pre "TAG"): this thing just needed to be assembled =P
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Omega Seamaster f300Hz (SMf300) Diver

Before Pic: This chunky little piece of metal just needed a new crystal and a good ultrasonic case bath

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After Pic:

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Omega Seamaster Automatic Restoration

Before pics: These are pics from the previous owner. Had the wrong crystal on, wrong winding crown, and aftermarket bracelet. Just a bunch of parts that needed to be removed and replaced.


















After Shots: Replaced crystal, replaced crown, replaced aftermarket band with Omega leather band, and polished case.
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Final product
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Longines UltraChron Restoration Project

Before shots:
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Assembly: Dipped case in a ultrasonic bath for cleaning.
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Finished: Polished/buffed case, polished/buffed crystal, attached new leather band
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Final product: Had to buff the crystal a little more. Was really happy with the way this cleaned up. Just needed a little elbow grease and looked good as new =)
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My first post... Movado Kingatic Restoration Project

Before Shots:
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Sent dial out to get refinshed:
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Assembly:
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Finish: refinished dial, polished case, polished crystal, new leather band, New winding crown...
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