Twisting my melon
So here's the latest little Seiko 5 rescued from a life of neglect and hardship. It's found a new home today (courtesy of eBay) and hopefully it will give its new owner many years of pleasure and maybe, just maybe, get a little love back too
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Gareth
A self-confessed Seikophile who spends far too much time looking at bits of watches under a microscope. Probably the finest restorer of vintage Seikos in my house. https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/gasworks
Cardiff, S.Wales, UK
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7.00” / 17.78 cm
Good job!
I’ve seen a 3:00 date, 6:00 date, even 4:30 date, but never an 11:45 date!
What a transformation! Great work.
I can’t believe that’s the same watch. Nice work!
Nice one! What's your restoration process? I rescued a 1975 Seiko Quartz from facebook marketplace which I've been trying to restore
Two parts. I service the movement and ensure its working well. You can't see that bit obviously. The case restoration involves a lot of work rubbing/sanding down with various grades of sandpaper (120 - 5000 grit) and brushes and then polishing back with grades of polishing compound. I also had to fit new feet on the dial. If you want to watch someone restore a watch to a VERY high standard I'd recommend my good friend Joe, the Nekkid Watchmaker on YouTube.
Case in early stages of polishing
New dial foot
Working on this atm. Will post here when complete