Fixing Dad’s watch - before and after
When my Dad passed away in January I inherited three of his watches. The other two worked well - but this one was.. well.. in a bit of a state! Busted half-missing bracelet, dial spinning round and around, scratched up crystal…
But look at it now! I cleaned it up and imported a new bracelet. A hunt high and low found a watch repairer who would deal with the unusual movement (magic lever for the watch winding, crown winding for the alarm.) He fixed the internals and fitted a new crystal and gaskets.
Of course this has all cost me more than buying a functioning vintage Bell-matic - but that is not the point! It’s priceless..
Fairly new to watch collecting. Super fast collecting journey! I've had a bit of everything, small gold pretty watches, large rugged watches, vintage British field watches. From Casio to Patek and eve...
Looks stunning 😍 This is on my wishlist, and they're not that expensive, but yours has both the family history and the challenge to get it fixed, can't beat that!
Oh and I just a serial number check - October 1973- so 50 years old and good as new..
Amazing transformation. Congratulations!
Well done! the memories it will bring back are worth more than the repair bill
A no-brainer to get it back in shape! Well done!
The bellmatic is surprisingly complicated, no fuctioning new one can give you what your dad's can. Totally worth the effort.
Those Bellmatics are stunning--just perfectly proportioned and executed. I love that you were able to get it back to such a beautiful state and that it will always hold a place in your heart.
I also recently restored my Bell-Matic to working order. Congratulations! It's a brilliant watch. Instant conversation starter when the alarm goes off.
Good Lord. Cinderella before and after. That's fantastic.