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Wolfgang
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5146-7040 Presmatic Hi-Beat

This arrived with a completely destroyed crown wheel and winding pinon, broken stem, covered in dirt and terrible on the timegrapher. 28800 boh, origi...
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Seikomatic-P 5601-8020

This is my third 5106 restoration and quickly becoming one of my favorite movements. Fully integrated automatic winding, pushbotton date and a bit big...
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Refinishing - anyone else?

Dang, anyone else enjoy a refinishing a pair of tweezers more than anything? such a good feeling i could tell my boss to f off. moon a cop. do a beer...
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Recent Comments

commented on 2007 Seiko JDM Gen1 Prospex Samurai Titanium SBDA003 😃 ·

Epic collection btw !

commented on 1967 SEIKO Business-A 8306-8020 😃 ·

my midwest internal dialogue says "Business, eh?"

commented on Does anyone care? ·

When I talk to non-watch people, or people who are new or interested in watches, I like to remind them(and myself) that your wristwatch is entirely your own experience. It doesn't matter if someone else cares or not, it's in ernest a small gift for your eyes, and a reminder that your time on this earth is finite.

commented on Japan Don Quiote Watch hunt! A series about finding great watch deals at Don Quiote specifically! Part 1 ·

gotta go do sweetroad in kawasaki. ill be there in a few weeks.

commented on First time changing a battery and using a watch press ! ·

its freaky how cheap things on aliexpress are... for some tools, like non-precision, you kinda cant beat it.

commented on Set day and date... ·

huh, I believe what I do is the opposite. I first set to 6am to make sure im past the danger zone, then do day and date, then set the time.... it is one extra crown pull. might have to switch.

commented on 5146-7040 Presmatic Hi-Beat ·

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Seiko 5106 and 6220 in progress

Progress shot of two seikos. Left is a Seikomatic-p 33J 5106 with pushcrown date advance and the right is a 6220 hand winding Skyliner. These are 🧼 c...
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Seiko 5216 LM Specials - up next

These 70s JDM pieces arrived some time ago from 🇯🇵Japan but sat while NOS crystals from 🇬🇧UK we’re sent. This is one of my favorite parts of restorati...
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Seiko Silverwave 6306-806A Complete

After many months and multiple orders from CousinsUK. I finally found the perfect case gasket to hold the bezel in. What a royal pain i’m my a$$ this...
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And the Survey says...

It would be cool if WatchCrunch had a polling feature. My old dusty favorite thewatchsite.com has one and its pretty funny sometimes.  @Max  ✨
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unboxing 📦 vintage JDM seiko #6

Another box has arrived from 🇯🇵 japan! Looks like a lot of 6 watches. Let us see what kind of fixer uppers we have in store. As always, there will be...
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Seiko 2409 teardown

This is a 32mm 28800 automatic dress watch from 72’ in the process of restoration. I’m waiting on a 6.5mm mainspring winder. This isn’t a particularly...
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Seiko 6306-806A the lesser known 6306, restored.

This one has been a long haul project. According to the service marks it was last serviced in 1990. The oil was dried up and gaskets hardened so I’m c...
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