Bent Lug
Just a day or two ago I was asking why long lugs are so rare and I got the answer about breaking. This morning I was having problems getting a spring bar in and I realized that I had a bent lug.
If it's not obvious, it's the left one, bent inward about 1mm. Presumably I must have dropped the case while it had no supporting spring bar in it. You'd think I'd remember such a thing.
I'll be visiting a watchmaker tomorrow for other matters anyway, but any hints at DIY straightening? I'm thinking of vicing up the case and somehow bopping the lug back out with a small piece of wood? It's a 316L stainless steel case. I could of course send the thing back to England for a new case, but I doubt I can make it much worse attempting an amateur fix. Besides, the crystal is printed, so I really would prefer to keep this all as undisturbed as possible.
Salvageable? Should I use slow pressure or short impact?
Started as a quartzbro goofing on the mechanical snobs, wrote for thetruthaboutwatches.com, and lately started finding forgotten familial vintage watches in need of love.
I'd go with slow pressure because I'd be afraid of shearing off the lug with short impact. I know it's steel, but even big watches are small things.
What is that watch?
What is that watch?
It's a Mr Jones Step Right Up!
Sadly it was a limited edition of 100 that inexplicably keeps not being reissued. I guess everyone else didn't like it as much as I did.
Ok, very cool watch! Mr. Jones has some fun and interesting designs. I need to check them out more closely.