Resurrecting an old friend…SKH247P1
Hello WC community, first post here. I was going through old boxes and stumbled across my first real watch purchase from years gone by. I’d had other watches, mainly gifts, and a few inexpensive ones like Swatches. After college, when I started working for “the good guy’s” and selling higher end electronics I treated myself to a new watch. I was intrigued by the mix of mechanical energy creation and a quartz movement. Remembering that it had stopped holding a charge, I decided it was time to give it new life.
After replacing the capacitor and wearing it around for a few days, pins just started falling out of the bracelet.
Esslinger to the rescue again with new cotter pins all the way around. Now I have a question for you all…do I go down the road of refinishing it with some polishing and rebrushing, or leave the patina intact as a map of all we’ve been through together?
Let me know what you think, and I’m happy to have found WC!
New-ish to actually collecting. I have always been fascinated by mechanical watches and their inner workings. My first movement based watch was a Seiko Kinetic. Since I have started exploring and lear...
I would personally rebrush it. Deeper scratches will stay anyhow and those are then ones that count.
I would personally rebrush it. Deeper scratches will stay anyhow and those are then ones that count.
I was kind of leaning towards a light refresh.
What do you call this style of bracelet? I absolutely love old Tags and fancy Vostoks that have it.
I vote leave the mileage on her, she's a beaut either way.
First congrats on repair/revival of the watch. I would leave it as is based on pictures, you left those marks.
Clean up the case a bit. Leave the bracelet as is. Why? 🤷🏼♂️😉
What do you call this style of bracelet? I absolutely love old Tags and fancy Vostoks that have it.
I vote leave the mileage on her, she's a beaut either way.
It’s a TAG design, and they call it the “S link”! I also think it’s awesome. It was designed by the watch designer Eddie Schopfer, who designed the 2000 series, and the SE/L (Link) watches for TAG in the 1980s and 1990s.
It’s a TAG design, and they call it the “S link”! I also think it’s awesome. It was designed by the watch designer Eddie Schopfer, who designed the 2000 series, and the SE/L (Link) watches for TAG in the 1980s and 1990s.
Makes sense, I bought this watch in 1996. Thanks for the info!
First congrats on repair/revival of the watch. I would leave it as is based on pictures, you left those marks.
Thank you, and yes...I most certainly did leave them. They are all well-earned. This watch was pretty much my daily for almost ten years. I'm leaning towards a gentle rebrushing and polish of the high gloss areas. Not a deep reworking, just a mild refresh.
Very cool watch! 😎 🔥