Grandfather’s watch
Recently my grandfather gave me this watch that he said he bought like 50 years ago. It was his first watch that he bogut and he got it with his first pay. He wore it ever since until the last 5 years when it broke so he just tossed it to a corner. The watch is very broken. It’s stopped and the crown function sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. I can hear the friction of the rotor when i move my hand.
I’m located in Turkey, Izmir and I couldn’t find anyone who was willing to do so much work on watch such cheap. I’ve thought about sending it to Wristwach Revival which is a restoration channel that I have been watching for a long time but couldn’t find his email on his bio on YouTube. I know he doesn’t only repair watches for his friends because some if not most of his videos are watches sent by viewers.
Would love some thoughts and opinions
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It would probably be least expensive and most easy to buy another Seiko 5 with the same movement off of ebay and swap it in. I bet you could get one for under 100 dollars.
It would probably be least expensive and most easy to buy another Seiko 5 with the same movement off of ebay and swap it in. I bet you could get one for under 100 dollars.
It's, I believe, a 6309 movement. There are a lot of them out there.
It would probably be least expensive and most easy to buy another Seiko 5 with the same movement off of ebay and swap it in. I bet you could get one for under 100 dollars.
I honestly would wear it broken rather than replacing anything. I would love to get it fixed though
I honestly would wear it broken rather than replacing anything. I would love to get it fixed though
I understand your sentimentality, but honestly, fixing mechanical watches often requires replacing parts. I hope you find a way to make it work for you!
I bet you can polish the scratches off the glass.
I bet you can polish the scratches off the glass.
how would you do it?
how would you do it?
A “polywatch” tube works wonders on acrylic (I assume this is acrylic). Unsure what to do if it’s quartz.
A “polywatch” tube works wonders on acrylic (I assume this is acrylic). Unsure what to do if it’s quartz.
https://www.polywatch.de/en/products/glass-polish I guess the same brand makes one. I’ve only used regular “Polywatch” on plastic crystal.
There is glass polish compound that you can get that will work on mineral crystal. Use something like a dremel tool. I bet there are good tutorials on YouTube
if you provide a compelling story, wristwatch revival may have interest in restoring. he has a patreon, which might be the best way to contact him. https://www.patreon.com/wristwatchrevival?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan
if you provide a compelling story, wristwatch revival may have interest in restoring. he has a patreon, which might be the best way to contact him. https://www.patreon.com/wristwatchrevival?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan
do i need to subscribe to contact him?
do i need to subscribe to contact him?
probably yes. keep in mind, he's just one person and probably gets a metric tonne of requests like this. but it doesnt hurt to try...
how would you do it?
Polywatch. You can find it cheap online
how would you do it?
If you do get polywatch just do a little at a time. It dont take much and you dont want to overdo it. There are videos online where you can see people using it properly. I learn a lot from @WristwatchRevival on youtube.