Grandfathers watch: Update
(view my previous post about this watch if you haven’t)
1976 Seiko 6309-510A
I finally found an experienced watchmaker that was knowledgeable enough to not damage a movement this old to work on the watch.
This watch has been in very inexperienced hands…
When he opened the watch infront of me, the rotor was not screwed, moving inside the case freely. There was also marks of corosion on multiple parts of the watch, especially some of the gears and the rotor.
He completely disassembled the watch and removed corrosion/dirt from every part. Also, originally the watch’s friction point for the seconds hand (i don’t know if I worded that correctly) was made out of metal which also wore off over time. It was replaced with a ruby one instead. He told me that it was designed this way so that the customer would take the watch to service often.
There was also a name written on the movement, from when my grandfather took it to “service” years ago. That seemed really interesting and weird to me.
I opted for a leather strap because even though the bracelet was repaired I didn’t want to put further wear on it as it was over 50 years old. The leather strap matches the character of the watch very well in my opinion and looks better than the metal one.
The 3rd and 4th pictures were taken right after the caseback was opened, and the last picture is after restoration.
I also intentionally wanted the glass and the rest of the case unpolished. It looks so much better irl, it looks so scratchy in the picture.
I’d love to hear your thoughts
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I’m restoring my granddad’s omega as well. Leather strap looks good on this! 👍🏼
Good for you.
Many might say you should have polished the case and crystal, but all those scratches and dings are there for a reason-your grandfather wore the watch.
That watch has seen some things! Battle scars with history behind them are excellent.
I’m restoring my granddad’s omega as well. Leather strap looks good on this! 👍🏼
Amazing! Any pics?
Good for you.
Many might say you should have polished the case and crystal, but all those scratches and dings are there for a reason-your grandfather wore the watch.
That’s exactly why I didn’t polish it