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Post pics of your watches Part II
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And as it happens this very day and as we speak; Mein Wagner.
Subsecond complication *twitches*Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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At least they'd know time of death anyways :PWell they are pretty much an "if it works" proposition.
Cause if it doesn't...
Well the watch still running is the least of your worries
:PWanna support genocide?Cheer on the murder of women and children?The Ruzzians aren't rapey enough for you? Morally bankrupt cockroaches and islamaphobes , Israel needs your help NOW!!
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TheRepentent wrote: »At least they'd know time of death anyways :P
Now that's just another example of German precision
Saves time filling out the death cert :pac:0 -
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barney shamrock wrote: »Also getting a serious goo for steinhart at the moment, will have to add one to the collection this year methinks....
The goo has been sated.
V happy.
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Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭ Join Date:Posts: 59054
A few weeks ago on the sales thread our own Cyclingtourist offered up gratis a Vostok that was working very erratically.
I always had a hankering for a Scuba Dude so I put myself forward and CT very graciously fired it off in the post. First things first was to get the back off.
The obvious lack of a screw holding the rotor down down was my first clue. It took me a while to cop it tbh.
It explained CT's experience of it running OK when left on a flat surface, but not running well when worn. The problem was the screw had gone under the rotor and had of course come in contact with the balance and hairspring and fecked it. Not good. So even with the screw returned to its rightful place it was still all over the place. +/- minutes per hour. So I went to the interwebs and sourced another movement(Ukraine). While I was waiting for that I noticed the hands were also binding slightly. Whoever had it before CT must have given it some whack as these Vostoks are built like tanks and beat up Seikos for their lunch money. I had always preferred the original first series Vostok "Paddle" hands design so I ordered a set of them while I was at it(USofA). I cleaned the gunk from the case and under the bezel and polished the crystal.
So then I set to work with replacing the balance bridge/spring and hands and doing some fettling with regulation and oiling. I had a 22mm 1970's vintage Perlon strap which suited it.
Four days ago:
Today:
It's lost 5 seconds over four days so not too bad. I could try and feck about more, but I don't have the timing equipment, nor skill to take it further and I probably lucked out anyway.
It'll be interesting to see how stable it actually is. So here it is, a working again Scuba Dude with paddle hands.
The lume isn't bad actually. Lasts a few hours anyway. Much prefer the new hands myself. The seconds hand on Vostoks is a little too short for my eye so I'm keeping a look out for a longer one. I dunno why they fit a short one as standard? I had toyed with the idea of putting the movement into an 80's Amphibia case I have as these watches are all built around the same standard measurements so great for customising(the auto movement is thicker, so they just put a deeper "bubbleback" caseback on them). Sadly the older case was about as water resistant as a teabag so...Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Cyclingtourist wrote: »OMG-ega Aqua Terra.
Congrats! I know you have been eyeing up a luxury watch for a while, so Im sure it feels good to get it on the wrist!
Great choice, I do like the Aqua Terras. Does that mean the rest of you collection will live in the watch box for a while?!
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@Wibbs: great work!
My two Russians are with Poljot24 at the moment, one to be revived and one to be sold on with a service.
I need to reduce the herd!
It is great that for Poljots and Vostoks, there is not just an endless knowledge out there, but also an endless supply of NOS parts 0 -
Messing about with straps and bracelets again, and put these on side by side.
I thought as soon as I got one, I'd get rid of the other, but I'm actually kind of attached to it now.
So, the Speedie will be keeping the homage as its stablemate.
Both ticking along nicely.0 -
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