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Continue reading →: Helbros InvincibleWhere it’s from I bought this movement at the Alameda Antiques fair for around $25. What it looked like It seems to be in relatively good shape. The initial trace is pretty straight, with a decent amplitude. The hands are set incorrectly, with the hour hand aligned with the minutes…
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Continue reading →: Geneva De LuxeWhere it’s from I bought this movement at the Alameda Antiques Fair for $10 (probably overpaid, IMO). What it looked like It was in quite a state when I bought it: No crown, cracked crystal, no band. The dial caught my eye though, it looks kind of cool. Amazingly, it…
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Continue reading →: Seiko QuartzWhere it’s from I bought this watch on eBay for $35. What it looked like The case is extremely beat up. I should have guessed that the eBay pictures didn’t show quite how damaged it was, but it’s extremely pitted in several spots. Furthermore, the crown is so worn, that…
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Continue reading →: Dabs & Co Spider-ManWhere it’s from I bought this watch on eBay for $10. After opening it, it seems the movement is a Remex/Rego 2125-216. What it looked like No second hand. “Hong Kong” appears on the bottom of the dial, so I’m guessing a mass-produced pin-lever escapement with no jewels. I can…
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Continue reading →: Tasso 17JWhere it’s from I bought this movement at a flea market in Berlin for 30 euro (the seller badgered me into it, I’m a weeny when it comes to haggling). After opening the case back, I see a “PUW 360”, so I’m confident this is a PUW 360 movement. It…
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Continue reading →: K&J Mars SuperWhere it’s from I got this movement from a flea market in Berlin, Germany, for 20 euro. The case back has a “K J” stamp with an arrow going through it, which I believe stands for Kollmar & Jourdan, a Germany-based jewelry company that went out of business in 1977. …
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Continue reading →: Hilton 17JWhere it’s from I bought this movement on eBay for $15. [eBay listing] The eBay listing didn’t show the case opened, so I’m going in a little blind. After reading a bit about the Hilton Watch Company, it seems it was another branding company that wrapped Swiss movements in cheap…
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Continue reading →: Valjean 17JWhere it’s from I bought this movement on eBay for $27. Interestingly, doing a Google Lens search on this movement reveals that it appears with many many different brand names etched on the train bridge. This made identifying the movement quite difficult, but after poking around 17jewels and emmywatch, I…
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Continue reading →: Слава/EldoradoPreface This restoration is actually a classic case of buying a donor movement -> restoring the donor movement instead. As such, I’ll be combining my notes for this post, so some of the ordering in the text may not make sense. This is Amateur Hour, after all! Where they’re from…
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Continue reading →: Dorset 17JWhere it’s from I bought this movement at the Alameda flea market, for I think around $20. Upon opening, this movement is a UTC 29C, from around 1966. Apparently this company was known for using Seiko movements for mass production, under a variety of names. What it looked like This…
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I’m Pat
Welcome to Amateur Hour Watch Restoration! I am a completely self-taught hobbyist watch repairer, and I am documenting my journey here.
Most of what I have learned is through YouTube videos; my favorite channels to learn from are Wristwatch Revival, Vintage Watch Services, and My Retro Watches.
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