Kendal, Cumbria
The Daytona 4030 movement started in 1988 and ran for 12 years as a production movement until the 4130 came along Based on the Zenith El Primero calibre 400, but with a couple of hundred modifications making only a few of the parts interchangeable Photos may not appear in order but have been titled in …
This lovely Tag Heuer Monaco WW2112 running an ETA 2895 (Tag Calibre 6) came in for a service and refurb. First thing was to photograph it and see how it was currently running An amplitude of 286 is a very good starting point, the watch is healthy and should benefit from a service. The ETA …
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I always find that images of watch movements being taken apart can be very useful points of reference for hobbyists and professionals alike The Valjoux 7733 and 7734 series of watch movements are a real favourite of mine as a good stable chronograph movement. These are very old images, but since I photograph all my …
I always jump at the chance to service a beautiful watch, when word came through that this Breitling Heritage 46 had stopped running I immediately said I would do it without assessing it. The fact it was in America was besides the point, that's what postal services are for. *interesting point - if something is …
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Reasons to service a watch - I decided to replace a movement in a watch for sale, had picked up a vintage pierce AS1700 (gold version) that I thought had great potential Before the service , after a bit of adjustment the best I could get was +11 seconds / low amplitude (208) / beat …
I was fortunate enough recently to get my hands on some New Old Stock (NOS) ‘A Schild’ automatic movements that I can use to build some watches. These movements were produced between 1960 and 1969 which makes them 50 years old - there is a good chance that the oils and greased may be a …
This is one of those jobs that sounds easy - but as watch repair goes has a blip in proceedings The reduced speed is a cracking watch - and is a must for original parts at all times. The movement is an eta based 2892 so the stem part is easy enough to find from …
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This was more of a repair and build project than a straight service. The customer had spent years scouting the internet for parts to bring this back to life one day. The first job was to inspect the parts for damage, and missing bits. A service of the base Valjoux 7750 movement was very encouraging …
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This order was a special order for a customer that contacted me looking for a unique watch.We spent a week or so designing the dial between us back and forth through email and messenger. Once the design was finalised the design file for the dial went off for manufacture.The factory did an excellent job and …
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Watch repair is an interesting life, more often that not it is like the repair of anything mechanical, there is normally a symptom to be addressed, but we also need to find the cause. This watch was presenting itself with an interesting and annoying issue that it was breaking the screws that were securing the …
Cumbria Watch Repair 