Longines Restore

SeikoJohn wrote:Looking forward to seeing the end result I bet the dial will look beautiful when restored it is a really nice blue I also like the raised markers

domecurb wrote:thats a gem and well worth the effort, i wish more people could see the value in restoring old watches, there is no reason if looked after that they shouldnt run indefinitely

PC-Magician wrote:Good fun that one though.
Doesn't use a battery oh so how does it work?, it uses a spring.
Gets some not all thinking.

Not sure which I prefer now Hand winders or Automatics.

domecurb wrote:

PC-Magician wrote:Good fun that one though.
Doesn't use a battery oh so how does it work?, it uses a spring.
Gets some not all thinking.

Not sure which I prefer now Hand winders or Automatics.

i can honestly say i dont care whether a watch is auto, hand wind or quartz.....if i like it i will wear it

PC-Magician wrote:

domecurb wrote:

PC-Magician wrote:Good fun that one though.
Doesn't use a battery oh so how does it work?, it uses a spring.
Gets some not all thinking.

Not sure which I prefer now Hand winders or Automatics.

i can honestly say i dont care whether a watch is auto, hand wind or quartz.....if i like it i will wear it

I can appreciate that and I have a few Quartz including a Quartz SMP as well as my Auto SMP.
Plus I have a Bulova Precisionist.
Have about 12 Accutrons also, must downsize on those.

Elwood wrote:

PC-Magician wrote:

domecurb wrote:

PC-Magician wrote:Good fun that one though.
Doesn't use a battery oh so how does it work?, it uses a spring.
Gets some not all thinking.

Not sure which I prefer now Hand winders or Automatics.

i can honestly say i dont care whether a watch is auto, hand wind or quartz.....if i like it i will wear it

I can appreciate that and I have a few Quartz including a Quartz SMP as well as my Auto SMP.
Plus I have a Bulova Precisionist.
Have about 12 Accutrons also, must downsize on those

Well if you're down sizing your Accutron,  send me a pm!

PM Sent

As far as your question about hand winding or autos, I always loved autos though hand winders definitely hold a huge appeal,  the mechanisms look great on a glass backed case.

PC-Magician wrote:Good news Dial is now back with my Watchmaker, he has serviced the movement fitted a new glass and now cleaning up the hands prior to reluming them.

Now what did I do with the new strap? will go looking.

PC-Magician wrote:Well this has taken longer than I thought but I am given to understand it will be ready and on my wrist in a couple more weeks.
The dial is apparently very very nice.

PC-Magician wrote:Still waiting Watchmakers wife is ill so must be patient, people are more important than a Watch.

domecurb wrote:

PC-Magician wrote:Still waiting Watchmakers wife is ill so must be patient, people are more important than a Watch.

too true, frustrating and disappointing though

PC-Magician wrote:Restored Longines will be with me on Friday YES the coming Friday.

PC-Magician wrote:Restored Longines will be with me on Friday YES the coming Friday.

PC-Magician wrote:Here it is.
Dial changes colour with the light difficult to photograph on some it looked black.
Now on a leather Hirsch Osiris Strap

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domecurb wrote:

PC-Magician wrote:Here it is.
Dial changes colour with the light difficult to photograph on some it looked black.
Now on a leather Hirsch Osiris Strap

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beautiful and well worth the wait, i do like to see nice watches being saved so well done and i hope you get many years of pleasure from it