Certina watches any good3/16/2024 Lovely movement – just the rotor missing. The dial has some damage, but is looking pretty good considering the age of the watch! I take the bezel ring off to replace the crystal and clean the case. The base movement is back together, and the movement is ticking. So for the time being, it will be the first every day, until a replacement can be found.Įverything ready for the cleaning machine.Īs usual, I start off with a new mainspring. I can’t get hold of a replacement wheel, and I don’t have wire that fits to make a new one. The little spring in the date change wheel is broken, and somebody glued it in with super glue. The date changer doesn’t work – let’s see why. The mainspring is pretty dry – time for a new one. It’s been a while since this watch has been serviced. Look at the solidified grease on the winder clutch wheels! The inside looks pretty clean, but the watch runs too fast. The case has already be pre-cleaned, but there is still a lot of dirt that has to be removed. If it’s a Certina, it has to be Joris’! Well, not exactly, but it belongs to a friend of his, and there is a long story involving bicycles, watches, and other things… The gist of it is that Joris has to have the watch fixed, and will get a bicycle in exchange.
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