Things don’t always work out as planned
Among the items on my bench today are two Swiss Pierce watches. One I received from the Bay has a series of maladies which are testament of its long life of service. Missing parts, broken bits, and an accumulation of grime and grit inside and out. Continue reading “Momentary Setbacks”
Revisiting the replica Rolex
If you’ve followed the blog up to this point you’ll know that I recently serviced my nephew’s replica Rolex Submariner. During the course of the service the lume plot at the nine o’clock marker went missing. As I couldn’t return the watch with the marker missing I procured a luminous paint kit and set about replacing it. Continue reading “Replica Submariner Re-Lume”
What was that again?
As we are not all watch savants I thought it might be a good idea to add a link to a short article explaining the Chronograph.
The people over at the Gentleman’s Gazette have a wonderful explanation of this complication as well as a bit on the history of the movement. Continue reading “Explanation of the Chronograph”
A proper Landeron chronograph
Having repaired one of the oddball chronographs of the 1950’s, I now set my eye on a more conventional chronograph movement. My options, limited by my wallet, were confined to either a Venus, Valjoux, or Landeron calibre which were the most common of the period. There were others to be sure but the majority fell under these three Swiss manufacturers. Continue reading “Thoresen Recipro-Register”
An iconic watch in need of service
My father’s penchant for demaging watches is almost legendary but to be fair he’s not always had a hiqh quality timepiece on his wrist. His watches are inevitably of the tool watch variety and suffer from the active lifestyle he leads. I should of course note that the Bulova Accutron he received as a wedding gift and wore daily for some twenty years was still functioning properly when last removed from his wrist. Continue reading “Rolex Submariner”
Service of a 1950’s Pierce Navigator chronograph
After acquiring the bits and pieces needed (screwdrivers, staking kit, Rodico, pegwood, various oils, etc.) to properly service a vintage timepiece I set about finding an economical watch to service and settled on a chronograph manufactured by Pierce.
Chronographs in general are a bit more difficult to service than a standard watch. Continue reading “Pierce Navigator”
A Little Bit of History
Welcome to the Lost Time, Found Time, and Broken Time blog.
My name is Ryan and this is my first blog. The topics covered will be primarily horological in nature as that is the passion most worthy to share.
I’ve recently acquired the tools necessary to proceed with some rudimentary mechanical watch repairs and have also purchased some vintage Swiss watch movements that are in need of some TLC. Continue reading “My First Blog Post”
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