Daniel Oliver 
The two most frequent thoughts I obtain from people today, and I get them a whole lot, are “What do l have?” and “Can you enable me?”. The latter is typically desperate and it is really not unusual to be the result of an accidental mishap.
My newest undertaking is a terrific example. It is a household heirloom for the owner and he dropped it. Right before he understood it, the crystal popped off, the fingers obtained bent, and many markers on the dial vanished. It truly is unquestionably the type of expertise that leaves an vacant pit in your belly when it happens to you.
The enjoy in dilemma is an Awards Division product centered on the 1959 Thin-o-matic T-402. The T-402 was manufactured through 1961. The Awards Division manufactured watches for corporations to give as awards and shows. They normally used discontinued styles that they outfitted with slightly distinctive dials. The telltale indication of an Awards Division check out is states “masterpiece” on the dial.
As you can see from the photograph underneath, my undertaking observe has a comparable dial to the T402 but there are luminous dots at the numbered markers alternatively of at the other markers. With the crystal taped in put you can see the next hand is a bit mangled.
The back of the watch is properly engraved as an award for 25 years of services in April 1967.
With the crystal out of the way you can now see that there are lacking markers at 11, 1, 4, and 5 and the 1 from the 12 is also absent.
The rotor on the back of the movement fell off in the mishap as well. This is a 17 jewel 620.
I worked with the operator to procure a donor motion. The dial is a a little various pattern but the necessary markers are there to repair service the initial dial. I can also use the next hand.
The donor is a 663 movement. It’s very similar to the 620, as you can see in the picture down below.
It truly is essential to be aware the rotation of the mainspring when you set up it in the barrel. Typically the coil from the outdoors to the center is counterclockwise – other than on these movements. In the photo beneath you can see the coil goes clockwise.
Even though the motion is in the ultrasonic I’ll flip my awareness to the dial. I’ve obtained five figures ready to put in.
Achievements! Now I am going to utilize UV glue to the back of the dial to protected the rivets and continue to keep the figures from slipping out.
Almost everything is cleaned and dried. My target now is to place it back again collectively with no acquiring any elements left above. You can see that rotor was unfastened for a very long time – it is really worn a circle into the situation again.
The to start with components back again on are the teach wheels. I am going to test to make positive all the things rotates effortlessly and freely.
Upcoming on are all the sections from the computerized framework by means of the mainspring barrel. As the rotor spins the movement will get relayed to the barrel.
Now the pallet fork and lastly the stability go on and almost everything springs back again to life.
The timer tells me it truly is managing a smidgen gradual but that’s an uncomplicated fix.
A tweak right here, a tweak there, and this check out is back in jogging order.
The rotor that came with the check out would not keep on so I changed it with a donor. Now the back of the movement is comprehensive.
All the remaining pieces are reinstalled on the front of the primary plate and I can at last install the dial and palms.
What a transformation! I new crystal completes the restoration and you simply cannot notify this view was at any time a basket scenario. I am certain the proprietor will be delighted to get this “hopelessly missing” check out back again in his palms.
