Restoration of a rare vintage ww2 military watch - nickel and chrome plating - Sanford AS1123

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Restoration of a rare vintage ww2 military watch - nickel and chrome plating - Sanford AS1123

Post by Emilio »

Found this cool channel on YouTube

He seems very professional and services/fixes the movement.

Maybe you can get something out of it


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Re: Restoration of a rare vintage ww2 military watch - nickel and chrome plating - Sanford AS1123

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That guy makes the watch look big on his wrist. Just like me.

It’s a good looking watch.
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Thank You Emilio
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Very nice video, thanks for posting Emilio!
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:thumbup: Thank you Emilio.

I like the no music, no talking approach.
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Excellent and with lots of valuable hints!
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Re: Restoration of a rare vintage ww2 military watch - nickel and chrome plating - Sanford AS1123

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hako wrote: September 12th, 2020, 2:54 am Excellent and with lots of valuable hints!
And has a nice one on an Omega too :!:
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That was double cool. Enjoyed it.
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Re: Restoration of a rare vintage ww2 military watch - nickel and chrome plating - Sanford AS1123

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The same guy has a couple of other interesting videos. Fascinating. Too bad he threw away the original strap.
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Re: Restoration of a rare vintage ww2 military watch - nickel and chrome plating - Sanford AS1123

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Luminor wrote:The same guy has a couple of other interesting videos. Fascinating. Too bad he threw away the original strap.
Yep, he could deep clean it and replate the buckle.
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