The retirement watch …..

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The retirement watch …..

Post by Tanukjaju »

I decided to build myself a retirement watch since I didn’t get one from the company….. and yes, I used to work in the rail industry.

My last day was 01/01/2019. I haven’t spent much of the 3 years building much even though this was in the works for quite a while.

Sadly, I have misplaced my Ross dial, and this version has flaws, but it will do….

I found a watch with a retrograde modified 6498 movement / case that needed work. The hands were rough, the movement needing a service….the dial ugly IMO

So I had my moment….

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Congrats
This is really Amazing
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Congratulations on a great watch and on your retirement!
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Post by Thrasher »

Congratulations and dont feel bad when I retired I didn't get a watch either. The watch looks great.
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Post by daevildog »

:clap: :clap: :clap: Great retirement build!!!
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Wow that is really cool!
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Post by Sevanata »

Cool watch...
The flying horseman?

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Sevanata wrote: January 25th, 2022, 9:32 pm Cool watch...
The flying horseman?

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It was the first locomotive to hit 100mph.

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I’m not planning on being a flying horseman

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Post by blueradish »

Love it, so glad to see you're building again. I think the dial looks great, great vintage vibe with the paint job.

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Post by spade_lt »

Nice and interesting build!!!

Where is the dial from?
Do yoiu have a photo of the inner workings of the retrograde ahnd?
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