Another "Online-barnfind" kind of watch :)
I was on the hunt for a Polerouter for quite some time now and the market situation left me a bit discouraged to be honest. Many pieces with repainted dials, overpolished cases or just Frankenwatches with various legit parts cobbled together that were nev...
Exactly.
A new crystal, give a thorough clean to case and bracelet, remove the endlink and try to wear it with the bracelet as it had sort of "straight endlinks".
I'll discuss with my watchmaker
if he has U-signed NOS crystals in stock (he has large numbers of UG movement spare parts in stock) - if that is the case I'll have it replaced, otherwise polished as good as possible. But I have seen acrylic crystals in worse shape come back to life agai...
Yes, you put polish on the crystal, take a clean handkerchief and rub with your thumb while watching a movie on tv
And hour or two later it looks fine. BEFORE AFTER ...
Great results,
it is always very satisfying to see what a bit of time and polywatch can do to a watch. Part of the charme of owning Vintage pieces I guess, you learn to live with scratches on acrylic crystals and/or taking care of them.
Congrats, it is a great watch ! As mentioned, Polerouters are becoming impossible to find at fair prices, and hard to find in good shape.
The following website is the absolute Bible when it comes to Polerouters: with all the details, references calibers etc... Mine is not i great shape but I got it at a very good price: Ref. 204605-3 One of the very first of this reference (serial number f...
Thank you very much for the information,
I was aware about the polerouter-site and even have the app on my smartphone but I found it very, very difficult to determine the originality of a certain model compared to a Vintage Rolex for example. But I have nevertheless found a new obsession, I am t...
All the ingredients necessary for a successful restoration. All you need . . .
. . . is an adroit watchmaker and a bit luck finding the end link. 🤙🏻