Jakub M
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Ploprof 600
Jul 25, 2022,06:45 AM
Recently acquired an original 166.077, bit of a survivor from son of original owner, sadly it seems no one serviced it for a very long time and gasket turned to sludge, thought some of you would appreciate some pictures from my watchmaker!
Notice the sludge covered crown
Everything covered in sludge
Sadly parts of dial were touched by the retaining ring which was covered in the sludge as well.
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Ploprof 600
By: Jakub M : July 25th, 2022-06:45
Recently acquired an original 166.077, bit of a survivor from son of original owner, sadly it seems no one serviced it for a very long time and gasket turned to sludge, thought some of you would appreciate some pictures from my watchmaker! Condition on ar...
Tremendous find….
By: Cpt Scarlet : July 25th, 2022-07:46
and a good project to service and save this watch for the future. The good news is the hands have a nice original patina and the dial hasn’t reacted and bubbled. The case looks very good as does the bezel.
Yup
By: Jakub M : July 25th, 2022-07:52
It is the later dials with depth rating between Seamaster and Professional that bubble, serial number seems to be in the known Ploprof batches and EoA has been ordered :] I really like the bezel and case as well. Here is a UV shot. ...
Yes I did,
By: Mary Anny : July 25th, 2022-09:02
Thanks for sharing
Yes I agree
By: cazalea : July 25th, 2022-13:45
Your watch is not worse than many I have seen; it looks frightening and it's certainly not desirable, but it's not abnormal and will be resolved by your watchmaker. Cheers, Cazalea
Abel's Flightmaster had the same issue with a melted gasket . . .
By: Dr No : July 25th, 2022-20:32
. . . which was resolved satisfactorily initially . My watchmaker cleaned the residual goop by hand; unfortunately, he didn't have the tool required to remove the GMT crown, so when he was ready for final assembly he placed the case with the crown attache...