Newbie with Zodiac Seawolf and a Glorious on it's way

[Dutchsiberia]

Hi, my name is Martijn, I've been collecting for a while now, mostly Seiko watches, but at some time I really wanted a Zodiac.
Being Dutch, the watches on Ebay were to expensive for me, until I found this one, listed as "broken and for parts"



After receiving the watch it was almost impossible to remove the snap on back, a lot of scratches already showing the former owner's futile attempts to open the watch. I finally was able to remove the back, clamping the watch in a vice with rubber padded claws, a case opening tool an a careful tap with a jeweler's hammer.

Messy desk, sorry...



I found this :)







It had a very heavy shock in it's life, misaligning the balance, jamming the pallet fork. After a quick dis and assembly of the balance the watch started to run again :)



The watch needed "some cleaning" and the movement was disassembled, cleaned and lubed.

(i used the watch as a movement holder)




This clutch is often slipping too much on the date models



Nice early Radium dial!



nice isn't it :)



I found an old bracelet



Radiation damage in the plexi glass? (the little cracks in the plexi glass in the shape of the triangular indices)





The watch is running great, and maybe not very clear on the photo's, the crown is the original signed crown :)

Another Zodiac, just "won" from Germany, on it's way :)





I'm hoping more Zodiacs will follow :)

[Butch]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing with us!

[Dutchsiberia]

Thanks 
I'll post pics of the glorious too, but that will be after my holiday in France  :-)
I suspect it'll arrive during my holiday and wait for me in the post office.

[L. Ocle]

Great thing being skillful enough to do this, it allows you to go on more Zodiacs....  :)

Nice job!

[rplace]

Nice job. I am jealous you have the equipment and skills to do that yourself. Enjoy!

[Dutchsiberia]

Thanks all :)
It's the only way for me to get some cool watches, buying non working wreckage and try to fix them :)