Wristwatch tinkerings

[pheelthemoment]

This one isnt a project, but I wanted to show it off. A soviet era Molnija, it was the cleanest one I found for sale AND the only in in the US. Its definitely been serviced, it's keeping time super well and only needs to be reset every 3ish days. 20260105_151451 (1).jpg

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OOOOH that's so awesome!! absolutely love the detailing on this one, what a great find c:
though hahaha "only needs to be reset every 3 days" is a hilarious compliment for a watch. but totally worth it here i imagine C:

[bluesunblazing]

Lol yeah, the time being accurate enough for 3 days is kinda low, a lot of time pieces can reach sub-millisecond loss/gain per day, my pocket watch is probably in the realms of a few whole milliseconds of loss per day. That being said, thats still ridiculously accurate and only needs the time reset whenever I wind it up. And the wind lasts for the standard 36 hours that most timepieces will last for.

[bluesunblazing]

I went quiet for a bit, no pics but a general progress update: I've got an effective system for cleaning parts, I'm learning how to hand smaller assemblies like the balance and.......I've lost quite a few small parts and now need to source replacements. But!! I've got 5 watches that are on the backburner waiting for various parts.

[pheelthemoment]

I went quiet for a bit, no pics but a general progress update: I've got an effective system for cleaning parts, I'm learning how to hand smaller assemblies like the balance and.......I've lost quite a few small parts and now need to source replacements. But!! I've got 5 watches that are on the backburner waiting for various parts.

oooh that's exciting!! wish you luck getting the parts c:

[bluesunblazing]

Im being hasty. You can probably guess why im posting this.

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