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Ahhh.. so this one arrived this afternoon:

It arrived in the state you see with no crown or tube... yikes. Luckily, I had invested in a box of Chinese Triplock knock-offs and was waiting for a chance to use them. So... the hole for the tube was much larger than the threaded insert. I ended up making a sleeve and securing it in there, then threading the insert into the sleeve. It worked perfect! It may even be watertight, who knows? At least it functions. Luckily there was still a stem stuck in the movement and it was the right length for this job. Another problem solved. Next up was to clean up the case a bit, just a little filing, some sanding and a quick autosol polish and it was presentable enough for me. Initially I thought the dial too worn, but the "wabi" is growing on me. I think I'll leave it. It was of course missing the chapter ring, so the parts box yielded up a dial spacer that fit in there snugly (I polished that too). Lastly there was the crystal issue... But! I ordered a lot of crystals in to get one for my girlfriends watch, and the crystal lot just keeps giving. This is now the 5th watch I've dug a crystal out of that lot for. Not bad for $12.00.. and I was wanting a dome on this anyways.
I actually thought this would have to wait for the wrist until I ordered an Oyster, but the parts box somehow had 22mm endlinks in it. So I whipped this cheapo president on there for the time being.
So I'm pretty happy with this thing and a few hours work. And my first triplock!


It arrived in the state you see with no crown or tube... yikes. Luckily, I had invested in a box of Chinese Triplock knock-offs and was waiting for a chance to use them. So... the hole for the tube was much larger than the threaded insert. I ended up making a sleeve and securing it in there, then threading the insert into the sleeve. It worked perfect! It may even be watertight, who knows? At least it functions. Luckily there was still a stem stuck in the movement and it was the right length for this job. Another problem solved. Next up was to clean up the case a bit, just a little filing, some sanding and a quick autosol polish and it was presentable enough for me. Initially I thought the dial too worn, but the "wabi" is growing on me. I think I'll leave it. It was of course missing the chapter ring, so the parts box yielded up a dial spacer that fit in there snugly (I polished that too). Lastly there was the crystal issue... But! I ordered a lot of crystals in to get one for my girlfriends watch, and the crystal lot just keeps giving. This is now the 5th watch I've dug a crystal out of that lot for. Not bad for $12.00.. and I was wanting a dome on this anyways.
So I'm pretty happy with this thing and a few hours work. And my first triplock!
