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I picked this 6217-7000 up in May as i do have a "thing" for them, well whats not to like ? great case backs, great movement, good looking dial with the smart little GMT hand (love that hand 
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In the auction picture it looked like it had the original bracelet which would of been a major bonus but no it was a cheapy replacement so just wearing it on a spare for now.
When it came the crown/stem/gear/spring was missing and it needed a new crystal, the crown I have fitted is not the normal/correct one we see on these but I did have one of my 6217s come with this crown and at the time it was thought to be incorrect for this model but imo it may have been fitted to some 6217s and i have seen it on others so its staying for now even though I prefer the other crown(60W01N).
So a tidy up, movement spotless and the case very clean so i dont think worn alot, new crystal (Stefan thanks) and I assembled the crown and it was then that I found that the case tube had been damaged/creased and the gear wouldent fit through, dam, so i put it away for a while in the projects draw.
Today I decided to turn a plug to open the tube up to the size I needed, so i made a few different sizes up and pressed them through the tube and finished off the bore with a rat tale file and it now fits, so fitted and now working fine, dropped it on the Timegrapher and it shows almost perfect, the 6217 does seem a good movement
The dial has a tiny mark at the 8 position but we can't have it all even if we want it all
City ring super clean so all in all very happy with it.
).In the auction picture it looked like it had the original bracelet which would of been a major bonus but no it was a cheapy replacement
so just wearing it on a spare for now.When it came the crown/stem/gear/spring was missing and it needed a new crystal, the crown I have fitted is not the normal/correct one we see on these but I did have one of my 6217s come with this crown and at the time it was thought to be incorrect for this model but imo it may have been fitted to some 6217s and i have seen it on others so its staying for now even though I prefer the other crown(60W01N).
So a tidy up, movement spotless and the case very clean so i dont think worn alot, new crystal (Stefan thanks) and I assembled the crown and it was then that I found that the case tube had been damaged/creased and the gear wouldent fit through, dam, so i put it away for a while in the projects draw.
Today I decided to turn a plug to open the tube up to the size I needed, so i made a few different sizes up and pressed them through the tube and finished off the bore with a rat tale file and it now fits, so fitted and now working fine, dropped it on the Timegrapher and it shows almost perfect, the 6217 does seem a good movement
The dial has a tiny mark at the 8 position but we can't have it all even if we want it all
City ring super clean so all in all very happy with it.
