Posted on 01/03/2015 1:53:58 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
If you like taking things apart, this will mesmerize you.
Don't try this at home. Do marvel at the level of precision on display.
(Excerpt) Read more at roadandtrack.com ...
Attention to detail ping.
Your local Tesla repair shop might be able to service it....
Master Sergeant at the time....
‘I collect antique clocks,love the mechanics,wood work,glass and engineering.As time goes on and at each show I attend clock repair,not watch, people are at a premium.If you are good you can do OK but the old works need an understanding of those works usually obtained by years of hands on.Its not as simple as it appears’.
Interesting, what do you do for an antique clock with no owner’s manual? I’m assuming you have a fairly decent collection of books on clocks, right?
I tried the local Volt dealer but they have too many fires to put out.
My Uncle did a lot of cabinet making and he built some pretty amazing clocks. He also cut and set all of the glass himself.
I wish I had gotten to know him when I was young (he married my Aunt when I was in High School) because I would have loved to learn his crafts.
He built an addition on to their house, a sunken family room with a stone fireplace.
To my knowledge no books back then ....Thats why its so cool,usually a piece of paper stuck inside was it for a book >>>Me If I loved the piece and wanted a value or what it is/was I would go here:
http://kirtlandcrumpclocks.com
So look in your area,clock people are cool & most love the 2ND Amed too
Some .22 autos don’t even come with extractors. The same pressure that blows the bolt back also forces the case out of the chamber.
If you take something apart and put it back together enough times, eventually you will have two of them.
LOL!
I’m glad we can interact on better terms. Seriously, I really hope I can find a place that can fix it.
I’d like to find a local place that could fix it.
Sometimes high end watches can only be repaired by a handful of technicians....
Have you called Marathon?
Not yet, it’s been a pretty fast paced several months. Here’s hoping it won’t cost an arm and a leg...
Having that legacy Rolex in your family is pretty cool.
The name Jim Madrid comes up pretty frequently when you search for Marathon watch repair:
And yes, I’m looking forward to passing the Rolex on to my oldest son who’s the head baseball coach at a university in L.A....
Amazing. Thank you.
Thanks!
Did you have it done by Watch Repairs USA in New York by chance?
I ask because they’re currently working on a vintage (mid ‘60s) Bulova for me. Doing a complete overhaul including rebuilding the self wind mechanism. None of the local shops wanted to work on it because they couldn’t get parts. Apparently Watch Repairs USA is able to make their own parts.
It’s expensive though. The amount I paid for the watch is a fraction of what the repair is going to cost. But it’s a great watch, and they’re going to put quite a bit of labor into it, and I figured their time is worth something, so I did it.
No, I had it done by a certified Rolex repair shop in Santa Rosa, CA. Let me know how the repair goes!
Roger that. Well good luck with your repair and I will try to remember to report back on mine. Funny how sentimental watches can be.
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