On request: Time for the first cleaning this decade>>>

[kieselguhr]

You know Jocke, this annual DateJust cleaning thread inspired me to try it for myself using a Seiko Monster as a guinea pig.

The whole process is very tedious and gives you a deeper appreciation of a mechanical watch and the amount of work that goes into servicing.

I didn’t even break the movement down and the whole ordeal took hours just to put back together.

That being said, it can get frustrating without experience and proper tools so I won’t be doing it again. Instead I’ll just leave it to the pros like you and Bas

[D33V8]

Looks great!


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[Oystersteel92]

That was awesome. What is the story behind this watch? I've never seen a crystal and bezel that beat up before.

Also, Oyster Case for the WIN! All that gunk and grime and the exterior pretty much beat to hell and yet the movement was surprisingly clean when you cracked the back.

[bradyb]

This post never gets old - thanks for sharing again!

[synrrgy]

That's amazing! Love the pics and being able to follow the journey. Thanks for sharing!

[Generation]

Wow, I've never seen photos this good that document what goes on behind the scenes when getting a watch serviced. I hope my watches age as well as yours. There's nothing like a well-worn watch.

[Jocke]

Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by DateMasterII

Absolutely beautiful, you did this all yourself?

Yes I do it myself.

Originally Posted by Oystersteel92

That was awesome. What is the story behind this watch? I've never seen a crystal and bezel that beat up before.

Also, Oyster Case for the WIN! All that gunk and grime and the exterior pretty much beat to hell and yet the movement was surprisingly clean when you cracked the back.

I have this for at least 15 years and wear it daily in my Auto Shop. I use to clean it once a year and it still works like a charm.

[Yess]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing!!

[Ricky Rolex]

Great pics. Thanks!


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[Vincent65]

But how does it get this grubby?!

[SearChart]

Pretty sure there's still plenty of grime in between the hollow links after just 10min

Originally Posted by Vincent65

I'm sure I already saw this, a decade ago.

[swatty]

The worlds best “beater” , well done Jocke

[faimag]

Again, amazing pics- thank you :)

[interestedwatcher]

Gorgeous in the end. Very nice.

[andrewjb88]

Originally Posted by Generation

Wow, I've never seen photos this good that document what goes on behind the scenes when getting a watch serviced. I hope my watches age as well as yours. There's nothing like a well-worn watch.

Bloke who serviced my Rolex, watchguy.co.uk documents all his servicing, take a look.

[Speedbird-1]

V. nice job.

Where do you source the parts from Jocke?
Would you consider a 'fresh' bezel, *'out of keeping with' the
rest of the watch?


*Definition of out of keeping with: not agreeing with or sharing important qualities with (something)

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by Speedbird-1

V. nice job.

Where do you source the parts from Jocke?
Would you consider a 'fresh' bezel, *'out of keeping with' the
rest of the watch?


*Definition of out of keeping with: not agreeing with or sharing important qualities with (something)

I will keep the bezel until it not keep the standard. It's a WG bezel from the start from the time then the WG was plated in a YG bezel.
It belongs to the watch and it works like it shlould so it stays.

[Oystersteel92]

Originally Posted by andrewjb88

Bloke who serviced my Rolex, watchguy.co.uk documents all his servicing, take a look.

That's a great site, not just for the Rolexes. I love anything that can be serviced and kept going for long periods of time in the hands of skilled people.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by Generation

Wow, I've never seen photos this good that document what goes on behind the scenes when getting a watch serviced. I hope my watches age as well as yours. There's nothing like a well-worn watch.

You might want to check a few of my threads

[palooka68]

Fascinating. Great job.

[Robf52]

Excellent. amazing how good the movement looked. Well done.

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by SearChart

You might want to check a few of my threads

Stop hijacking my threads. :chuc kle:

[Boothroyd]

Jocke, thanks for posting that again! Do you have the Explorer II black dial conversion handy to post?

[WatchGuy1966]

Originally Posted by Jocke

The first and the last pic is shot with a Nikon D850 and a Zeiss 100mm Macro Planar lens. To the other pics have I use a Nikon CooPix S9900.

That Zeiss Makro Planar is beautiful. I had the same setup before I switched to Leica.

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by Boothroyd

Jocke, thanks for posting that again! Do you have the Explorer II black dial conversion handy to post?

I'll do it right now in a new thread.

Originally Posted by WatchGuy1966

That Zeiss Makro Planar is beautiful. I had the same setup before I switched to Leica.

IMHO so is it one of the best lens for watch photographing.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by Jocke

Stop hijacking my threads. :chuc kle:

Johny taught me how to be a criminal, even got me to steal peat from that Scottish island. Can't help it bud

[Rochester585]

That was very satisfying to see the transformation, great work!

[Warregl]

Very nicely done!

I had a DJ with the blue dial and I wish I had kept it. That’s a great looking watch.