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@Stonehedge this has reminded me I really need to get this 1972 Seiko serviced (huge sentimental value also, doubt it's ever been serviced). Winner if I can get it done for not too much ££
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Speaking of Alsal, finally popped in to collect the two watches they restored for me. Both low value but both with huge sentimental value.
I stupidly didn't take photos before I dropped them off. Suffice it to say, both had spent 10+ years in a box during which time the room they were kept in was flooded. The Seiko didn't have any direct water ingress but was totally seized and utterly filthy inside. The Omega had water ingress, the lacuquer on the dial and hands had lifted up and corroded underneath and was not ticking.
Seiko just needed a thorough clean inside and out. The Omega needed a dial restoration and a new Omega 1375 movement which proved to be a bit of a bitch to find without sacrificing another watch.