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Another OSA Owned Watch Rebuild – 1961 Bulova Type A17A Military Issue Navigation Watch
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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3915198" data-attributes="member: 24867"><p>Regarding the case, there was a lot of work to do on this one. The watch, while in great shape for it's age, had 60 years of gunk crammed in every nook and cranny, and there was a little bit of surface rust that had to be dealt with. Rather than posting 19 before and after photos, I combined them down to just 2 pictures showing before and after results of the front and rear of the case.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326530[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326527[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The crystal has seen some action over the years. I might have been able to get most of the scratches out, but some of them were deeper than what the polish could buff out. I would've had to sand down the crystal, and I really didn't want to do that. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326522[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I did have the correct size/type crystal in the small stock of parts I've built up, so it got a brand new acrylic crystal.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326523[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This watch also got new gaskets all the way around – caseback, crown, and crystal.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I held back a little bonus for the owner of this watch and surprised him with it when it was returned. When I originally got the watch from him to repair, it did not have a strap on it any longer. He had mentioned that he tried to install one, but it wasn't the correct width and wouldn't fit. I told him that I'd see if I had one of the correct size, and if so, would install it for him. I asked him if he wanted black, green, etc. He said he really didn't mind either way. What he didn't know is that I actually sourced an original, new old stock, un-issued OD green strap from the correct contract – DA-36-038-AMC-2199/W that would've been issued to him with this watch in 1966. Now his watch is fully rebuilt, and has a correct NOS strap (and new spring bars). It's ready for service once again!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326525[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here it is all finished up. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326524[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It is now back with its owner.</p><p></p><p>Like previous posts, this one went long, but kudos for making it this far. Thanks again to the owner of this watch for trusting me with it. I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3915198, member: 24867"] Regarding the case, there was a lot of work to do on this one. The watch, while in great shape for it's age, had 60 years of gunk crammed in every nook and cranny, and there was a little bit of surface rust that had to be dealt with. Rather than posting 19 before and after photos, I combined them down to just 2 pictures showing before and after results of the front and rear of the case. [ATTACH type="full"]326530[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]326527[/ATTACH] The crystal has seen some action over the years. I might have been able to get most of the scratches out, but some of them were deeper than what the polish could buff out. I would've had to sand down the crystal, and I really didn't want to do that. [ATTACH type="full"]326522[/ATTACH] I did have the correct size/type crystal in the small stock of parts I've built up, so it got a brand new acrylic crystal. [ATTACH type="full"]326523[/ATTACH] This watch also got new gaskets all the way around – caseback, crown, and crystal. Lastly, I held back a little bonus for the owner of this watch and surprised him with it when it was returned. When I originally got the watch from him to repair, it did not have a strap on it any longer. He had mentioned that he tried to install one, but it wasn't the correct width and wouldn't fit. I told him that I'd see if I had one of the correct size, and if so, would install it for him. I asked him if he wanted black, green, etc. He said he really didn't mind either way. What he didn't know is that I actually sourced an original, new old stock, un-issued OD green strap from the correct contract – DA-36-038-AMC-2199/W that would've been issued to him with this watch in 1966. Now his watch is fully rebuilt, and has a correct NOS strap (and new spring bars). It's ready for service once again! [ATTACH type="full"]326525[/ATTACH] Here it is all finished up. [ATTACH type="full"]326524[/ATTACH] It is now back with its owner. Like previous posts, this one went long, but kudos for making it this far. Thanks again to the owner of this watch for trusting me with it. I hope you enjoy it for many years to come. [/QUOTE]
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