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Before you start pulling your 6497's apart to service them a word of warning...it's NOT as easy as it looks in that little animation. Taking it apart is easy but theres a few things that is not shown. The barrel is not taken apart to show the mainspring. Servicing of the mainspring is crucial and removing and replacing it requires a special tool. The balance jewels are not removed on this animation, this is another crucial and often overlooked part of a service, it's also a tricky operation. When you have it in pieces do you have the right equipment to clean the parts? if you do not then you are wasting your time. If you think you will be doing good putting oil on to a dirty movement, think again. That will just act like a grinding paste and stop your movement. Do you have peg wood to peg out/polish your jewel holes? Do you know how to replace the balance [censored] so that the impulse pin correctly engages with the pallet lever? When replacing the bridges do you know how to check that all your pinions are seated properly, if you do not you can easily end up with a bent/broken pivot. You should be using a grease on the winding stem, also if you get oil where it is not supposed to be it will 'creep' away and into parts of the movement that could effect timekeeping or stop the watch. Oh, and don't forget to put a TINY drop of oil onto the faces of the pallet stones, you will need a very steady hand and good magnification to do this properly Don't put oil anywhere else on the escapement Just a little insight into what seems like an easy movement to work on Good luck guys

PB is a Watch Modder. he is CONUS

"One thing they don't mention is the quantity of oil. I assume one drop, but what size dropper to use?" http://www.nawcc-index.net/Articles/BTI-The_Practical_Lubrication_of_Clocks_and_Watches.pdf

Found a permanent strap for the NSD. Strapcode heavy mesh! Dremeled the shit out of the back to make it curve with the watch. This just feels right!

Photo took yesterday hence the date being 11th.

Too bad you didn't come here first and ask a few questions. Could have saved you the $372. First thing is to forget about finding a 1;1 anything. You're not going to buy a $10,000 watch for $372, period.

Nice Zenith, abzack! Reminds me of my old Ultra-Chron:

You can't, it's a 6200 and impossible to find one that looks convincing. I made a 6538 that was similar but I've replaced the dial since and sold it to ubi My dial maker is not making any more and it's hard to find a good gilt dial!

Here' mine 1680 The black spot over the SU in Submariner is just a smudge I didn't notice when I took the photo MBW case Gen 127 "top hat" crystal Gen crown Gen dial Gen Insert Gen Tritium pearl Gen clasp