Restoring a vintage Oyster Perpetual Date 34mm

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Hi TRF

Some pictures of a restoration I did a while ago, hope you enjoy!



Watch was in bad condition, needed a new caseback and bezel because of pitting. Lugs were damaged because the watch was worn on an aftermarket bracelet that didn't fit right.

Lugs needed laser welding on the inside, to reconstruct the case before a new original bracelet is fitted.



Shaping the added material so that the lugs look like they never had damage takes some time...



Case polished, new caseback, bezel and acrylic crystal fitted.



Movement cleaned, damaged and worn parts replaced, reassembled and lubricated. The automatic winding module is not shown in this picture.



And done! New bracelet almost makes it look like a NOS example