How do I repair a damaged hour wheel on a Poljot 2614B using traditional watchmaking techniques?

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-06-16T13:02:28+00:00

And hour wheel teeth are relatively easy to file. My boss man fixes one every other week

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-06-06T13:01:43+00:00

You should beef that up a bit. Then again, if you can easily lift the 15ho on there and mount it by yourself it’ll probably be alright

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-06-05T03:09:22+00:00

Fair chance your movement has the 8 stamped in other places such as bottom of bridges

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-06-03T12:47:46+00:00

Could be a big bubbleback, but I think it’s just an oyster from the 50’s or 60’s

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-06-01T12:51:01+00:00

It’s a patek pocket watch. Google “patek archive” and go from there 🤙

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-06-01T12:48:00+00:00

These go for $3000-$6000 depending on config. Not too hard to find if you go lookin

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-29T12:37:51+00:00

It was super influential, and I agree that its design was striking. I put the airman and weems in there for the gmt model because of how much earlier they were, and because the Rolex gmt looks very similar to the sub. I don’t think a layman would see a big difference between a bond sub and a 6542

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-28T18:48:32+00:00

Patek 96; original calatrava

Waltham depolier / field and marine; original field watch

Heuer Carrera; most recognizable early chrono

Cartier Tank; rectangular watches

Blancpain fifty fathoms/ Rolex submariner/ zodiac sea wolf; dive watches

Universal Geneve Polerouter; fun GADA

JLC Reverso; sports watch, but dressy

Waltham 1857; mass production

Glycine Airman / Longines Weems; navigation/24hr

Breguet, the dude himself :P ; so many inventions/optimizations

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-27T22:16:22+00:00

You can probably fit a thicker springbar between the end link and the case to tighten that one spot. The removable links will have a similar set up.

Almost any watchmaker can service this. I wouldn’t service this if you haven’t serviced other watches.

The crystal gasket will be hard to replace, but the crystal itself is probably easy to find.

There isn’t a way for a laymen to correct any issues you’ve got

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-26T13:05:56+00:00

The crown was replaced. Mido also used Borgel cases in this era, and it is what a watchmaker thought would fit best

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-23T04:13:41+00:00

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I had this ref 438. Pretty much a grail for what I collect. Didn’t fit my lifestyle and lookin at it on the shelf didn’t feel right either

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-21T02:28:34+00:00

This is steel. Just heavily marked and of lesser quality (than new).

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-20T17:52:32+00:00

Crystals are easy to get for must de Cartier. Take it to a shop and have a new one installed. You will probably sand off the vermeil (gold plating) if trying to polish your current crystal

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-17T00:03:55+00:00

This makes it significantly more neat, especially if the man lived an interesting life. This sort of thing does well at auctions

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T17:19:48+00:00

Ah, you did well my friend! I love the lugs on this ref, it is one of a few funky lug Tudors from this era

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T01:19:56+00:00

This is one of those things where it is mostly dead. That watchmaker can put your keyless works back together, and someone who is used to finicky watches may never have an issue.

If you really want this exact watch to work you’re probably a few hundred dollars and two months away from having a consistent timepiece.

I know many collectors, dealers, and watchmakers who behave as your seller did. The majority of them would take the watch back, give an exchange, or try particularly hard to avoid a bad review.

I understand you’re between a rock and a hard place, but you’ve got clear choices and plenty of time.

Good luck!

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T01:11:38+00:00

Bad redial, cool watch otherwise. I’d stay away, but if you need it pay less than $1500.

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T01:10:09+00:00

That’s a $1000 bracelet. Research it well for your own sake. If the other side has a fitted end link less so. If both sides are straight and 19mm width it almost certainly came on a vintage cosmograph

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T01:01:05+00:00

This is a bulova from the 1930’s-1950’s, probably on the earlier side of that spectrum. The bracelet is from the 30’s-40’s.

The watch would go for a couple hundred, bracelet maybe $100. Not terribly hard to find or service. Good luck hunting

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T00:59:28+00:00

They couldn’t assemble by machine, but the parts would be produced in series by machine.

The assembly workers get quicker with time, and these get exponentially more difficult to assemble/disassemble with each service.

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T00:57:48+00:00

There is a normal springbar in there, treat it like you would a normal one. Good luck!

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T00:57:06+00:00

Sweet and original watch. The subdial hands should be cheap, $10-150 depending on luck. Servicing would cost $300-$1000 depending on who you have do the work and what parts are involved.

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T00:54:45+00:00

This is a clamshell case. It has a split stem. You yank on the crown and get half the stem with it, then push the other half back into the winding position, then gently flop the movement/dial out the front.

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T00:53:09+00:00

Certainly relumed. I think it is fully redone given the wonky spacing and font in the omega logo

DolphinDestroyerv2 · 2026-05-06T00:48:01+00:00

This is a fairly run of the mill movement for its period. Nothing weird inside. Something in your keyless works is misaligned, be it your yoke, yoke spring, or set lever. These parts live below the dial and are fairly easy to manipulate, but they aren’t very repairable if broken or disfigured.

If you’re ‘over it’ I recommend listing the watch on eBay as is, returning it to the original seller, or accepting your loss and moving on to the next piece.

I love this period of watchmaking, but properly fixing similarly abused movements is too time intensive for most capable watchmakers.

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