This Contesa which Joe from Ireland has inherited from his father is ready for a service and will get the case replated.
Unfortunately, Christian took the watch apart to send the case off for replating, and didn’t take a photo, so the first photo is of the movement and dial.
The movement is in good condition but definitely time for a service.The timegrapher doesn’t pick up the beat rate.I enjoy working on these old ETA movements as they are very well built.Here is the movement all stripped down, cleaned, and ready for reassembly.New mainspring and the barrel.Movement is back together. Let’s see how it performs …Very happy with that result.That looks great in the newly replated case. I like the waffle patterned dial and overall design of this watch. I enjoy putting these lesser-known brands together. Not everything has to be an Omega.
Hey thanks, really enjoyed the post. I love learning about all these sort of things. Best i can do is remove some links and change a battery though. Do you need a lot of specialised tools?
I have seen that type of dial pattern described by some manufacturers as “Denim”… seems appropriate 😉
Very nice work! May I ask what such a replating costs?
Including postage, and 10 micron plating, around £80.
Does that include removing areas of old gold that haven’t worn down?
The gold that hasn’t worn down is just polished with the rest of the case, and then the complete case is replated.
handy to know, my dad has an old sekonda of purely sentimental value he’s keen to have replated.