I bought this watch for the cool movement that lies within.
The watch is fully wound and won’t run, the dial is on the borderline of having too much patina but it looks like it can be cleaned.And this is why I love this watch. The caliber 81 has an awesome regulator and a finish that reminds me of Omegas.This movement is seriously dirty!I start off by removing the cap jewels from both sides of the balance.I remove the balance, ratchet wheel and crown wheelRemoving the barrel bridge reveals chunks of dirt and solidified grease.Here you can see all the gears with the wheel bridge removed.On the dial side of the base plate it is really dirty around the setting mechanism.The old mainspring is in fair condition and I clean and oil it.As for the dial I took the risk of cleaning it.The dial looks great with a nice patina that looks like the moons surface, but unfortunately some of the lettering has been damaged in the process.The clean base plate with the barrel back in place.Clean gears back on a clean plate. It’s really satisfying to work on something that looks this good!I’m sorry to say I managed to delete a picture of the movement back together and ticking but here are the timepgraph results that are acceptable for such an old watch.Next I reassemble the winding mechanism.Dial and hands back on the movement, note I have replaced the old second hand with a new one as the old one was too far gone to look any good.Movement back in the case and looking great!I’m putting the Longines aside and testing this baby today. The design and patina on this watch is just great and I can admit to being a Revue fan;)
Update.
I really like this watch so I decided to put in a new mainspring adjust the beat error. I have also had the case re-plated.
Perdón Guiarme,Gracias rueda Roche faltan dientes,resorte de Tiré y sistema del segundo a las 6 roto.Gracias
Desde Argentina alguien puede tener repuestos o guiarse para terminar de armar Revue Calibre 81 Muchas Gracias
Hola estoy tratando de quedarme con uno igual ,eb el cual ya tengo hecha la caja y el cuadrante a nuevo,es un Cañonazo este reloj si alguien sabe donde conseguí r repuestos de este Calibre le agradec mucho acá en Argentina no consigo.Muchas Gracias
I had a Revue w/ a 19-jewel Cal. 81 that kept excellent time. It was a beautiful movement that reminded me of an Omega movement, also.
Nice Mitka. I’d still vote for leaving these dials as they are, though. Real patina is one thing that only time can create — and watches measure time. I say let them do it in more ways than one.
Great looking watch! What size is it? The long lugs make it seem bigger and more modern. A lot of similarities with vintage Omegas for sure.
The case is 35mm in diameter. Lug to lug is 49.5mm. If anyones interested I’m open for bids;)