Restoration one of the first Rolex watch ever made antique, historical military silver case
This time Im restoring an old vintage Rolex. It has a 0. 925 silvercushion case and is powered by the Rolex 600 handwindmovement. The Rolex 600 movement was introduced in 1922. Based on the stamps on the caseback this watch should have been made between 1923 and 1925. Giving the fact, Rolex was born in 1920, it can be said that this watch is one of their first model ever made. The watch is in a really bad condition. The silvercase is scratched, the glass is broken, the watch isnt running and the movement is wobbling. The hands are not original, the minute hand was cutted roughly to fit in the case. Im removing the old luminous paint on the hourhand, polish both of them and reblue them at 300C. This was my first attempt on rebluing hands, so please allow that little uneven result; ) I need to replace the glass, so I need my little fluxcapacitor again. Im fitting a new crown and crowntube, this is preventing the movement from wobbling in the case and
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