This is a nice addition to the collection a Seiko 6119-5450 from 1974. This was gifted to me my a friend in my FB group all the way from the Philippines. It was not running and in a poor state. The case is cracked where clearly the caseback was once seized on it and its been forcibly opened. Movement was in good shape despite this so I serviced this without a problem. I then turned my attention to the case and bracelet. The bracelet was stuck to the case with years of dirt and rust, I had to first of all use a 0.75mm drill in a pin vice by hand to drill out the ends of the springbars as they would not move! first side came off after about 1/2 hour but the second was giving me allot of trouble, eventually I was able to poke it out and found that it was actually a paperclip! someone had not got the right springbar and thought to use a paperclip!
I refinished the case to a high polished finish and this actually masked somewhat the cracks. The bracelet I brushed finished. Once back on the wrist I actually quite like it as it wears better than I thought it would.
Another good save on this one I feel.
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