Seiko 6105-8110 'Captain Willard' - March 1974

This Seiko 6105-8110 came in and it was really in beautiful condition. It needed a complete overhaul, barrel jewels installed, crown rebuilt and general water resistance.

Movement in the case.

Dial and hands are in really nice condition.

Auto weight taken off.

Dial and hands removed.

Movement side.

Dial side dismantled.

Balance removed.

Pallet fork removed.

Gear train and barrel exposed.

Bare mainplate.

Mainplate and barrel bridge before jewels installed.

Mainplate bored out so the jewel can be installed.

Jewels now installed for the barrel. The movement will now go for the 5 stage cleaning process.

While the movement is in the cleaning machine, we can get on with the rebuilding of the crown for water resistance.

The old gasket is removed

We install a new custom made gasket for the crown.

Gasket in the crown now.

Crown washer back in place and secure. Crown rebuild complete.

The movement is now finished in the cleaning machine and ready to assemble and lubricate.

Balance and jewels installed and lubricated.

Gear train and barrel in place.

Bridge is installed.

Side view of the barrel. You can see why it is so important to keep the concentricity of the hole when remains out the plate for the jewels. Notice the barrel is upright and spacing is even on both sides.

Calendar side complete.

Movement assembled in the case.

Job complete and ready for testing.