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The Military term for a hammer is 'Tool Fine Adjusting' :judge:

Thought I would round this one off. I bought the watch for spares or repair as the minute hands "were not working". It transpired that they were actually working but to accomplish that task you had to press in the crown for 5 seconds then release and hold it in then off they whiz. It turned out to be a Tissot Seastar Quartz, Tissot Le Locle with Caliber 2031 movement badged as 22265 which makes it 1980. It also came with original tag and box. I cleaned it up and after taking it apart because I clumsily popped the stem retainer , it is working nicely. There is a bit of patina on the face but nothing really bad and having rubbed out the ding and scratches it is not too shabby so I might get a little return on it but mainly I learned a little along the way so it was fun. All the parts are still original as well.

or a "Birmingham Screwdriver" round these parts.

Was cleaning out my garage yesterday - getting ready for my big move back to Cowbit and I found my copy of de Carles Practical Watch Adjusting. This is a great book for anyone wishing to time/spring a watch.

No way neither of the two I have would hold up for me for daily use. I tend to be rough on watches- manage a research lab, which means I might have to be a plumber, electrician, machinist, histologist and/or general repairman everyday. In fact, I have to look at the other HMT I have- suddenly I was gaining minutes each day and wondering if its magnetized as I was in a machine shop for several hours the day before. Don't get me wrong I would probably wear them everyday if I wasn't so damn hard on watches. I used the Citizen 201 movement document from Cousin's website to take mine apart and they were identical. Also, both of my HMT Janata's (bought on ebay used) had their faces glued on with what looked like contact cement and let me tell you- what a mess. Would I buy them again- yep! I do like them- Just keep in mind if your buying from ebay- take a good close look at the pictures. My daily beater is a seiko 7s26 and have been really shocked I haven't destroyed it- whether I'm fixing a lawn tractor, car or daily work. It runs about 5-7+ sec fast each day and looks good. Hope that helps- Dan

Same here, Being in the motor mechanic bussiness for 23 years and constant fiddling with old cars you must have patience, Seen that SO many times. my rule is ...before you strip.... understand it FIRST, then diagnose THAN you get the hammer .... HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer now days is used as a kind of divining rod to locate expensive boat parts not far from the object we are trying to "adjust". Available in a variety of sizes, which is typically chosen based on the amount of time you have already wasted attempting to "solve a problem". Available with a head made of steel, plastic, brass or hard rubber. As a side note, only the steel head has a practical use, no logical use for the other materials has ever been discovered. Some models equipped with the fly away head option. AKA "Ford Wrench", "BFH", "Wound Inflicting Hammer" :lolu: :lolu:

I worked that one out, I nearly replied "Maurice wears Maurice"!