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A couple of weeks ago I came across a Ruhla watch on ebay, never seen one before so I bought is as a curio in good working condition, made in GDR so I suppose if it were a car it would be a Trabant or a Wartburg !.

Then I found another listed as '' not working spares or repairs ''  £2.99 + postage it arrived a couple of days later. 

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It was fully wound & solid, when I took the back off it was half full of sand ! , the seller being in Torquay it must have  been on the beach.

The movement is contained between two steel plates and after removing the balance & fork the whole thing comes apart in one go. 

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The date change wheel & setting  lever are nylonDSCF5332.JPG

The seconds hand shaft is floating with a tension spring so needs to be supported when refitting the second handDSCF5329.JPG

After reassembly it came back to life with just a couple of clicks !   fully wound running about 40 hours.DSCF5361.JPGDSCF5362.JPG

Thanks for reading.  Phil.

 

 

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Cad101 Super WRT Addict

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Nice work I love these old pin levers simple yet effective and they have a loud somewhat comforting tick good work yet another watch saved from the bin.

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Nice, the case looks in really good condition too, did you refinish the graining on the case, or did it just come up that nice once cleaned?

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