Hope you can get it fixed! (n/t)

Re: New arrival: West End Sowar Prima automatic (vintage)
Not bad at all Mr. Ricky,

The triangular 6, 9 & 12 hr markers are very Zodiac looking & to me thats a nice thing.

Cheers,
Jimmy

Sorry to hear! (n/t)

Aw, geez. Tough luck, RL. I hope I do better, as I >>
>> have one incoming from Marc too!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, Dave!  (n/t)

CRAP! Hope you're able to get it on its feet at a reasonable cost!  (n/t)

Looks like UPS ran out of pucks for their hockey team! Sorry to hear of that Ricky!
Here's to hopes of an inexpensive resolution!

Bad Omen Sell! Sell! Sell!
No West End for you!

Cripes! Ball-peen hammer sounds about right. Hope it turns out the crystal replace is all it needs. (n/t)

about the crystal Ricky! My small shrivel heart goes out to you!  (n/t)

That's a bummer, Ricky. Beautiful watch, very beautiful indeed!
Now, why haven't you done a visual inspection of the movement already? If you can't do a caveman fix you just have to ignore your Scottish side and send it to someone who can. Just skip the next bottle o' Oban and you can afford it! SLÁINTE!

yeah, those buble mailers are great, as long as they're not abused >
but, we know that's a huge "if". Sorry Ricky, nice watch aside from the busted windshield.

Really sorry to see that, Ricky! That is a first for me with all the....
watches I've shipped out and I don't know how hard it must have been hit to do that, although being a thinner xtal may have contributed to it. It's always been a worry of mine in the back of my mind, but my luck has been so good that I haven't stressed over it. Now I guess I have to.

As for the movement, it pops right out when you remove the plastic spacer, so I hope it will be alright. It always fired right up, and it looks like the hands and dial are okay, so please keep me updated.

I hate it when bad things happen to good people and good watches!

-Marc

Re: It's always been a worry of mine in the back of my mind..
Right. I say I've "never had a problem" with shipping in bubble-wrap mailers but, in truth, there has been at least one near-miss: a quartz watch arrived DOA because it got hit hard enough to unseat the battery.

My personal cut-off point is $75. Any watch worth more than that gets shipped in a box. So, you'll note, your choice of packaging was perfectly appropriate by my own standards.

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..my luck has been so good that I haven't stressed over it. Now I guess I have to.

Sorry 'bout that. But, yeah...

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It always fired right up..

Uh oh. Didn't really want to hear that. I was hoping you'd say this one takes a lot of "swirling" to get it running.

Does this movement handwind? Not that I'm gonna try right now, never fear! But I do need to know..

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..and it looks like the hands and dial are okay..

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..please keep me updated. I hate it when bad things happen to good people and good watches!

Yes, it hand winds and it is a sort of loud, clicking hand wind, so don't panic! (n/t)

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Bummed me out so bad , I'm self-medicating wi' a dram or five o' The Irish.
Good news is, it's working, and I feel better already!

Bad news is, prudence dictates that I must now wait 'til I sober up to take the watch apart.

Nice! And no fuzz under the crystal??  (n/t)

'twas on TOP o' the crystal! Yes, I did check.
Got me!

Given that it .....
takes me 5 tries to get it together without FOD under the crystal when I'm awake..... can't imagine how bad it would be asleep.

Good job Ricky  (n/t)

I could use some of those fairies. (n/t)

To encourage visits by your garden variety fairies, it is said..
..that you should leave milk and bread crumbs on the hearth of the fireplace.

With the Nac MacFeegle, however, ye'll have much better success with 12-year-old Scots whisky and a rare T-bone.

well...all I got is crap whiskey here, and maybe some frozen deer.
damn...I'm screwed.

Re: damn...I'm screwed.
Maybe not.

'tis tough times we live in, and the Wee Free Men have a saying:

"When times get tough, the Nac MacFeegle get tougher! "

So don't give up hope!

you know, a few days before payday, things can get lean...  (n/t)

Could you see if my caseback tool is there? I was by last night and now can't find it!  (n/t)

Don't see it. But I'm missin' a chicken, and noticed..
..me favorite nanny goat was walkin' wi' a strange bow-legged gait this mornin'.

Your goat is hot!! and relieved to learn tis a nanny and not a billy!  (n/t)

Re: Apparently I did some watchmaking in me sleep last night.
West End watches have a very unique charm, very cool look.

Excellent sleepworking, too!

Re: West End watches have a very unique charm, very cool look.
This dial just keeps gettin' better and better, for me.

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Excellent sleepworking, too!

Oh, fine craftsmen, are the Nac MacFeegle!

I think you faked the broken crystal with Photoshop
Good job, swamp boy!

I might have, if only I were that good with Photoshop.

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Good job, swamp boy!

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All's well that ends well! Both parties are happy! Nice job, RL!  (n/t)

'deed they are! BTW, you weren't kidding when you said..

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..it hand winds and it is a sort of loud, clicking hand wind, so don't panic!

Thing sounds like me old Westclox alarm clock when you handwind it!

Just adds to the charm, IMHO!

Re: 'tis probably a Good Thing that I don't regularly match straps to watches in me sleep...
At least the crystal looks good. Plus, it's a lot easier to change the strap than the crystal. Very cool watch. Can I assume it's running OK?

Re: Can I assume it's running OK?
Like a champ!

'tis running otherwordly good, in fact.

Like it was freshly serviced by a band of wee Scots pixies!

That's even better news than the replaced crystal. Congrats! (n/t)

It's the Jameson Fairy, I tell 'ya! Great job, RLMcB!
It's a stunner!

aka known as "The Nac MacFeegle", or sometimes "The Wee Free Men".
They have many aliases, do the Nac MacFeegle!

I'm just glad I didn't wake up while they were at work..



..from what I hear, you do not want to mess wi' The Wee Free Men!

You have Elves that do the work while you sleep!  (n/t)

Ah! You know, I didn't think of that! Yeah, it could well be!
Leave it to you, Dr. Murphy, to come up with the only alternate explanation what makes any logical sense at all.

Nice, I've always been intrigued by West End Watch Co. Especially their military models (n/t)

Stef. This one might not be officially Military, but it's Been Through The Wars. Trust me.