[time-nuts] Tool Needed to Access my Timer Battery

[William H. Fite]

Your GP could very likely be restored to pristine condition.  Wouldn't be
cheap, though.

OTOH, a GP isn't cheap.




On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Bill Hawkins <bill at iaxs.net> wrote:

> Well, this thread caused me to dig out a Girard-Perregaux
> Gyromatic 39 jewel self-winder that my father gave me in the
> late fifties, after his trip to Switzerland.
>
> To your point, the face just has five horizontal lines that
> cross it. There are no numbers except for the day window.
> The ends of the lines mark the hours. It has a second hand.
> There are no marks at 6 and 12.
>
> Sadly, the dial "crystal" is acrylic, and badly scratched.
> But maybe that would work for you to make things even fuzzier
>  - if, that is, the watch was for sale.
>
> Bill Hawkins
>  (who would not like to show up for a train on the wrong
>  side of the 10 minute tolerance.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Forster
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:05 PM
>
> ----- snip -----
>
> Since then, I've discovered I really don't need to know time
> to much better than +/- 10 minutes.
>
> FWIW,
>
> -John
>
>
>
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