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<\/a><\/p>\nThe crystal is a little scratched, but no cracks, and the bracelet is not to my liking.\u00a0 Also, there is about 40 years of someone’s DNA on there that is not mine.\u00a0 So, off the bracelet goes:<\/p>\n
Ahh, yes, almost 4 decades of filth.\u00a0 Poor watch, at least most of the plating is intact. Still, eww.<\/p>\n Cleaned that off:<\/p>\n Using nothing more than water and cotton swabs, I was able to get the gunk off.\u00a0 Now, the crystal:<\/p>\n I taped off the bezel and used a polishing cloth and CD cleaner to buff out the scratches.\u00a0 It worked just okay, so I switched to a silver polish instead, and it worked much faster.<\/p>\n Here it is on Saturday morning.\u00a0 Case and crystal polished and with a Fossil leather band I had.\u00a0 Although the band was 18mm, the lugs are 17mm, but it still fit.\u00a0 It works much better than I thought it would.\u00a0 It surprised my wife as well.<\/p>\n It turned out better than I expected.\u00a0 It is a pleasing, simple, watch.\u00a0 It is a common watch, but I love the angular numbers.\u00a0 It looks like IZ, not 12.\u00a0 So far, it is keeping decent time on the wrist, not so much in the drawer, but that’s ok.\u00a0 Here is a parting shot of the radial pattern on the dial:<\/p>\n So, I picked up this little guy Friday: The crystal is a little scratched, but no cracks, and the bracelet is not to my liking.\u00a0 Also, there is about 40 years of someone’s DNA on there that is not mine.\u00a0 So, off the bracelet goes: Ahh, yes, almost 4 decades \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>by <\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"