Over the past 3 years or so, I have been accumulating parts that had the potential to be brought together to make up a decent 62MAS. The price of these things are now such that they are not on my radar to buy outright anymore, and this appeared to be an economical way to acquire a 6217-8001. I contacted @hal0eight, who rebuilt my small crown 8000 a while back, and began to send the pieces over to Adelaide - piece.....by.......piece. A huge thanks to Adrian for his patience through all this.
The Case, Case Back, Bezel and Insert
It all started with this case/bezel/caseback set that came from a watchmaker in Melbourne. Horseshoe caseback too, but not a Daini model.
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The Hands
Original hands were potentially difficult to source, but a partially intact 6619 - not working properly, wrong caseback, but with an original hand set that was common to the 62MAS - came up at a very reasonable price (postage from India included!). I like these particular watches when in good condition. This was not in good shape and was a worthy donor.
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The Dial
I bought an AM dial, thinking that there was very little chance of finding an original, but I did keep looking. A genuine NOS dial, and a well-used one came up on YJ at the same time. The NOS one, as expected, finished at a high price. The NOS premium would be totally wasted on me anyway. The used one, went for a far more reasonable price, and better matched the condition of the pieces I already had. No guesses as to which one I ended up with.
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The Movement
The movement took the longest time to come together. I blinked and missed a couple that came up for sale. Not to worry. Adrian had a couple of spare 6216 movements. The day wheel posed some issues, though solvable had this route been pursued further. Instead, a very reasonably priced 6205 came up for sale with poor case and dial, but great movement.
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The problem was that there was no movement ring suitable for the 6205 in the 62MAS case. Without taking appropriate care, I bought what I thought was a 6217 movement, complete with movement ring, but as a World Time, it was never capable of doing the job. Instead, Adrian was able to manufacture, using his 3D printer, a movement ring that was a perfect fit. Amazing job Adrian.
The Finished Product
So now I have this 6217-8001 Suwa Horseshoe back with an upgraded, 24 jewel 6205 movement.
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Regards,
Ross
