[luckyluke]

Hi, can anyone post me a picture of what rust in/on a movement looks like? I am having trouble spotting a rusted movement and one that is ageing gracefully. :think:

 

[luckyluke]

In fact here I will go one better. Check out these pics I have stumbled across. This sort of thing is exactly what confuses me. Is this movement rusted? Or is it ageing like French wine?

 

[Heat]

That movement does not seem to be rusty, just really dirty and not taken care of.

 

[gatorcpa]

Here is what a truly rusted movement looks like:

I remembered our member Sulaco's post and searched it out:

https://www.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=14886

It was a mess.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

 

[mondodec]

Wow, now thats a really rusty movement.

Most Connies I see that are rusted are rusted around the swan neck, ratchet wheels and case screws. Sometimes one had to drill out the screws because theyre rusted in. Also you often see rust on the thread at the case back join.

The example Gator gave was a chrono that belonged to a Florida eel

Heres another example of rust that was repaired


http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com/2006/10/life-after-death.html

Cheers

Desmond

Here is what a truly rusted movement looks like:

I remembered our member Sulaco's post and searched it out:

https://www.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=14886

It was a mess.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa