A pretty nice 992B?

March 01, 2009, 18:56

Mike Hodge

A pretty nice 992B?

Looking for critical analysis. My take is this is an all original watch. I took the movement out to clean the case, and couldn't see any evidence this had even been removed from the case in past.

March 01, 2009, 18:58

Mike Hodge

The dial has some smudges that I chose to leave alone for now.

March 01, 2009, 19:00

Mike Hodge

Another

March 01, 2009, 19:01

Mike Hodge

Still another

March 01, 2009, 19:02

Mike Hodge

The movement

March 01, 2009, 19:04

Mike Hodge

The back

March 01, 2009, 19:07

Mike Hodge

I see the crown is askew a bit. Maybe I reassembled it incorrectly. It appears to me that this watch has not been used much, and possibly never even cleaned/oiled.

March 01, 2009, 19:45

Lindell V. Riddle

Mike,

That is a VERY nice 992B you have there my friend.

By the way, the best way I have come up with to clean the gray marks from a melamine dial is a block eraser. Use it carefully so as to not allow it to "polish" the dial. You want a matte finish on these later dials.

Turn your crown anti-clockwise and observe whether or not there is a "wobble" to it. If it does, that is difficult to repair. If not then a slight re-positioning of the movement should set things right.

When you have a moment, please post both the movement and case numbers as we are collecting data on them. The case will most likely have a P-prefix as part of the number.

You have the strongest, most reliable and easiest to service RR Watch ever made.

Lindell

March 01, 2009, 23:36

Mike Hodge

Hi Lin, The case number is indeed a P prefix #P277786, and the Movement is C491059, which lines up well with the case number. I loosened the case screws and reset the movement and the crown is now correct. I would be surprised if there is a better example that was actually used. This appears to have seen use, but very little. I'll try the eraser soon.

Mike