u/dabiz725

Four 119's from the 80s and a newer 420 GRU

What is everyone using to store watch heads only? I am starting to get too many watches to store with straps installed, I think I would like to find those thin craft organizers with the individual cells and stackable in a drawer. Soft white polypropylene. Save me some time and recommend what you are using that works well.

I am a new hobbyist, collector and have accumulated a few 119 case Vostok Amphibia's and I am not to the level yet of disassembling and overhauling these movements just yet, but hope to one day. But I am comfortable swapping movement, dials, hands and such and I would like to find a couple of 2209 movements in the US that are working and can be swapped out in some projects I am working on. Can anyone help?

i have been mislead by some sellers from Ukraine sending me movements that were in bad shape or did not in fact work. Disappointing to wait three weeks and finally get a movement that is not as described. Appreciate any help from a source for at least two (2) of these Vostok 2209 movements. Thank you.

Just received my 420866 Amphibia ftom Scuba Dude Store. WTF is up with the bracelet pins. i have bent two punches trying to get a couple links out. Pins dodnt move. Are they loctited in there? Why provide a bracelet that can 't be disassembled? Should have provided a rubber strap

Any tips? Drill? Torch? Sawzall?

I have a flawless 28.4mm champagne dial and V744 movement and ring out of a 35mm President style Pulsar case from 1996 that is too far gone to save. I was hoping someone might point me in a good direction to a dress style case, 35mm x 9-10mm maybe that my 28.4mm dial and 30mm movement holder might drop into. Plan B I guess is a cheap $20 Chinese quart donor that I can swap the dial and movement.

I am open to any of your suggestions. The donor case doesn't have to be President style, just has to be new condition

Trying to restore a couple of 119 Amphibias and I would like to swap out the movements because I am not skilled yet at overhauling these movements. Please let me know if you have one or two good, running Vostok 2209 movements that I could purchase. Please quote cost + shipping USA, zip code 45309. DM to discuss particulars.

Replaced hands and dial, now trying to get the Stem and wobbly crown back in the movement. This wobble crown is the death of me. I unfortunately did not do the tip I saw only later to mark the orientation of the stem so that it can be re-inserted easier at reassembly.

The stem goes in fine until it hits the spring, I can't seem to get it to slide into the works while trying to turn it with some tweezers. Am I on the right track or is their a trick I am missing?