Advice on this "Blade Runner" Microma watch

[homergreg]

Well, searching around about this estate watch I picked up, I found out I had a close match to the "Blade Runner" Microma watch. It's got the right case and button pattern, but the band is gold and the dial behind the glass is gold on black instead of black on gold. Luckily there weren't any old batteries corroding up the insides, but then again, since there are no batteries in there, I don't have a reference number. Any help on the batteries needed and any advice on how not to mess this up while trying to get it running would be greatly appreciated!

[homergreg]

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good! I dug around and found 3 left overs from a pack of 5 batteries for a Pulsar I had a few years ago, 384/392's. They fit perfectly! Any advise on cleaning it up would be greatly appreciated!

[retrowrist]

Depending on how much you paid for the Microma at this estate sale really depends on how well this deal turns out. It is totally great the wat works! Do all the functions of the watch work?

The case cleaning may take great care because it is that flat powdered black color plating that I have no idea would be the best approach in cleaning. The bracelet looks to be a brushed gold plated. This can be polished I believe with a rouge plishing cloth, and look very new. As far as the crystal goes, I cannot tell if it is plastic or mineral glass. If plastic, then it is easy polished with Novus or Janvil plastic polish, but if it is glass, then it would be best to remove the crystal, then polish, but I have no idea if the crystal can be removed. You may end up having to work on the case first, and then the crystal second. Some people get their case to the desired look, and then use PVC tape to cover the case, and then work on the crystal. This is so you don't mess up the work you did on the case.

This is a great find though. Totally desireable for those "Blade Runner" fanatics! They seriously lay down a 3-K for even one in your condition. Maybe the color (gold- on black or vice versa) has to be corrrect to match the Harrison Ford Microma, but really a nice desireable peice anyway.

- Patrick

[homergreg]

Thanks so much Patrick! I got to seeing more of the the history on these, I'm glad it was still running! All the buttons seem to work, backlight, date and a stop watch.