Hi Gang,
I recently acquired a goldfilled Pulsar P3 watch on eBay, and while I didn't really expect that it might work, it actually DOES work, and keeps perfect time! However, it has ONE annoying problem, which I have not been able to figure out: whenever you press the left button to display the date, and then release the button, afterwards the date display STAYS on, and will not turn off, unless and until you wave the magnet around on the backside of the watch, at or near the 'hours' indentation, on the watch's caseback. Is this due to a stuck reed, as I have read about in others' posts? And, if so, what can I do, to remedy the situation? The watch DOES work really well, apart from the date display staying on perpetually, and I suppose I could just use it as is, as long as I'm careful to never press the date button.. .
Also;...other than the problem with the date, the watch does have some condition issues, which, although they're not all that serious (at least, to me), I wondered if they could be addressed: for one thing, the red lens, which is in pretty decent shape otherwise, is missing the 'Pulsar' logo, that these watches would usually have (however, the lens doesn't look like it ever had a logo on it...?), and I'm wondering where another lens could be found, and how hard it is, to replace it?
Additionally, as you can tell from the picture, one of the links of the bracelet is missing its' top-cap piece, and I was thinking that I might just remove that one damaged link entirely, but, I couldn't figure out how to disconnect it. I did manage to disconnect the upper end, towards the watch case, but I couldn't figure out how to disconnect the other end. It looks sort of like a large, beefy springbar, but I could not get it to compress to remove it, so, I'm not at all sure if that's how it's done...?
Thanks in advance, for any help or advice that you guys can offer. I'd always wanted a Pulsar, and specifically a P3, as I think they're so futuristic-looking, and even though this one definitely has some condition issues, I'd be perfectly happy with it as it is (especially for the price I paid for it, which was only $100!), if I can at least figure out why the date display won't turn off..
Thanks,
Dodger
I recently acquired a goldfilled Pulsar P3 watch on eBay, and while I didn't really expect that it might work, it actually DOES work, and keeps perfect time! However, it has ONE annoying problem, which I have not been able to figure out: whenever you press the left button to display the date, and then release the button, afterwards the date display STAYS on, and will not turn off, unless and until you wave the magnet around on the backside of the watch, at or near the 'hours' indentation, on the watch's caseback. Is this due to a stuck reed, as I have read about in others' posts? And, if so, what can I do, to remedy the situation? The watch DOES work really well, apart from the date display staying on perpetually, and I suppose I could just use it as is, as long as I'm careful to never press the date button.. .
Also;...other than the problem with the date, the watch does have some condition issues, which, although they're not all that serious (at least, to me), I wondered if they could be addressed: for one thing, the red lens, which is in pretty decent shape otherwise, is missing the 'Pulsar' logo, that these watches would usually have (however, the lens doesn't look like it ever had a logo on it...?), and I'm wondering where another lens could be found, and how hard it is, to replace it?
Additionally, as you can tell from the picture, one of the links of the bracelet is missing its' top-cap piece, and I was thinking that I might just remove that one damaged link entirely, but, I couldn't figure out how to disconnect it. I did manage to disconnect the upper end, towards the watch case, but I couldn't figure out how to disconnect the other end. It looks sort of like a large, beefy springbar, but I could not get it to compress to remove it, so, I'm not at all sure if that's how it's done...?
Thanks in advance, for any help or advice that you guys can offer. I'd always wanted a Pulsar, and specifically a P3, as I think they're so futuristic-looking, and even though this one definitely has some condition issues, I'd be perfectly happy with it as it is (especially for the price I paid for it, which was only $100!), if I can at least figure out why the date display won't turn off..
Thanks,
Dodger
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