1955 Mercury 25 Jewel Automatic Date with 44 Hour Power Reserve Indicator - Felsa F 760

This video is a follow-up to my recent video entitled Salad Days:
https://youtu.be/IpVE5UyZ9qA

The watch is a Mercury 25 Jewel incabloc automatic with power reserve indicator. Inside is a Felsa F760 movement, and its case is gold plated with antimagnetic waterproof stainless steel back.

The tools I use are discussed in greater detail in these videos:

$400 Worth Of Bergeon Tools And Supplies
https://youtu.be/lr0cmsUerps

Everything I Know About Watchmaking in Five Minutes
https://youtu.be/65mmQt5o0Cg

Trinocular 4K Microscope Meets 1976 Patek Philippe 16-250 Meets Crazy Person With Rodico Fetish
https://youtu.be/morbHp7GHHA

The stand on my desk that I use to elevate my work area is an IKEA SIGFINN monitor stand.

Before opening any vintage watch or clock for the first time I recommend checking it for radium paint. I didn't do that in this video because it wasn't the first time that I opened this watch. For more information on radium and how to check for it using a geiger counter see either of these three videos:

Which One is Radioactive?
https://youtu.be/eo1m1OQD-2I

Everything I Know About Watchmaking in Five Minutes
https://youtu.be/65mmQt5o0Cg?t=112

How to Re-lume a Vintage Watch
https://youtu.be/0fFX1LkpjMU?t=829

The NetIO GC10 that I use is no longer made. It uses an SBM-20 geiger muller tube, which is also used in the GQ GMC-300E and other geiger counters. If you find one of those it should perform similarly.

My videos are for entertainment and educational purposes only. Critical / corrective comments and links to resources including other watchmaking channels are welcome.

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