Servicing an Beautiful and Funky Retro 70s Everite With Amazing Green Dial - FHF 905

Here we have a lovely Everite with the robust FHF 905 automatic movement. Everite was the brand for the H Samuel jeweller in the UK. The service process is quite straight forward as the watch is running well and no issue before the service.

This is the result after the service.

Funky and retro style case and a lovely green gradient dial.

Movement is the FHF 905 automatic movement.

• Automatic/Manual wind.
• 21600 high beat movement.
• 25.6mm D x 5.4 mm H - 25 Jewels.
• Power reserve approx 43h.
• Movement marked Swiss. 25 Jewels. - Incabloc shock protection.
• Date quickset by pulling out crown for 2 clicks.

Case and crown

• Funky and retro TV style solid stainless steel case with integrated lugs
• Stainless steel screw back.
• Case width is a good size 36mm not including the crown, 42mm lug to lug.
• Lug size is 19mm.
• Unsigned crown
• Screw back marked All Stainless Steel, Swiss Made, Water Resistant, Incabloc, case style 733707.

The dial and hands:

• Very nice original mint dark green gradient silver dial - darker grren in the middle and lighter top and bottom.
• Chunky and massive raised steel baton hourly marker with painted white stripes.
• The dial signed EVERITE , Automatic and Swiss Made at 6.
• Original steel hands with lume slots and the lume is intact and have a faint glow.
• Painted white original steel second hand.

First the automatic module is removed together with the rotor

Then the balance and the pallet fork removed - making sure the mainspring is released before removing the pallet or things start flying

After that is the main bridge and the wheel train removed - note the sub-bridge supporting the centre wheel and there is a cap for the centre wheel and also the centre seconds pinion

Turning the movement over and now is to remove the calendar and the keyless works on the dial side

After the calendar cover is removed, the calendar mechanism is visible - note the plastic finger of the calendar jump wheel

All of the calendar parts removed as well as centre wheel and the canon pinion  - only thing left is the crown wheel and the winding pinion and the yoke and the setting lever spring etc etc

All the parts of the watch

After cleaning, the reassemble process starts

First, of course is the calendar mechanism being assembled

After the cover is back on, make sure all covered jewel holes are oiled properly and also the keyless works must be checked and oiled

Then over to the other side, the wheel train is now ready to go in

Centre wheel in and the sub-bridge, and make sure the steel oil retaining cap is also clean and properly lubricated

Barrel, and the wheel train are in - the escapement wheel is oilded at this point before being assembled

The main bridge is quite easy to fit as there are only 3 wheels to deal with

Then the crown wheel and the rachet wheel fitted and make sure the wheel train is running smoothly and oil accordingly at the jewel holes

The pallet fork is oiled and put ack together and the watch is running immediately with a half a turn of the mainspring

Now, our attention turns to the automatic unit and is completely disassenbled

After checking all the wheels and pivots, they are oiled accordingly and put back into the bridge - note the configuration of the wheels

Also the cap jewel of the shock device is inspected and oiled - no stone is unturned :)

Dial is back on and also the hands - the hands are put in after checking the alignmentof the calendar mechanism

Automatic module re-assembled and the complete movement back into the case

Everything back together and the job is done

Both funky and retro - my favourite style, at an angle, we can see the front of the case is ground flat

Note the slight projection of the flanged crystal - they are impossible to replace if it is cracked

The screw back of the watch with all the manufacturer's marking

Another angle together with the stainless steel bracelet

The solid stainless steel bracelet is of the highest quality - Stelux also produced bracelets for other premium brands

After the service the movement is like new and running beautifully - FHF 905 is a stella movement