Here's a -6070 project that went well...

The 4006-6070 style with the Arabic numerals is a bit of a rarity in the Bell-Matic world. Not the most rare, of course, but it is certainly unique in being the only Bell-Matic with numerals on the dial. As you can see below, when I received this one (overpaid for it, I must admit), it was in pretty sad shape. Naturally, the crystal was a wreck, but the case was also a bit worn...


Since the movement was strong and the dial, hands, and markers were in pretty good shape, last Spring I decided this would be my first project watch. After removing the movement and the crystal, I got to work with some serious wet-sanding to see what I could do with the case. This would have been much easier with a Dremel-style tool, but I decided to take it on manually. After moving from coarse to successively finer grains of sandpaper, you can see the results here...

Once the polishing was finished, it was time to install the new crystal and then slide the movement back in. It looked so good I decided to break with tradition and find a nice new bracelet to go with this reborn watch. I did not keep track of the time I spend on this project, since it was sure to run long as I experimented and sought advice from my many helpful and knowledgeable fellow enthusiasts. Click on the image below for the "after" photos of this project. Thanks for looking!