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This is just a random watch I found on eBay that was dirt cheap, but a titanium cased kinetic model. It was non-working. I had another kinetic watch that I was planning on changing the capacitor on and wanted a watch to practice on that I wasn't worried about breaking.
All went well in the end, but this watch had an unwelcome surprise for me...
Album of the repair here: https://imgur.com/a/ySf54lL
Oof that is a unwelcome surprise. Looks good now though.
Thanks! I changed it just in time before it spread any further.
*5M43, not 5M42. This movement has day and date, not just date like on the 5M42.