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FWIW, Fried recommended ‘graphite, molybdenum disulphide, or a mixture of this and heavy watch oil’ -
I've seen Rossi Giovanni RG Tweezers Italy for sale on ebay at a reasonable price, i can't find that much info or reviews online, are they a known brand that produce good quality tweezers, i need a no 5 to have a go at trying to repair my first hairspring, anyone have a pair of these are they ok. -
As @praezis an Laurie Pennman calculated correctly the rule of thumb should be 1/4 instead of 1/3 -
By watchweasol · Posted
You are correct Old Hippy. You are limited as to what’s available in the market place. And the closest you can get for the clock/watch you are working on as you say you may never fit the exact spring as it was made with. -
By watchweasol · Posted
Hello and welcome to the forum, there are several possibilities already mentioned dirt etc. take out the fork and re fit the balance and give it a puff or a light brush to start it moving , should run for a while on its own if free and also check out the spring coils for being stuck together or out of flat.
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