Regulation, Watch Performance and Timing Machine (Timegrapher) Readings/Results
Discuss general regulation techniques, watch performance issues and your timing machine readings (traces).
Balance Wheel Adjustment, Hairspring Adjustment, Regulating Watches, Setting Watches in Beat, Lift Angle
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By Neverenoughwatches · Posted
This is more complex than a standard pocket watch owing to fact it has 2 driving springs. A mainspring and a smaller spring that acts directly on the escapement. This direct spring provides a more constant torque helping to maintain isochronism and doesn't suffer the energy differences that a mainspring does delivering power through the gear train. The mainspring keeps the escapement driving spring wound up. I have one very similar to this, i wouldn't disassemble it until you are ready to. -
By watchweasol · Posted
Hi as said by @oldhippy it will need to be drilled out. Try usin£ a drill bit in a pin vice, it will be slow but doable. The other way is to drill from the out side of the lug a nd plug and polish when finished. -
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I just watched this yesterday! Making me jealous! I'm still using a loupe wedged in my eye socket 🤣 definitely putting one of these on my Christmas list -
By Neverenoughwatches · Posted
It does say Fontobloc on the back.
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