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What is really handy about the emmywatch.com site is that it includes interchange info. So if you click on the mainspring I linked above it lists all of the other manufactures and movements (~ 30) that use the same sized mainspring. Same for all other parts, something I haven't seen any other site do.

What is this de magnetiser you are using ? The only ones i am aware of, the demag proceedure is , hold the item above the demager then draw the item away up to a foot or so, it should only take a few seconds. Another one is just a simple lay the item on a surface pad on the device and then press a button to activate the demagnetiser again just few seconds. Are you sure that yours isn't actually magnetising items ?

Well I have been quiet for long enough. Been polishing bits and pieces. Finally found some rubber blanking grommets which should do for replacing the pushed grommets that we’re holding the solenoid. Just have to put a hole through them for the legs of the solenoid mount. Also busy lacquering parts up again that have been polished. Still struggling with how to repaint the dial and get it close to original. Second hand also looks very much like brass plating on aluminium. The brass colouring is all mottled on it so not sure what to do there yet. Have tidied up the metal parts that the battery acid wreaked havoc on. I am going to nickel plate it. I don’t think it was chrome plated. Enjoying myself.

Yes, that's a fantastic and very useful feature! Having had the watch fever for about five years I wonder why I haven't seen the emmywatch.com site before. Do you know if it's new? The site I've been using to find interchangeable parts is the JBC Watch Parts Database, which I wrote about in the linked post. Anyway, great to have two sources for cross reference.

Oh, so that's why they're sometimes blue and sometimes red. I had no idea and thought it was random. Thanks for sharing this info (as well as so much other information that you share)! Hey, thanks for the tip! I've always used ranfft for this type of info.

Steel mainsprings won't have an S curve, and also some new springs are a simpler stainless alloy that doesn't necessarily have an S curve. Generale Ressorts springs in the red retaining ring are the simpler alloy, the blue rings are Nivaflex- Nivaflex will always have the S curve. For steel springs there's a rule of thumb that if it opens up more than twice the barrel diameter, or about the size of the movement, it's not set. I don't know if the above spring is steel or alloy, but it looks good to me!

I usually just grip the upper pinion in a pin vise, hold the wheel in my left hand and twist and pull it out gently.

Eyup muckers hope you all well. So into my first endeavour of using the Jacot. Last week i had two new tool arrivals in the the post. A DL PP make and a WIT Jacot. The WIT is in the better condition so i tnought i would start there. Been fiddling around with an old well knackered Osco movement back and forth for a ages, basically just abusing it for practising things i haven’t tried before inbetween some repair. Trashing bits and pieces and seeing if i could bring them back to life as you do. Its basically become my whipping boy movement. So he's down for another session, balance assembly out, collet off and ready to fit the staff and wheel into the Jacot after a measure of the staff pivot which came out at 0.7mm. Relatively small for my first attempt. Aannndd man what a bartender to set up, talk about bloody hard to fit the staff. I'm doing this with a x10 loupe attached to some +3 reading glasses, so magnification is not the best but its ok i can see reasonably well what im doing. Now i thought i had steady hands i can manipulate hs to a good standard if i had to blow my own trombone. But this is another level, using a loop and with my hands in the air, in the gym this free hand completely unassisted exercise is what Bros call doing it RAW. Yep this is pretty raw, I've nearly trashed the pivot 3 times already, but its holding out to my abuse. Any tips anyone ? As cool as i am , I'm starting to feel a little stressed. Its in. Over half an hour and 2 cuppas later. Man tell you what, all respect to anyone that can get a small balance staff set up in a jacot tool straight off the bat. Tbh i will be surprised if i havent trashed at least one of the pivots., though the balance wheel is spinning very well with a blower. I may be lucky.

If you have one of these, place the watch on the charger and if the second hand starts to do the double tick, then the charging circuit is working. If you have an electric toothbrush charger, you can try finding the sweet spot for charging by putting the dead watch on it and see when the second hand starts moving. Give it a 2 hour charge and observe. I just found another interesting video on charging kinetic watches.

Thanks a lot for the advice once again and the good luck Truly blessed to have a forum like this with people like you. Thanks ! And have a wonderful evening

I suspect the crisis is over as the conversation was three years ago one of the problems with omega case numbers are there not super specific. for instance if you look up the case number you find two separate crystals the 063PZ5005 for the stainless steel case and the listing below for the yellow gold plated case I know on one particular instance I saw four separate cases for one number and there are some crystal variations because of that specifically in size but both of these appear to be identical in size 063PX5005 063 DIAMETER D1 : 31.62 MM 063 EYEGLASS : WIHTOUT 063 HEIGHT TOTAL H1 : 4.60 MM 063 PROFILE : CONCAVE 063 SHAPE : ROUND 063 TYPE : ETANCHE DIAM OF THE GLASS SEATING D2 : 31.50 MM

keep me posted...we might be able to help one another. September 12 in Shock Settings - Incablock, Diashock - Fitting/Adjusting Jewels, etc.. I posted a thread in Shock Settings thread, or rather the mods were nice enough to put it there for me sorry mods! wasn't used to the new forums yet! something might help you in there. I'll post as soon as i can find the tools to do it. dadistic shows a pic of what I'm looking for. I'm following an auction on fleabay that i'm after.

Yes, but more info is required Can you post some more details and some pics ?

Imo both are typical Black Forest made clocks. Frank

You can get cuckoo clocks like that with wood frames and inserted brass bushings.

Looks like we have the same type of clock on the bench at the same time, I had to repair a broken pallet first, then strip, will be in the cleaner tomorrow and ready for testing over the weekend

Yeah, I don't like it myself but sometimes you dont have a choice. At least the date-jumper spring is has a good design where you can assemble the jumper and its associated bits and then get the date ring in place by utlising the gaps in the cover-plate to allow the date ring to go in place. Very handy when when you f-up the stem insertion and have to remove the hands/dial/set lever spring plate and date-ring to get the bits in alignment again! Also on re-installing you need to press the stem release a bit to ensure you don't dislodge the clutch wheel from the set lever. Easy enough with new watches but on watches that have been 'worked' over on it can be a bit tricky. Anilv edit. I have realigned the clutch wheel by removing the barrel and barrel bridge but its too much hassle. Might be required if the dial has been glued down etc.

Nah you're not an idiot, but you do know at least one , you're talking to him

In a past life I've used Misumi automation parts to build machinery. I've had a vague notion building or modding a machine that was a bit more automated. Using the Elma basket stuff would make it relatively easy. Probably won't do it, too busy trying to fix watches

As long as the mainspring isn't set you can clean it and reuse it. This site has the measurements for the mainspring.

I would have thought that the pin vise might damage the pinion leaves, but that gave me confidence to try using my MC cannon pinion remover as I wouldn't think it would use more force than a pin vise. It worked!

Summer school brake has a disastrous effect on my watchmaking carrier. I am still recovering, but I managed to bring a Greiner Micromat back to life.

I've always called them "fixed lug".

Space is precious in an apartment. Consider selling it to someone who will use it more often. You can always pick one up again later in life when the situation is more favorable. Or technology advances allow for mini sized Chinese 3D printers to shoot radioactive lasers in order to reshape objects. Doesn't look too far away to be honest.

I always wanted one and I always knew that there is no space for it... I bought it anyway... so far I could not come up with a sensible idea as where to put it... Both of its locks are made in the USA maybe the whole desk was made there. One of its lock is not working, so today I became a locksmith too. If you close the top it locks all of the drawers, both sides and the middle one too. Very very nicely made.

Custom made boxes for my watch crystals. Not 100% perfect, but it was my first try and apart from the base plywood it is made out of pallet wood again.

Is your yoke lever spring the right way round?

Hahaha. I think I've just found my long lost brother. Mike where have you been all this time, mum has been worried sick

Gone are the days when people would see watches as a tool to tell the time and used to purchase one watch to see them through life, or as a replacement for a broken one. Younger people these days like to have a collection of watches for different social occasions or moods, rather than one decent watch. And don't forget the environmental argument for mechanical watches over battery operated ones So i think our hobbies and cottage industries are safe for a few more years to come.