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This is a picture of how the spring should pass thru the regulator. It should not touch either pin at rest but in reality this is really quite hard to acheive. It should be sufficient that the pins do not influence the curve of the coil. Anil

I have always deeply admired the patience, hand skill and cognitive ability required to create a watch. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&v=OEOCIxFYUSI&x-yt-ts=1421914688#t=177 Roger

Bah, any 5 year old can color between the lines! (where can I get one please?)☺

According to Hollywood/Comic Book science, a good dose of radioactive material turns you into a super hero. Is there a horological equivalent of this man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfzm9dfqBw

No more detail please Geo

That's a very smart looking watch Geo. I don't know why, but none of the new watches really do anything for me at the moment. It's old classics like yours that tickle my pickle :)

That's lovely - a classic example of how a chrono dial can be clean, clear and uncluttered. Here's my current love:

It could be that the last person who pinned the spring didn't get it 'square'. The spring should form a straight line as it passes the pins. It should not have such a pronounced kink. This is my take on what happenned to this spring. Hairspring was replaced but the stud (end of the spring) was not located properly. When beat regulation was attempted, it maded the kink in the spring, drawing the far coils closer and probably pulling the coils out of level. Look at the very end of the spring... you'll see a little 'peg' in a hole which also serves as to hold the end of the hairspring, if not placed correctly it will esult in spring being out of flat. Can you pull the donor balance/spring assembly and compare them? This will show the relationship between the stud, regulator and coils. Anil

Thanks for the kind words chaps. I am a tad sore but I managed to get them to let me come home after the op, which was good as it was shaping up to be an overnight stay. So I have a brand new pacemaker implanted that should be good for another 6 to 8 years. but am at home and once the stitches heal up all will be well. Cheers and thanks to all, Vic

Always something I wanted and managed to get a cracking 9ct Smiths manual from 1968 to add to my collection last year. However, just managed to go one better and pick up on the bay watch from1968 with the original receipt of purchase which is my actual birthdate.......Brilliant!!...

Well the fight is still on for what it's worth. I would encourage all board members to contact their local elected leaders about this. I know it is now on my priority list to write to John Hayes (my MP), he was very happy when I fixed up his Omega for him a few years ago so I am sure he will be interested to know that in the future he may be forced to send it to Omega and pay upwards of £600 for servicing. It's simple - take away consumer choice = corporate monopoly = illegal The car industry tried it and failed, why should the watch industry get away with it!