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Influenced by Lawson's post 'Carl Zeiss - Eye Mag Pro' I bought a cheaper 6x 350mm pair of Galilean binoculars from China. These are intended for dental use but any dentist trying to use a 6x magnification mutst have control of the head position far better than I can manage. The viewed object was wobbling by about 50% of the 45 mm field of view. The optical quality is excellent and so I have turned them into a binocular microscope using a heavy duty flexible support with standard end pieces as sold for microphones. Here in the bench mode with a Benson Aquatite movement - ample working distance. The only work that was needed is shown: a support that fits firmly into the mike clip and a pair of eye cups with adaptor rings to match the eyepieces of the binoculars. Here mounted on my lathe base-board for some micro-drilling.

New parts arrived today and once fitted the problem persisted ?!? So with my sherlock holmes hat on i went by the numbers through everything i could think of that COULD cause the mainspring to jar with the intermediate wheel ( not center wheel as previously stated ). It's funny because it is nearly always the smallest thing that stomps me and this time it was no exception, the cause......the click spring screw. I never really saw or paid attention to it whilst stripping the watch as it looked correct, however i foolishly took for granted the last person to service the watch would have assembled it correctly. The damage to the old mainspring barrel was not from poor mesh or debris but an over long screw tip knocking the barrel teeth. With the problem now known i have replaced the screw with one more suited and the drivetrain was now free again to move as it should. Funny to think that such a small deviation could mask itself as so many possible errors. The original balance is now super clean and functioning exactly as it should ( at long last ), so i can now keep the new balance as a future spare. The watch had come to me in a really poor condition with badly damaged casing , scratched glass, damaged strap, and a rusted movement with gremlins running rampant. I am pleased to say after much tlc and patience she now runs super smooth with fairly good looks for her age i think :) Of course you lot just love your pictures so here you go..... Omega 1968 - Gold plated De Ville Automatic - Caliber 1002 - New Lizard strap :) She still has some scars but far better than what she started as :)

Hi, If you look at this page http://forums.watchuseek.com/f11/swiss-makers-marks-221583.html, it looks very much like the mark for Ebosa. Stephen

I just got this little Elgin #2955179 for $50. It is running, but I'm sure it needs some cleaning. What do you think? Did I do ok? This is not my first pocket watch to own, but it is the first one I have bought.

Hi Mute, While the fix you came up with may work for a while.. the problem is thehand only 'grips' the seconds pinion at a few points, as opposed to a correctly sized hand with fits all the way round and for the length of the tube. If not securely fixed, the hand may not stay level and will interfere with the other hands/dial. If its your own watch, hell, wear it and fix it as you go. But if you're giving it as a present then I think you should get a replacement hand. just my $0.02. Anilv

The 8200 on the barrel walls may be causing too much slip. Have been using 8217 (braking grease) on the barrel walls and 8200 on the coils, seems to work fine.