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Few pics of what I ended up with! -/very happy, just saving up for the led lamp at cousins that you guys have verified is good. Back at the bench, very happy. Thanks all for your help! Cleaning all goes in inside the cupboard, as long as I keep the door open I'm not worried about fumes or heat Put in some LEDs too! Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

......after getting another nice Hamilton ETA 2846 replacement movement . It was advertised as NOS with issues . Supposed to be a customer return . I think the customer was a butcher . At first I thought it was only a loose rotor , No problem . Then I noticed it ran very fast...and found a broken inca bloc spring . Then I noticed that the calendar was haywire...missing , bent , and mangled parts plus the setting mechanism had snafu's . I put it away and looked for a replacement movement at a good price . I found a Hamilton movement that was supposed to have been in storage , Almost NOS , Just dusty ....which it was . took it apart and cleaned and serviced it . $41 for the movement . Now the watch and I are happy campers..... :stuff:

That is another really nice watch. It looks like it has been presented to a North American Indian chief called BROAD ARROW. :D

You may find the tech sheet here... http://www.timemodule.com/se/index.php?route=information/tech_info

Tired ? I cannot get enough of it and the size is just perfect for my wrist , but I ll keep your recommendation in mind , I never say "never"

Oh yes you do! :)

The great chef " Broad Arrows " famous for his punctuality :D , I like that . Well we have to admit that the moon watch looks also gorgeous .... :startle:

As already stated it's a balance truing tool for removing kinks in the balance rim a description of it use is given on pages 206, 207, 208 of Practical watch repairing by Donald de Carle

I really like your taste and choice in watches . You described the first watch perfectly . You really don't HAVE to get the moon watch when you come up with examples as fine as these .

So possibly this isn't exactly what you're looking for but still interesting. So the first image of the first link you can see something made to raise up the work area. Then at the very bottom of this page you can see the rest of the bench. Design looks quite simple flat work surface simple frame and a raised center area for working on. Then ideally you should look into the work not down on it. Then whatever you're working on should be on the bench not held in your hand. Then in the second link you can see what Roger Smith is working on has a look of being homemade. Then both links demonstrate how not to keep your bench clean obviously these people never lose any parts because if they did they would never find it in the clutter http://www.network54.com/Forum/125316/thread/1031252004/Benches http://www.network54.com/Forum/125316/message/1122507877/Benches+-+Part+2

It's a corner computer desk for me, with a small movable raised work table on top. This is an old photo, it's a good bit tidier just now.

If you could time travel to 1899, you could buy one from J.H. Purdy here in Chicago.

It be nice to see pictures of both the front and back side your movement. Plus a close-up of the balance assembly with the Etachron and the incabloc spring. The reason for the close-up of the balance assembly is if it's made in China they don't always look exactly the same as the original. The Chinese do clone the incabloc lthough the usually skip a step or two in manufacturing. Then this watch came in a variety of variations and the parts are different at least between the original 2824 and the rest of them. I've attached the PDF parts list for the original 2824. ETA 2824 28800 BPH-DSS-AUTO-CALD W/CORR-STOP SEC ETA 2824-1 28,800 BPH-DSS-AUTO-CAL W/CORR-STOP SEC ETA 2824-2 28,800 BPH-AUTO-CALD-DSS ETA 2824-A2 MECH MVT W/HEU 81 CHRON TOP MODULE: ETA 2824R 28800 BPH-DSS-AUTO-CALD W/CORR-STOP SEC. 1388_Eta 2801,4,6 Part1.pdf 1389_Eta 2801,4,6 Part2.pdf

If anyone had problems posting today it was because of a fault with the database configuration. I have resolved this now and all should hopefully be well. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Cyma R-425 Service "Things that go bump in the night" Here's something a little different, that I hope you all find enjoyable to follow. A Bump Automatic by Cyma ... the R-425 Movement. This watch was purchased by my Uncle in Sierra Leone back in the 60's, in his wilder younger years. The automatic winding feature of this movement using a "Bump" system, which these days is a very rare method of winding the mainspring As you may have noticed in the first picture of the Dial, the numbers on the Date Wheel have been removed. Once I pulled off the Dial I could see that the number have peeled off the Date Wheel and adhered to the back of the Dial. I have no idea how this happened :wacko: One possible explanation is that the previous person who serviced this watch cleaned the Date Wheel with something that over time loosened the paint and glued it to the back of the Dial ... who knows :blink: As you can see, whatever they used completely stripped the painted ... absolutely nothing remained on the Date Wheel. Anyhooooo, on with the disassembly ... The plate that secures the Date Wheel on this movement is a full plate, held by 2 screws. Once removed we can see the Keyless Work and the Calendar Work. All very standard looking with no surprises. Here's a closer reference photo of the Keyless work. Once the Calendar and Keyless Work was removed I flipped the movement over and removed the Bump Weight. The Automatic Gear Train Bridge was the next to be removed. Once the bridge was removed the Automatic Work is revealed. Notice the fine spring system for the Ratchet Arm of the Automatic Work ... this same spring system is used throughout I removed the plate that holds the Auto Work revealing the next layer containing the Barrel Bridge and Gear Train Bridge. The Gear Train is your typical looking train except for the having the Second Wheel come up through the plate and running to a long fine pinion. Very interesting and you rarely see this type of complexity in your average movement these days. The shock system for the Balance is one I'm not familiar with and would appreciate some input from the old hands on how to clean and oil this correctly. And yes, the Balance is 18ct Gold ... very purrety B) Here are all the parts after cleaning ... LOTS of plates in this movement, they fill half the parts tray :P Stay tuned for the assembly!! And I may have a solution for the Date Wheel ... :ph34r: