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Hi, just introducing my newest addition. I am not usually interested in battery watches but this one caught my eye as it is rechargeable and came complete with the charger and spare bracelet links. It's keeping perfect time and appears to be virtually unworn. I don't know anything about this watch, age etc and if anyone can enlighten me I would be grateful. Bought at car boot sale for £12.50 so it didn't break the bank and seems very well made.

Well, that’s why the spring came out. It’s not your fault; it’s because it’s one of the aspects which the failed to copy properly. They can be carefully reinserted, but that’s regarding the original Chinese part. The way to avoid them falling out is to ensure they lift and drop perpendicular to the movement. If they angle then they pop out entirely. The Swiss ones are easy. You may be best finding Chinese spares if that’s possible. I can offer some real incabloc springs, but they are all from 10 - 12 ligne watches, so not sure if they’d be a bit small.

That could be a little tricky. You probably need to remove the regulator arm to get that in. Or at least the arrow pointing backwards.

There are many manufactures of these items. My advice is not to be to frugal when purchasing. I personally like the Dumont tweezers I have used others but I find the Dumont seem to stay in shape for longer periods. I have tried many magnifiers but found Bergeon "screw rimmed" suit my needs. I like that you can unscrew and clean the lens. For screw drivers the A*F are really good value I have these + Horotec which I shape using their sharpener which shapes the blades into a T shape.

There are many types of brushes for horology. Washing out brushes for working with Horolene. Look through this list from a popular supplier used by many on this site. https://www.cousinsuk.com/search?searchTerm=Brushes

Made in Croydon circa 1938, a lovely example of a pin pallet movement. Sadly I sacrificed two hairsprings to achieve the geometry I was looking for. Very pleased with the accuracy given its age. I’d love to put it on a timegrapher to check the beat error. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk