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  1. Hi all - look forward to chatting and engaging on this message board with folks here. Cheers! Donald
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  2. That is what happens when you mix copy&paste and sleep deprivation. And the next day 10,000 dials have been printed already
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  3. Hi guys, I've been a small collector of mostly wrist watches,but i love pocket watches & clocks too. Never really got past changing hands, crystals,crowns etc.Just want too expand my hobby a bit. Happy new year folks Regards Jason
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  4. Well worth watching. Thanks. I finally got round to watching the whole thing. Great for improving your Inkscape Fu.. to. I've learned a new tricks. This is a still image from the tutorial. As you can see, it has some nicely distributed dial features, all of which are obviously customizable, and only limited by your imagination. For those who are unfamiliar with Inkscape, it allows you to create and edit vector images, which are essentially infinitely scalable without loss of definition. More conventional images use fixed size pixels, which introduce artifacts to the image when scaled. What this means in reality is that a vector based design tends to look smoother than a raster based one (subject of course to the limitations of whatever you are printing it with). Best of all perhaps is that Inkscape is free and open source, so you can simply download and use it. You can download it from here -> https://inkscape.org/ <-There are versions for Linux, Windows and OSX (and of course, the source code if you want to contribute to development).
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  5. M9010 is 150cst @20c. nearest other than M9000 and M9104, is M941 (for pallet stones) at 105 cst @ 20c but this is an ester not a mineral/PAO (synthetic mineral oil), so not sure of effects on plastic parts. Like you I don't use a lot so didn't want the expense of M9000 for one or 2 watches. I have used M9010 without trouble on an ETA 955.
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  6. Hi Gasman, thanks for the reply. Just what I was hoping for. Can you add to or correct any information in the list below? Ideally, would you be kind enough to list the actual spring diameters / heights which fit in each winder? 2000? 2671 = 6.5 dia. 2235 = Rolex according to Rogart63, but Ranfft doesn't list details. 8200 = Miyota according to Redwood, but Ranfft doesn't give a mainspring dia. It's apparently a sealed barrel. 8500-1? 8500-2? 3135/2824=11.0 C07111? 7750=12.5 2892/2836=10.5 or 11.0 Do you see any reason why they would only work with the listed calibres? What is the difference between the 3135/2824 winder and the 2892/2836 one? Are these exclusively right-hand winders?
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  7. Huge thanks for the replies, it will be documented and it will be trial and error just to see how it goes, I did see a post which old hippy answered about changing the cylinder escapement to a lever escapement which is nice to know is possible if everything is fails. I had a play on my Axminster model engineer lathe this morning and turned a rather large balance staff ( as per BHI lesson 9 ) it’s no where near perfect ( pivots ) and isn’t polished as per instructions but was turned using a cross slide for everything. In future I will do all pivots by hand on my Lorch 6mm!!
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  8. Maybe your endhsake is insufficient. Loosen the balance cock a bit and lift the cock. Sometimes when swapping parts over the clearances could be different and lifting the cock a bit could make it run.. Its not a cure as the issue will still need to be resolved but at least you know where the problem lies. Anilv
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  9. Decided to take a shot of the pocket watches I have repaired. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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  10. Gorgeous watch my friend! One of my grail watches is a "Paul Newman" Daytona. Add to that, I'm actually from Daytona Beach and well, they're extra special to me. Welcome to the group.
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  11. Hi Craven and welcome to the happy factory, lovely watch.
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  12. lovely watch buddy one of my top 10 watches
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  13. Got this 1950's Timex Mercury running and relumed hands with new second hand. Seems to be keeping good time also. Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk
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  14. Here we go with part 2. Now it's easy to note, that I'm not a professional as the cleaning equipment is only... ehm... semi-professional. Special treatment for the balance and the pallet fork. The equipment for oiling and grease. Inserting the new mainspring. Reassembling the train bridge. Surprise: Much easier than on other watches, the parts fall into correct positions by themselves. Nice. Barrel bridge and ratchet system. The keyless works. Assembling and oiling the Pallet fork. The return of the balance. A drop of oil for the balance and escape wheel stones. Winding up and...it runs! Oops, some adjustment needed. Better. Reassembling the automatic device. Inserting the screws for movement and dial. Time for the cannon pinion and the hour wheel. Warning: On the next pic the washer orientation is wrong, flip it over so the round side is touching the hour wheel. Bringing back dial and hands (oh, I love those Maxi dials). Back in the case... ...and completed with the automatic device. Some grease for the gasket. Got it. It's called a wrist watch, so it's for the wrist not for the safe.
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  15. Just another manic Monday. Today I present you a Swedish/Swiss Atlantic. "Världsmästarur" World master Watch. From the late 50's with a clean golden appearance and powered by a three adjustments 21 jewels AS 1604. Your next word to learn in this short Swedish language course is "Kvalitetsur" Quality watch. Cockey like few.
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  16. Just got to love that Gruen, thanks for sharing ricardopalamino. Today it´s one modified watch on my arm. Since the dial was gone beyond repair due to a cracked crystal I had to replace it with a NOS one. Decided to go with a twotone color scheme , silver and gold. The powerhouse is a classic Landeron 48 from the 40's..
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  17. Nice Omega JBerry , ... I too have seen the Turler logo on a few fine vintage watches . Kinda like Tiffany I imagine . While I will quickly admit that I am addicted to Hamilton watches new and old , I recently had the opportunity to service a vintage Gruen with a 480SS movement and was impressed with the interesting design it presented . Multiple winding barrels , levers , clicks , and srpings . Also very nice finishes to the movement parts . So I have been on a Gruen phase these days . They are nice ..... Here's one I recently acquired as a good deal because it was sold as a non-runner . The first pic is the sellers .
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  18. Picked up this Omega Constellation this weekend at a price I couldn't say no to. Has a 564 movement in good shape. Anyone seen a dial like this before on a constellation? Case is a 168018
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  19. Today we have the slim but somewhat faded glory of the Santima 17 jewel Shockproof "Full Lever". This had a stuck balance, which I initially assumed was probably gummed up works. It turned out there was a tiny piece of some unidentifiable flat paper like material caught between the balance fork and the balance itself. This muck was so small that I almost missed it while inspecting the thing. It is a pretty small movement, and an even smaller foreign body, so it could easily have been missed. Once the offending item was carefully extracted, off it went, and it has been going great ever since. I may strip and clean it anyway at some future date, but it actually looks immaculate, save for the fact that it is wearing my testing band, and also that a lot of the "gold plating" has worn away on the lugs and round the crystal. This is a very slim and lightweight watch, but its size on the wrist is similar to the F Hinds I showed previously. It is also very quiet, and reasonably accurate, +30 to +10 sec/day with an error of >0.6ms "But what of the Saxon with the Chinese 17 jewel movement?" I hear you cry.. well it only managed to run for about four hours, so I'm going to take another look at it soon.
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  20. "Zentralverband der Deutschen Uhrmacher" I can see how that inspire to name a brand ZenTra. Here is my watch from the German watchmakers. It comes with an center sweep instead of a sub second, to accomplish this the powerhouse has been modified on the drive bridge and is therefore called Guba 1050SC.
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  21. Today's watch of the day is a slightly clattery (well worn auto-winder), but otherwise fully functional (now that I have given it a good going over) Timex Automatic. It is getting its first wrist time in a while, following last nights servicing. I have a couple of others, one in almost mint condition, but neither are willing to play ball yet. More head scratching and cleaning is no doubt in order. If either proves to be a basket case, I may transfer the auto-winder to this one to cut down the clatter. This particular Timex has no rapid date advance, and I have to confess I grabbed the winder with my small battery drill and wound it on with that on the slowest speed setting to avoid my thumb ending up in tatters. In the background is a Q&Q manual wind pin lever. This is still on the "healing bench", I think it is going to need a close up examination of the bearing holes, as something is snagging it every so often. Normally it runs just fine, then every so often, for no logical reason I can see, it stops. It is only a simple pin lever, so perhaps that is "normal" .. and here is the Q&Q
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  22. ".. the mystery Sicura (still awaiting its second hand, which is in the spare parts queue, does that sound strangely familiar to anyone)," hmm no rings no bells but just like a flash in the pan.. A mystery Sicura.. with all dial hands so It can't be me.
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  23. Andy you are inspiring so, fresh out of the timing machine onto the arm.. Can't say Acacia is a very common watch and that I have any extensive knowledge of the brand .. but I like the style... Black and spotty. The watch is powered by an AS 984.
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  24. Today I have been.. drilling very small holes, very carefully. Specifically I drilled one very small hole, by hand, in the case of this watch to remove the stub of a broken strap pin that was bonded into the case with the super strength that only many years of corrosion can achieve. It still needs a crystal, but here it is in all its 17 jeweled Germanic glory. I had to wear it of course to celebrate its return to fully functional. I've also included the pre-cleaning shot, complete with an interesting collection of finest handgelenk käse. .. and finally the "three amigos" .. the mystery Sicura (still awaiting its second hand, which is in the spare parts queue, does that sound strangely familiar to anyone), yesterday's Roxedo, and the F Hinds
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  25. I guess if you search deep within your mind and soul and someone sends you a link you might realize you ordered the part years ago and from that specific shop... Behold Laco Sport with sub second hand.. It's not always a good thing hording parts, especially when you forget where the should go.
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  26. Laco Sport, an early enigma for me until I looked up the clues on the watch. D.R.G.M on the caseback stands for Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster, a German Patent marking used between 1891-1945, so that is how I know its produced at the latest in 1945. Despite of it's Art deco look it has a Laco Cal.550 (Durowe) powerhouse and that was not produced until the start of 1940 according to Mr Ranfft. So the watch was produced sometime between 1940-1945. The next enigma that taunt me is why I never can find a suitable sub second to it, I realize I have two complete movements as spare but none with a sub second on it. Maybe if you have one lying around I might have something interesting to swap with......
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  27. Today's watch of the day is the humble Roxedo EB 8800 pin lever I picked up a while back. Its had a new pallet fork, and balance assembly (extracted from a low mileage donor). Thi picture does no justice what so ever to the dial. I've also included a couple of images, including the "before" pic and one of the broken pallet fork and original balance. This is what I received form ebay, sold as not working. That original balance actually works fine, as I fitted it to another donor just to test. That donor has a broken mainspring holddown screw snapped off in the main bridge, so it too may end up getting parts of the first donor to make another working EB 8800. One of the broken pin can be seen quit clearly folder over in the center of this picture. It also appears that the jewel is missing, but in fact there is one there. I think it is a clear (glass? ) jewel. I like the uncluttered look of this watch, and the sunburst champagne dial. It goes reasonably well for its age, and considering it is a simple pin lever with only one jewel . This gives a slightly better impression of the dial. It shows around +20 to +40 sec per day in time-grapher, which I could probably shift to -10 to +10 sec per day with a little care, but I'm going to wear it for a couple of days to see what it actually does on my wrist. I was torn between a plain black band or this brown, with either a silver or gold clasp, but I think the brown with silver buckle looks best.
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  28. I just realized how hard it is to take a decent photo of these black beauties, well never the less I have to try. This is supposed to be an 40's Silvana produced in Switzerland for the German market. Under the hood is an roaming AS1130. The 1130 was the absolute first movement I repaired so it has a special place in my brain locker.
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  29. Time to get my Omega Speedmaster Triple Date Into the rotation .......
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  30. Finally a slow-motion video of the balance working I took during the work.
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  31. Here we go with part 2. Now it's easy to note, that I'm not a professional as the cleaning equipment is only... ehm... semi-professional. Special treatment for the balance and the pallet fork. The equipment for oiling and grease. Inserting the new mainspring. Reassembling the train bridge. Surprise: Much easier than on other watches, the parts fall into correct positions by themselves. Nice. Barrel bridge and ratchet system. The keyless works. Assembling and oiling the Pallet fork. The return of the balance. A drop of oil for the balance and escape wheel stones. Winding up and...it runs! Oops, some adjustment needed. Better. Reassembling the automatic device. Inserting the screws for movement and dial. Time for the cannon pinion and the hour wheel. Bringing back dial and hands (oh, I love those Maxi dials). Back in the case... ...and completed with the automatic device. Some grease for the gasket. Got it. It's called a wrist watch, so it's for the wrist not for the safe.
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