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I just purchased these mainspring winders from Cousins (https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/watch-etaomegarolex-calibres?code=m56903). They from the Far East and are just £175 ex VAT. I'm actually really impressed with them. Nicely machined, dimensions seem perfect so far (not tested all of them yet). Everything fits together perfectly and feels well made. It covers ETA, Rolex and Omega calibers. And comes with a nice heavy base to keep everything in (possibly made of depleted uranium but I'm sure that's fine.) I used to have a nice set of almost new Bergeon mainspring winders I found on eBay but ended up selling them to buy other things I needed more. But these compare pretty well. My only criticism is that the gauge of the metal on the holder is thin. It looks a wee bit fragile. The burgeons had more meat. But other than that I'm very happy with them. I'm not entirely sure what the two yellow metal rings are for. I think they're stands for the holder but I'm not sure why there are two of them.

I definitely agree, everyone deserves respect. My post was just an attempt, perhaps a clumsy attempt, to be a bit funny. It’s interesting to see how the human mind see’s no or little complexity in the fields it has no knowledge. Perhaps a good thing or we would be too intimidated to start any new endeavors .

Looks like the OP, just like most others one-posting new members, has moved on with other things in his life and won't bother providing updates. Everyone deserves respect but the statistically only a minority of the people showing up here have the focus, time and (small) funds needed to go from a casual curiosity to an hobby or learning path.

Here is my cat "Lew" helping me adjust a pocket watch and adding a hair to places one should never be.

Awesome reply. Thanks a bunch. In a similar situation as yours. I also have another where the dial is so far gone that I’d like to see it as it was from original. I live very close to NYC and surrounding areas so if anyone has suggestions please chime in. Thanks graziano Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nuff Said Old H, look after your self and stay safe

It looks to me more like a total rotational angle of 340 degrees from extreme clockwise point to extreme anti-clockwise point, which equates to an amplitude of only 170 degrees. Until you get the amplitude up to 220 or higher the TG trace will be of little use, and ideally you want to see the amplitude up above 265 to 270 degrees (total rotation of 530 degrees or higher) after a full service and with a new m/s.

From the picture it's a classic ceramic variable capacitor. This is where having test equipment for electric watches would come in handy. Like a timing machine that can pick up the frequency of the quartz crystal oscillating. Then when you're playing with your trimmer you could see if that has any effect. You do want to be careful with the trimmer they can be broken if you press too hard. Then just to make sure were all on the same page of which is the trimmer capacitor I've extracted the image from your picture. You'll notice on the image the silver colored part is one half of the plate of the capacitor. Underneath is the other half bringing them together parallel gives you your maximum capacitance.

at the end of the day it was the pallet fork.just jiggled it about a bit(gently) and hey presto off it went

"Scientific consensus", by it's very nature is a total oxymoron.

If that is the case, me with a very dirty bench, you know what type of mind I have.

I'm a tidy freak. Everything has to have its place.

Not my experience. You select the shipping method which shows the expected delivery time. Of course, getting it faster will cost more. I have mentioned above how import VAT is calculated by most countries. You can discuss the matter with the seller before ordering. Finally, if the item is not delivered in time, or anything is wrong with it just click dispute in the order details. Seller can reply and make a proposal which you can decline, if an agreement is not reached after 10 days AliX steps in and the normal outcome is a full refund.

Don't believe all you hear or read in the media. We will never find out are hear the truth to this terrible time.

@jdm Completely understand your point! I already order a small kit to begin the trajectory and learn along the way. But clearly will continue learning and sharing my expercience with all in the forum. Have a great night, Be safe From PR

My take on it is that there is a risk being in the shop, but the risk is low. If you use public transport, that may increase the risk. If you can work from home, do so. If you have to travel to work, keep contact with others to a minimum, wash your hands etc. If you have any reason to believe you are clinically at risk (underlying health issues), stay home.

Which is a very normal when someone with zero knowledge thinks to know better and goes to attack his nice watch. To be blunt you risk to end in the same situation, with slim chances of having it run good again, or run at all. The only way to increase chances of success is that you get proper tools and practice on so nothing else before.

Some may debate me on my comments, but the FACTS prove otherwise. There are many Americans who align themselves with a specific political party who tend to believe this is all "fake news" and "over-hyped by sensationalist media"! I can promise you it's very real and very deadly! The youth, generally speaking, have a sense of immortality it seems. They take a blase attitude towards most things that aren't actively effecting them. That will change too! The best thing for everyone is to do what the medical professionals are saying to do! They have the right of it. Honk Kong is already paying the price for lifting restrictions too early. Let's learn from their mistake. My employer is also essential (defense industry) SO I will be at work through this as well. Ultimately, every be sensible and stay safe, God Bless!

I picked up another 2 watches, both are pre-quartz electrically powered models. The first is a Wittnauer Electronic with an ESA 9150 beating on the inside. Thankfully, the dial is in good shape. A replacement dial is currently listed for more than this cost me, yikes! Finally we have a Timex Backset that will be a parts donor for my Blue Nebula.

That is almost impossible. Can be done by removing the thin washer. But it's hard to put it back again. Can maybe be done like this. https://adventuresinamateurwatchfettling.com/2015/10/12/crown-revival-seiko-6105-and-62mas-crown-gasket-replacement/

Now that my ever growing watch collection has begun to encompass several different brands and types of pre-quartz and quartz regulated electromecanical watches, I have some concerns about what I can do to preserve the longevity of these, in some cases, nearly 60 year old watches. As a rule of thumb, I wear all the watches I own on a rotation. No specific order, just not the same watch twice in the same week. This leaves many of my watches sitting unused for weeks at a time. Normally this isn't an issue with my mechanical and automatic watches as they run down and quit. The electromechanical watches however don't get that luxury and tick away into eternity. I know that most, if not nearly all of these watches feature some form of hacking when the crown is pulled. My thought and question is this, would it be logical to pull the crowns on these watches and essentially place them in a "stasis" mode until I'm ready to wear them again? This would effectively stop the motion of the mechanical parts and thus eliminating any wear on these mechanical parts. The draw back to this is resetting the time and especially the date as many of them don't have quickset date features. I'd like for everyone to please weigh in on this and give their opinions and experiences with this subject. Thank you. Below are just a few examples from my collection to illustrate.

It probably needs a service. I.e., take the movement of of the case, dip it up and down in a bowl of naphtha, dry it with a hair blower, take some oil (use olive oil if that's all you have) and put some here and there. Place the movement back in the case and you're done. Seriously, it can be very hard to tell what the problem is. If you want it to work, work well and DIY, I recommend watchrepairlessons.com. However, be warned, watch repairing is extremely addictive! Good luck!

When the clock strikes on the half hour is the minute hand in line with the 6 on the dial? Those cams can be buggers to get off. The other way is to move the hand collet This is how I used to move them, find a square file that is a good fit and put it in your bench vice, slip the hand onto the file and from the bass of the hand move it until it is in the right position, be very careful not to break the hand off. When in line tighten the collet with a few taps on a hammer.

I never had a tidy bench. I had bits and pieces all over the place. The more mess I had the happier I would be. People would often say to me how can you find anything in that mess.

If available in your part of the world, Sea Foam Deep Creep is hands down the best rusted screw remover ever made and available at motor parts stores. Everything from old fire trucks to watches. I've used it on a number of setting lever screws after water ingress. They looked hopeless, but freed in 24 hours of immersion soaking. One lever cleaned up enough to be reused. The trick is to be able to get the screw into the stuff without getting it on the dial. Not sure what it would do to a dial.

Can you post a good side picture? It could be possible to grab the head with a pin vice, or deepen the slot with a file made for that. Another way to take it, sacrifice the dial foot by sawing or just pulling, it can be resoldered. And with the place totally stripped the screw can be dissolved in alum.

I’m sure we are all intrigued about your lingerie searches my friend lol

the thumbs have it ! vin

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