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  1. Fortune has shined on me, the errant second hand has re appeared & I have completed the job.
    3 points
  2. What has probably happened is the clutch and crown wheel are displaced due to removing the stem with it in the wrong position allowing the parts to become free. as you have rightly diagnosed the problem next step is to remove the dial and hands, Have a look round the circumference of the watch you should find two small screws these hold the dial feet and therefore hold the dial in place. Back off the screws enough to allow you to remove the dial. If the watch has a calendar ring on it that will have to be removed as well to gain access to the key less work and ti realign it. Once done refit the stem.now pull the stem to the set position and remove the stem the parts should stay in place. Reassemble the watch and re it to case then re insert stem. The watch looks like an eta movement if you can find and post the caliber number(near the balance) we may be able to find a tech sheet for you to aid assembly,
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  3. Being the clumsy ****** I am I dropped by beautiful Raymond Weil maestro on a hard floor after so carefully protecting it when I went to the gym. The minute hand came loose so figured I would press that back on and hoped nothing else would be broken on it. Unfortunately it wasn’t as I undid the screws holding the movement in place I noticed two were broken. Not sure what these are called sorry perhaps lugs, collars or washers. These locate in a groove (again probably the wrong term) inside the case. anyway I was pleased once I got the minute hand back on it worked great. I went to put the crown in to wind up the watch and test it kept time. I must have pressed to hard and ruined the keyless works. So - I’ve taken the hands off now and the ring around the edge of the watch and I think I now need to take the dial off to access the keyless works. I’ve tried to photograph two semi circles which I think are the next step in the process. Am I right? If so how so I get the dial/face off? I’ve paused for now in case I’m wrong. Also, in the meantime if anyone knows how I can get those washers/collars please let me know. Thanks in advance for anyone taking their time to read this, really hoping to get this back working. The quote I got to repair it was about the same as it’s value so it’s either fix it or sadly leave it in my parts drawer!
    1 point
  4. As mentioned above, I recently added another Luch 3055 to the fleet... and surprisingly, I didn’t have to do very much to it when it arrived from Ukraine. The date was changing over at around 8:30, so it was off with the hands for a reset. While I was at it, the second hand, which had faded from its original red to a dirty gold, received a lick of paint. And now, after a bit of futzing with the battery clip, it’s running dependably and has become my daily. I was lucky to find one with the original strap, carrying a little “spark” logo on the clasp. With the repainted second hand, it looks quite pristine and wears very nicely. Gryf
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  5. General rule of thumb is that the hole should be big enough for the staff to sit at an angle of about 5 degrees from vertical.
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  6. Check end shake on balance staff and if pallets have moved in their slot or pallets misaligned also If guard pin have moved.
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  7. It probably needs a good clean. I would try putting a little lighter fluid on the balance and those pivots and see if it spring to life. The nice thing about pocket watches is that the parts are quite large in comparison to a lot of other watches.
    1 point
  8. Today's arrival, Smith's pocket watch, non runner, feels overwound, if I put pressure on the winder as though I am trying to wind it, it will start ticking for two or three minutes then stop. My experience is limited, and to be honest I have never seen a movement like this one in the flesh. Any advice gratefully received. Thank you
    1 point
  9. Hi Bethan I have enclosed some lubrication information for you BTI-The_Practical_Lubrication_of_Clocks_and_Watches (1).pdf horotec Moebius oils book.pdf
    1 point
  10. There is a nice picture of a correctly lubricated pallet jewel in here. Never been able to get mine to look that perfect! http://www.nawcc-index.net/Articles/BTI-The_Practical_Lubrication_of_Clocks_and_Watches.pdf
    1 point
  11. The correct way is to close the collect is using a staking tool closing punch. The problem with glueing is it then becomes a non movable collet and getting the watch in beat becomes a bigger problem.
    1 point
  12. The Bergeon collet closing tool takes collets up to 2 mm diameter. But from your photo I have the impression that there is insufficient gap to close the collet. Best solution is to fit a new collet of the corret size. Second best is to glue with Loctite 638 - a professional solution according to Loctite.
    1 point
  13. Has anyone used this software? "PC-Zeitwaage" from this web site http://pczw.uhren-mikl.com/index.php?Demo I want a full version but I can not contact to seller What should I do. Can someone give me a copy of the program?
    1 point
  14. This is my own collection. I take this topic and would like to ask were I can buy the Casio cal. 1325 for my vintage watch. Thanks to all of you. Best regards Jorge
    1 point
  15. here is a birth year watch - Timex 100 - exceptional condition -
    1 point
  16. Well done Dave some times you get a light bulb moment and you see things clearly, Obviousya breakfast moment,,,, well done
    1 point
  17. I don't think we have any limits on alcohol mainly because we have none. That's because they want to use it to make hand sanitizer. I noticed that some stores like Costco that has a pretty lenient return policy will no longer take back the stuff people are hoarding. Of course that probably does not stop them from buying it as fast as they can. But now they do have limits which might slow things down perhaps. I find we have several interesting problems. As everybody is sent home that means now homes have to be stocked with all those necessary supplies versus using wherever you go in the day. Then if you see on the news that there's a shortage of something it's your duty when you go to the store to clean out the shelves of whatever is in short supply so you don't miss out. Plus while you're there Purchase anything else you think you might need you may never get back to the store ever again.
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  18. So, as it turns out I was pretty tired last night after working on the watch for the better part of the day. (Apologies for the random sentence at the bottom) That being said I hope you can forgive me for putting the date wheel on in the wrong order ... I took a look at the service manual over breakfast and noticed straight away, ran through and fitted it without too much issue. I got it put back together but the second hand seems a bit bent and is now catching on the minute hand now .. typical. Whenever I work on watches I always learn way more than I bargained for, like having to fit a new balance and feed the hairspring through the regulator slot and wedging into place. Most of it is due to inexperience but I do enjoy the process, retrospectively ... Cheers
    1 point
  19. That is a lot of crud! What was this guy?! A mud brick maker?
    1 point
  20. Exactly. But the distinct and perceptible advantages of traditional, static lubrication are: Work on steady parts, no stress, smaller chances for costly mistakes. Works on any watch, no matter how hidden the escapement is. Can examine the applied quantity Then as mentioned everyone has the right to do as he most likes. And others the right to comment on it beside telling how they do.
    1 point
  21. You may have noticed a few changes - I have removed the Gallery section and the CMS pages app from the site as it costs too much to 'rent' those modules with comparatively very little use by members - it just did not make sense to keep them going. I apologise if this inconveniences or annoys anybody but I think it is better to keep the core of this website to be a discussion forum. The WRT website is costing me a lot of money per month to run and I am making a few changes to help with that - there is a little income from eBay affiliate ads but not enough to cover the cost of hosting and some help from Patrons and for this we are very grateful. The site has over 30GB in uploaded media now!!! And the notification emails generated is quite high too - I have to use a separate company to handle this so that the site doesn't get email black-listed. One of these services suddenly and without notice stopped our service a few months ago and it was a few days before anybody even noticed (password reset emails were no longer working). I did manage to find a new email provider and things have been running smoothly ever since. Getting back to the uploaded media, as mentioned it's over 30GB and this covers images in topics going back several years. I do back this up every night and I backup the site database every hour in order to protect the content should we ever have a disaster I have a Synology NAS here in the office which has a full backup on and I also keep a backup offsite on a cloud service. I have also decided to use Amazon Cloudfront to host all the uploaded media. I am in the process of migrating this content over and you may notice broken images for a very short period during the migration. But ultimately this will maintain and even improve performance of the site. Anyway, all being said, this is a fantastic community and I am fully committed to continuing with it's administration, keeping our little corner of the net alive - Just a little update to let you know what's happening -
    1 point
  22. Dear Bethan, I am not sure, if this is what you have in mind, but might help: Part 1: Part 2: I hope putting the links to youtube does not offend the forum rules. Cheers Thorsten
    1 point
  23. After tried....... The date parts of 628 is different From 158 31/7. So is the calendar ring.
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