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  1. Well from working on a shabby chic table and using a chest of drawers for storage for the last 6 years I have been hankering a new work space, the garage was first option. All the plans were in place, pricing for lining and insulating etc etc, then the new 2 seater arrived and now lives in garage so watch work shop put on hold. So back to old table again, an Internet search a good while ago I found a site that a tinkerer had made a bench from Ikea products. I saved that site and went back to it and searched Ikea and all components were still available, so whilst on this lockdown I ordered the lot and it arrived. Now I’m fully organised with no more hunching over the bench. total cost £247 including delivery, much cheaper than a bench from cousins/horotec etc.
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  2. Given that Waterbury was the founding company of Timex, this one was a must have for me. far far I have it ticking again. See the attached clip. IMG_1991.MOV
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  3. Looks nice but still low for the ideal working position. Either sit lower or make a "riser table" with a matching material. I have used that during a workshop in Switzerland and really liked the idea.
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  4. The safest thing to use is Ronsonol lighter fluid. Best to have a small screw top container as it evaporates very fast. You could leave watch parts that have shellac on them for days in the fluid and nothing will come to harm. That is what I always used. When the parts are clean put the part on a piece of wrapping tissue and use your bench air blower to remove any residue.
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  5. 1950's recreation timepiece
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  6. Hi please find attached service sheet for ASeiko 6319. cheers 6319A.pdf
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  7. ideally you're supposed to sit so you can look in at the watch not down on the watch.
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  8. There is a better choice than gasoline, or lighter fluid, as neither of these are horological products, are not recommended by any manufacture. That is "petroleum ether", it may have different names in different countires, and is available online, at pharmacies, or chemicals shops. please check wikipedia or search this forum to learn more about it.
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  9. 0.01mm is a usual oversize for pivot clearance, on pivots that size 0.02mm is fine. So you want 0.72mm and 0.92mm. Which works out great as Seitz jewels move in 0.02mm increments at that size as I recall.
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  11. Back together... and running. Was a good job I followed advice to photograph disassembly process, this is a slightly different variant to the one used in the course demo, the keyless works are 90 degrees out of position, and the train is slightly different too, the 3rd wheel sitting below the 4th rather than above. The incabloc setting jumped out on me again on reassembly, I've definitely taken a dislike to them! But those aside, have really enjoyed today, going to let it sit and see if it is still running tomorrow.
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  12. In case you don't have the time, it's been a while since I watched these, but IIRC, the stability of the coaxial escapement comes from the pushing/rotating action of the jewels against the escape wheel rather than sliding as in a Swiss lever, and the degradation of oil over time. With a Swiss lever, as the oil becomes stickier over time, the sliding action of the escape wheel teeth across the pallet jewels results in changes in timekeeping characteristics. With the coaxial, the rotating/pushing action slides considerably less, and is thus considerably less affected by oil degradation. Since it's not/less subject to changes over time due to changes in lubricity, it's more stable.
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  13. Just asked my Japanese friend about Seiko amplitude. He says "low amplitude" means around 270, 280, but not below 270. Nothing to do with a weaker mainspring, more to do with having fairly heavy locks on the escapement, which provides extra safety in the even of shocks, which can shift the roller table away from the fork.
    1 point
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