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Picked this guy up from a local jeweler who said he didn't deal in used watches, but had this lying around. For $30, I had to take it home. Non-runner, turns out the upper escape wheel hole jewel was badly cracked and destroyed the pivot. New escape wheel, mainspring, jewel. I also bought the mainspring sliding attachement, not realizing it came with the mainspring. As well as the ratchet wheel, when I meant to buy the crown wheel. It's a learning process Getting the new jewel in the right place was quite the test of patience, but in the end I think I won. The timegrapher reading is right after I got it back together, just to get an idea of where I'm at. I know the amplitude is a little low, but I'm hoping an overnight run to let everything settle in will help. I'm also waiting on an Elma antimag from Cousins to demagnetize the movement. But overall I'm really pleased with the results and kinda proud of myself, and thought I'd share, maybe to inspire other newbies like myself. I'll post up once I get the case cleaned and all back together!