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I'm helping an old friend that's trying to repair a watch that belonged to his late wife. He'd like to pass it down to his granddaughter as a gift. He is really good repairing old clocks but has no real experience on watches.

The watch in question is a 1968 Timex Marlin. As best as I could tell, it has a #24 movement. He brought it to a local jeweler but was told the watch couldn't be repaired. He decided to look at the movement and saw that the hairspring for the balance wheel is bent up. Since he doesn't have a computer, I found another 68' Marlin on Ebay and purchased it for him so he could swap the movements but keep the original case, crystal and band. The one I got, unfortunately was damaged during shipping.

So the big question is, where can I locate a hairspring or a hairspring and balance wheel for a 1968 Timex Marlin. Also, if between him and I if we are unsuccessful in repairing the watch, are there any members that have a unique interest in a Timex Marlin that may be able to assist.

Thanks from a new member,

Tom in Louisiana.

 

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You should find the service manuals here -> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-IKHN7WFKiwLVFQRjQyUUV0bmM

The hairspring is designed to be replaceable, the service manual explains the process. You need to take great care to not loose the retaining pin, or mangle the replacement. 

You can also possibly "unfankle" the damaged hairspring. It requires a lot of patience though.

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Thanks to both of you for the quick replies. I was looking for a reply button but didn't see one so hopefully you both get the message. I hope JERSEYMO sees the post and I'll download the service manual but I still need to locate a spring

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Thanks to both of you for the quick replies. I was looking for a reply button but didn't see one so hopefully you both get the message. I hope JERSEYMO sees the post and I'll download the service manual but I still need to locate a spring

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1 hour ago, TWild said:

Thanks to both of you for the quick replies. I was looking for a reply button but didn't see one so hopefully you both get the message. I hope JERSEYMO sees the post and I'll download the service manual but I still need to locate a spring

Hairspring, mainspring, click spring. Which part number are you searching for?

 

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Andy, thanks for the question, its the hairspring and I've got one located thanks to JerseyMo. I'm new to the forum and still trying to figure out how to reply directly to the person asking a question.

Thanks again.

 

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17 minutes ago, TWild said:

Andy, thanks for the question, its the hairspring and I've got one located thanks to JerseyMo. I'm new to the forum and still trying to figure out how to reply directly to the person asking a question.

Thanks again.

 

You accomplish it by selecting the + Quote command. It will copy their comments like yours above, then you can reply. As it's an open forum, everyone will see your reply. It's designed this way so that all of us gain knowledge from the exchange.

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31 minutes ago, TexasDon said:

You accomplish it by selecting the + Quote command. It will copy their comments like yours above, then you can reply. As it's an open forum, everyone will see your reply. It's designed this way so that all of us gain knowledge from the exchange.

I think I got it now TexasDon, Tks.

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