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Update:

Finished assembling the movement today. The amplitude is a lot better now, but i guess it should be around 270? I have not oiled the pallet jevels yet, because i don’t have the right oil (only moebius 9010 and d5) but have read that this will increase the amplitude a bit. Is that right? And what kind of oil should i buy, moebius 941?

Thanks for all the help. This is actually the first watch i have serviced. I have only been messing around and experimented with russian movements, with no hell earlier. So i am quite happy :)

Latest readings:

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Impressive for the first actual service. I think if you make better use of instruments  forum offers, you find youself capable of doing considerably more. 

I gather you are handy with tools, this level of carefulness usually comes after five complete balance destruction. You didn,t drop, bend, find the barrel on bench following full assembly. :lol:   good presentation.

A whole lot more than I can say for myself.

Best wishes.

 

 

 

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If you can get the thing back together with no bits left over, and nothing flew into orbit or mysteriously vanished from the tray, then I would suggest you are doing pretty well for a first time. :D

With a watch that dirty, it can take quite a lot of manual effort to get all of the dirt out of all of the little nooks and crannies, and it doesn't take much to slow everything down. I've been cleaning things by hand, although I do have a small ultrasonic cleaner. This is partly down to being too lazy to go and dig the cleaner out of the attic and partly because I'm not doing this for a living, so if it takes a little longer, then it doesn't matter.

The ultrasonic does a pretty good job of things like ink jet heads, small mechanical items and so forth, but it isn't perfect, so I always give things a careful visual check, rather than assume they will be fine. 

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Thanks guys! Well, i have broken some pivots and lost some parts on the other movements i have been practicing on, so i guess i was lucky this time:D 

Did the last finishes on the watch today. Sanded down the case with 400, 600, 800 and 1200 grit sandpaper to get rid og the worst scratches. Then polished with metalpolish. It turned out well, have a look. Pictures before and after.

But again, what oil should i buy for the pallets? Moebius 941 or 9415? 

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