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Well of course there is. In watchmaking, there is a tool for everything!! 🤣 Just do a search on "watch crystal press square dies". There are alo cheaper versions available you might need to tweak a bit to get them to work properly: Or make one yourself. Use nylon or another suitable plastic. -
Setting don't look to be moveable, unless you eliminate the u-clip. Bad idea. I would check pivot ends with good magnification to make sure it needs smooth/ work. You should find whats wrong, before attempting to repair it. Seems to me shimming is best as its reversible & accurately adjustable. -
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Is this a watch you've taken in for repair, or one of your personal watches ? I'm asking, because if you took it in for repair, maybe at some earlier point in time, it was re-staffed with the wrong length staff, and the repairer at that time, just ran the screws down lightly. I'm not sure I would start messing with the jewel depths yet..but you could first smooth/stone the pivots a bit, to ensure that there are no rough edges at the ends that could be hanging up. If that doesn't work, you could stone each side evenly a bit to see if you get enough end shake. I've used the timing washer trick years ago on a balance I couldn't get parts for..but that was when I was 1st starting out. -
Update: Tried installing the crystal by hand, and there is no way i'm getting that thing in, was applying quite a lot of force and the crystal just will not give. Is there a specific tool or an intended way of actually installing these type of crystal?
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