deformed hair spring

[JohnR725]

6 hours ago, Nost said:

Should I attempt to correct the stud curve first? 

This question implies that you think you're going to have to bend the hairspring in several places other than near the stud?

One of the interesting things in watch repair is everyone has different techniques. For me from the limited pictures it looks like a problem around the stud and personally I just fixed the problem everything else should be fine. But I'm looking at a couple of photographs with limited view versus holding the watch in my hand where I might see something entirely different.

Then learning as you go is the typical way all watchmakers learn but before practicing on live watches you really should practice on separate hairsprings balance complete and disposable watch. Hairspring manipulation isn't something you learn fast. A really helpful reference for learning hairsprings is a book by Fried, Henry B: “Bench practices for watch and clockmakers” with a rather sizable section on fixing hairsprings. Another reference can be found at the link below the book Joseph School of Watch Making Personally I download the entire book it's really a wonderful reference but Specifically right now Unit 6 - Hairspring Truing. 

https://www.mybulova.com/vintage-bulova-catalogs

Then I have a couple a images out of Henry's book that you might find helpful. Notice both hairsprings are centered and yes there is no balance wheel there. But notice the terminal curve's there different. You have to be careful with the videos and other sources that are showing very specific ways that terminal curve's are formed because that may not be the way your hairspring terminal curve is formed. The balance complete image that I got shows a very gradual curve similar to figure 90 below. 

[Nost]

On 8/13/2019 at 6:11 PM, JohnR725 said:

This question implies that you think you're going to have to bend the hairspring in several places other than near the stud?

One of the interesting things in watch repair is everyone has different techniques. For me from the limited pictures it looks like a problem around the stud and personally I just fixed the problem everything else should be fine. But I'm looking at a couple of photographs with limited view versus holding the watch in my hand where I might see something entirely different.

Then learning as you go is the typical way all watchmakers learn but before practicing on live watches you really should practice on separate hairsprings balance complete and disposable watch. Hairspring manipulation isn't something you learn fast. A really helpful reference for learning hairsprings is a book by Fried, Henry B: “Bench practices for watch and clockmakers” with a rather sizable section on fixing hairsprings. Another reference can be found at the link below the book Joseph School of Watch Making Personally I download the entire book it's really a wonderful reference but Specifically right now Unit 6 - Hairspring Truing. 

https://www.mybulova.com/vintage-bulova-catalogs

Then I have a couple a images out of Henry's book that you might find helpful. Notice both hairsprings are centered and yes there is no balance wheel there. But notice the terminal curve's there different. You have to be careful with the videos and other sources that are showing very specific ways that terminal curve's are formed because that may not be the way your hairspring terminal curve is formed. The balance complete image that I got shows a very gradual curve similar to figure 90 below. 

Thanks @JohnR725

After careful studying of the spring in situ, every alteration I made just didn't address the issue and I began creating new issues. I have opted to obtain a balance complete which should hopefully be the end of that problem. although wile waiting for my new tweezers to arrive, I though to fully assemble the rest of the movement and ran into another snag. The oscillating weight in fouling on the setting lever screw when it rotates... I don't recall this occurring when i first obtained the piece, but I cannot see a way around the issue...