I have the watch shown in the pics, which I purchased in 1998. The capacitor has been slowing down for years and finally won't hold charge. (Pretty amazed it lasted this long). All the videos I see online about replacing an Eco-Drive capacitor look similar to a typical battery replacement, but this one's buried. After getting the back cover off, I removed 3 screws which I hoped would allow the matal cover to be removed, but it looks like there's a lot more to it.
This one may be above my pay grade, but I wanted to ask, maybe there's something simple that I'm missing.
Thanks! I've seen Mark showing how he oils a mainspring of a hand winded watch, but I have not seen any showing him doing it on an automatic. He then shows all of the oiling spots, goes through them one by one, but never shows or mentions what he does to the mainspring. If I am wrong about it then I will stand corrected.
Pre-oiling the mainspring, just like you do with the (lint-free) tissue paper, will cause, when the spring is wound with a mainspring winder, for the oil to spread up all the way to the place that should get no oil at all. There will be no way to prevent it.
I have read in a few places that the 1900 will read co axial escapements.
If anyone would care to send me a George Daniels or Omega I'll gladly check that and video it for you all to see.
This tends to be a personal preference thing.
With modern white metal UB mainsprings, theoretically they don't need lubrication. Most people however do, Mark himself does but just doesn't show it on every video. There is one or two where he demonstrates how he does it.
Personally I use a small piece of tissue paper to apply a thin smear of light grease rather than oil. Others fit the spring and apply 2 or 3 drops of oil which then spread through capillary action.
I have the watch shown in the pics, which I purchased in 1998. The capacitor has been slowing down for years and finally won't hold charge. (Pretty amazed it lasted this long). All the videos I see online about replacing an Eco-Drive capacitor look similar to a typical battery replacement, but this one's buried. After getting the back cover off, I removed 3 screws which I hoped would allow the matal cover to be removed, but it looks like there's a lot more to it.
This one may be above my pay grade, but I wanted to ask, maybe there's something simple that I'm missing.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
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