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Lift Angle for old Bulova

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Hi folks. Long time no post. Having a baby means there is less time for watches :(

Does anyone know the lift angle for the Bulova 10A series of watches from the 1920s. I'm trying to get an accurate reading on a movement I'm repairing. In particular I have a 10AI. I couldn't find the lift angle anywhere so I tried to calculate it using this method. The result was 59 degrees. But that seems quite unusual...

 

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Should think you will be fine with using 52 degree . I have never seen a movement that has 59 degree lift angle . If you look at the other Bulovas they are around the same . 50 -53 . There would not be much different if you set it to 50 or 52 degree . 

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Thank, yes I spotted those on the lists. There seem to be a set of 10s that are very different. All from them 60s. Mine is from the 20s. It's similar to this:

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&2&2uswk&Bulova_10AE

Thanks for your advice. I think I'll just leave the machine on the default 52 and see how I go :)

 

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