Platax tool
I'm going to attempt my first balance staff removal and replacement. I've read what I can and have watched a few videos. Now I'm looking for the tools I'll need. I see that you can buy a cheap roller remover, sorted. But why doesn't anyone make a Platex tool anymore? I see you can remove the staff with a staking set and a tool to fit over the balance to protect it, what's this tool called and where can I get one from?
Oh and, what ever you do, don't search for "Platex" on ebay...
sometimes I like to joke that I was a slow learner and went to two schools.
Schools of horology and their tools conceivably could make for a multi-paragraph discussion. Seemingly this should be a simple subject but it’s not as I think there’s a whole variety of influences not always apparent if you’ve only been exposed to one school.
For instance if you are at the above mentioned school they would be doing training watches. The same watches over and over again until you are perfect and