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My Garrard Automatic has developed a loud click at almost every turn of the crown when hand winding. It appears to collect power ok though and also auto winds correctly and keeps working whilst wearing. I have taken the rotor off but have not been able to locate the source of the problem. Any assistance as to where I might start looking would be appreciated
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Thanks for your research, yes it looks like the Cortebert movement. I have attached some photos of the pallet fork and the movement itself. P.s. The pictures have highlighted the need to purchase a set of brass tweezers! (Mistake no.2 - Ok, I'll stop counting now)
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By watchweasol · Posted
Hi As mentioned by JohnR725, a little more4 information would be helpful and a picture of the watch movement and caliber. https://www.windingstems.com/product.php This site may be helpful once we have identified the watch. -
By nickelsilver · Posted
For something like this I place the hand on hard rubber, like a hockey puck, and press down with a round bar, rolling as needed to get the shape. It goes pretty quickly. -
Hello everyone! Finally received center second replacement. It is this lover hand on my picture below. Now I see that I have to shape it to meet the shape of original hand (the top one). I have couple of ideas how to do it and since I’ve never done this, think that it would be smart to ask community, what you guys do. Reason why I need to do this is to avoid hand scratching crystal and to have better reading off chrono. So I wonder if any of you have experience to share with this? Regards Jakub
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Valjoux 23/72 ... hadn’t been worked on in a long time. Tore it down, cleaned it, reassembled - everything worked ... until I realized I left out a screw.
Tore it back down, installed everything fully this time. Balance wouldn’t rotate. Gears seemed like they were seized.
Tore it back down, spent a LOT of time on each assembly step, ensuring everything spun freely. Installed the palate fork - flicked back and forth as appropriate. Installed balance as the last step. No rotation. Spins freely when “encouraged”, but it doesn’t continue.
I pulled it out. Confirmed that the hairspring isn’t kinked. Jewels look fine (no cracks or chips). I don’t have the means to check if the balance staff is bent, but the balance seems level and when I encourage some rotation, I don’t see any wobble.
Any thoughts on what to check next?
Thanks!
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