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Can you see the stop works? A lot of this depends upon how to answer the first question? Depending upon things you may not build a access the stop works without taking the barrel out. Then it's all the more fun with the power off not impossible just more interesting. It's much easier to do it in the watch if you can. Then you can let the power off without removing to stop works it will just come to a stop of course. How much power is there depends upon who set it up. There's not necessarily a rule of having one turn it depends on the length of the mainspring the watch itself and if you're trying to pick an appropriate part of the mainspring to run the watch. And I was of you don't have enough power you might put more than one turn initially see her on the top are the mainspring or if you too strong you might just barely put any as long as the watch runs when it comes to a stop. -
Hi JD, this is a good read to help understand no name watches. https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/whomademywatch.php -
JDM is completely right. But honestly I think the hairspring would be a tall order even for an experienced watchmaker now... I'll be taking pictures today. Honestly to me this is really the hardest part of the whole watchmaker thing. Hairsprings are so delicate and my hands don't seem to be steady enough yet, especially my left hand. And as jdm said, I just learn from Mark's course. I wish I could learn this in person. Thanks! -
Good jobe. You will get shinier results on chrome plated parts like bridge, mainplate so on, if you soak 24 to 48 hrs in just coke and use powdered detergent on tooth brush to scrub the rust away and keep brushing under tap water as a rinse. -
It might be nice if you gave us a picture looking straight down at the chronograph with as much detail as you can. One of the minor problems with the chronographs are and it's mentioned in the manual not all screws are screws. Some of the screws are for adjusting things and if you rotate them without knowing what you're doing that would be bad.
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gary17 21
hey guys
i need the nut (see pic 3) to go inside the hole (see pic 1 and 2) but as you can see if i try and drill it to size the bearings just rotate. I have tried putting a needle inbetween the bearings but that don't stop[ it spinning with the drill either.
really just looking for some suggestions on how i can widen the hole without it spinning.
cheers
gary
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