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By SuspectDevice · Posted
Here is a sample from the Timegrapher App. The watch only ticked 343 times before stopping and it was fully wound. It didn't record a amplitude. -
By SuspectDevice · Posted
All clean and waiting on a spring winder from the UK. I started to assemble it but had to stop. Everything went well except I think I'll wash the barrel & lid with the main plate next time because they were so dirty that they needed an additional rinse. I found 3 tiny screws in the dirty solution that I didn't remove from the watch. That was puzzling. They look kinda like those screws on the balance wheel and are about jewel cap size but are steel. I never used my orange (0.05mm) screwdriver once but they are that size with a really pointy end. Also, the yoke spring was horrible looking and appeared home made. It also looked like someone smashed it in there with a center punch & was a real problem to get out. Not sure what I'm going to do about that. -
By watchweasol · Posted
Hi some reading on this site https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/watches/article/favre-leuba-bivouac -
Hello everyone, I hope this message finds you all healthy. So I've decided to broaden my horizons a bit and would like to start attempting some repivoting. As I've been doing research on the needed equipment and techniques I have found little on repivoting pallet forks arbors. I have an old DOXA pocket watch circ. 1905 on my shelf with a broken pivot that I cannot find a fork for and would like to attempt to repivot it someday. When it comes to burnishing a new pivot in a jacot tool, can the tool accommodate a pivot for a fork that is that short? I know they can do balance staffs without a problem, but I have never seen this tool in person so I'm not sure. Also, how would the tool rotate the fork itself for the burnishing process?
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JohnC 58
Hi all,
I am working on a cute Pobeda for my significant other. It was running great, but after taking the balance on and off a few times, the hairspring stud has come loose. The pin just appears to have backed out of its hole - the hairspring is vertical but the stud is flopping around all over the place.
My basic plan is to, under a microscope, hold the stud upright, and push the pin back in using hairspring tweezers or an oiler. Any advice about tools or methods? Seems straightforward but obviously there is much that can go wrong here. Pivots are good and I already reshaped the overcoil, so I'd rather not junk this balance. Thanks.
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