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Enicar AS161, Setting lever spring broken

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Hello everybody, hope you all are well in this strange times...

I have had some time away from everything, but now I'm back and need some help...

I'm currently  working on a Enicar AS 161 that is in a Sherpa D case.

When doing service I found a broken setting lever spring, se photo.

I have found some of this same on other movement, but always just scraped them, but is the any possibility to repair them?

Glue, shellac, solder, anybody tried that before??  If this don't work out, I also need to ask, if somebody have this in stock for sale.

Enicar part no: 445

As usual, very glad to see you all, I have missed you!!

Best Regards

Armand Ekvold

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5 hours ago, arkobugg said:

Glue, shellac, solder, anybody tried that before??

Of course, anything can be repaired but the force applied to this spring is strong and recurrent so I think your best bet is to source a spare. If you want it new Cousins have it in stock.

5 hours ago, arkobugg said:

I have found some of this same on other movement, but always just scraped them

Aww, lesson learned I guess!

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1 hour ago, VWatchie said:

Of course, anything can be repaired but the force applied to this spring is strong and recurrent so I think your best bet is to source a spare. If you want it new Cousins have it in stock.

Aww, lesson learned I guess!

The part you have set up link to is part no:443. The part I need is part no 445 and that part is obsolet at Cousins,  so if somebody have the part It would be great..

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A common weak point in the keyless works. The design of the setting lever spring relies on the springiness of that arm but over time it suffers fatigue and snaps.

Because of that required property you can't just glue it. In theory it could be 'micro welded' but you'd have to have the right kit and, again, it would likely alter the intended springiness.

The 445 part will be the same across the movement family you're dealing with. So maybe start searching around the base 160 rather than focus on the 161. A quick look on ebay for instance and I can see you can get a whole movement from a seller in India pretty inexpensively.

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11 hours ago, arkobugg said:

The part you have set up link to is part no:443. The part I need is part no 445

Oops, sorry about that! Was in a bit of a hurry. Never stress around watches. Lesson learned, I guess! ?

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