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Bulova with a troubled past.


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This 1956 Bulova has spent quite a bit of time in the above condition and fought tooth and nail during it's disassembly.  Several components needed to be completely desolved to facilitate it's improvement.  I tried ice machine cleaner but found it somewhat aggressive.

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After the first cleaning, I had intended to reuse all of these parts including the mainspring only suggested at in the lower right corner.  After a second look it was determined that the balance spring would not be reusable.

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Several components would need to be replace, including a wheel that never got into the above picture.CM210822-163054002.thumb.jpg.da3c1710efca51f61ff08d62481e4a4c.jpg

This was the first round of components chosen, the damaged balancecock was selected mearly for the screw it contained and then discarded.  Others would need to be found.

After pouring over loose wheels for several hours and test fitting for each position, I dropped in a balance wheel just for a test run.  This balance is out of round and will need to be trued or I will pull the staff out for installation into the original wheel.  I have not found a regulator yet but it is running.

I would have liked to reuse a higher percentage of original parts but they were just to far gone.  Arguably it's in better shape than when I found it.

Thanks for looking.

Shane

 

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