Can you help me identify these watch parts that fell off a vintage Le Jour manual skin-diver movement?
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By Terrinecold · Posted
Thank you for the advice. Actually I have already ordered a replacement one as soon as I broke the setting lever screw. It is supposed to arrive today or tomorrow, I got it from AliExpress for $27.51. In the meantime this Sunday I got from amazon the cheapest mechanical watch I could find (a pocket watch with a 2650G movement). That movement is now sitting disassembled and waiting for reassembly. I have to say I found that movement pretty ugly compared to the ST36. The fact that it is skeletonized and center second made it interesting but all the bridges feel very bad quality. One thing which happened with this one (due to the skeleton nature) is that I had trouble removing the hands with my presto tool (I have levers on order but not arrived yet). I bent a bit the little retainer (the part at the bottom of the picture). Then later on I couldn't find the cannon pinion. I finally found it it was in the hour wheel. I must have pulled it out a bit initially and then oil kept it in there. The other thing which happened is that when I tried to open the case back which the back crystal (plastic, glued) came out. Anyway tonight is reassembly time for this one. I also have an NH35 and a Mingzu 2813 on order. One question: I was thinking about getting some old soviet movements which I see on ebay for pretty cheap. All that to keep practicing and hopefully learn not to break anything before I start trying to service a real watch. -
By eccentric59 · Posted
The ST36 isn't an expensive movement, so it might be easier to just get a replacement for parts. Here's a listing in the U.S. for $33 + $3 shipping. Once you get current movement running you can tackle the tangles hairspring without the pressure of making it worse. https://www.ebay.com/itm/353824212893?itmmeta=01HYDN4TGZSXFCW4TXZ2THH0C1&hash=item526191079d:g:sT4AAOSwHidhcQO6&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8Jw5K76smZgFGzM5ubLY769v%2B6EbBphCYo99M48gxLxxMjir9tRyn32O8Q5AgmKh1aKUP%2FfaCOIz8a7YMGkflhGWus7BDQIzrs45yo8NCZ66Jmti1Qli2%2BjaAm%2F8Ogg81F17LdC5Ulu54cnXSOCtaMkQcp03pcluBqTAuZPxbYwkrOC38sb%2FtlDewlZBOhjtA7pZTTMAql7hFKbrkc5RyF%2BtGL2%2Br9BS7mzgd%2BxdDF08HcVn6rvOawDjEbMPs9mYSegv6DVnSoiYYpMGzPJE7Qyd782Brjl05GQTL9MzpFuWrQvUTNxyY5%2BNQi18XTmf4A%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8yok7XzYw -
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By LittleWatchShop · Posted
It appears to me that you have overlapped the hairspring. Hard to say for sure with the pictures you provide. If so, it is one of the easiest hairspring fixes. You will have to remove it from the balance cock and the balance wheel to do it right. There are videos that show how this is done. Off hand I dont recall where they are. Having said this, preforming this repair is advanced work. Put it aside and come back to it in six months to a year. Otherwise, you might make it worse. -
OK thank you a just want say thank you to everyone who replieded me on this web page when I needed help on this watchrepairtalk have learned so much even with the pallet adjustment a can do it now all thanks to you all been a very great help God bless you all.
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