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Hello

I went to service an IWC pocket watch with a pin set and didn’t realize that the pin part is loose from the case. When I took the movement out it must have fallen and disappeared. My trouble is that not only can I not find a replacement but I don’t even know what it looks like or I might have a chance of making one out of brass rod. Does anyone here happen to have a photo of this piece or could do a rough sketch of it? It goes on top of the setting lever and pokes through the hole in the case where you push it down to set the watch.  Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
Thanks 😊 

Paul

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4 hours ago, CanadianPaul said:

fallen and disappeared.

In watch repair we learn to master the art of finding things that disappear. It fell on the floor it should be somewhere

4 hours ago, CanadianPaul said:

IWC pocket watch with a pin set

Always nice to post a picture for everybody that doesn't know what you're talking about

so typically the PN which would usually be made out of the same metal is the case. In other words if you've a silver case it be silver and gold case it be gold. It's really a lathe project the diameter that goes through the case is smaller than the diameter on the other side. That typically keeps it from falling out through the whole. The bigger side pushes on the setting part of the watch.. In the absence of yours  you have the diameter that goes through the case that's probably the easiest part. You'll make it stick out just a little bit hopefully have a clue would remember what it looked like before sticking out. Some of them are set up or you could use your thumbnail to push in a just depends on the design. Then the other side has to be enough to push on the watch and the length is determined by the watch in the case.. Some other words you're going to have to do a trial and error thing unless you find the missing pin

 

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Thanks Canadian Paul. Jeez I didn’t know there were two of us Pauls here in Canada 😊. Sadly I don’t have a watchmakers lathe yet, just a small woodworking lathe that I gave it a try on but couldn’t get the rod centered close enough. I found a parts quality watch with the same movement in silver and bought it from ebay. It still has the pin in it- I know it should be gold, but I kind of think my watch had a silver one to start with anyway. I might even use the hands off of it so I won’t be losing.  I’ll be excited to get the old watch up and running again. 

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