How should I lubricate this rotor

[GuyMontag]

This Bulova has a brass bearing which sits on the steel arbor. The tech sheet says 8300 on the steel arbor. So I'm thinking something like HP1300 or 9501/4. If that is correct would you choose one over the other?

 

Edited December 25, 2022 by GuyMontag

[VWatchie]

HP-1300 is an oil, albeit thick, so you don't want that. What you want is grease. I would definitely suggest 9501 or 9504.

Nice looking movement BTW!

Edited December 25, 2022 by VWatchie

[GuyMontag]

Great, thanks!

[Nucejoe]

Hairspring coil isn't centered, a bend might help.

[GuyMontag]

17 hours ago, Nucejoe said:

Hairspring coil isn't centered, a bend might help.

Maybe some day, but I've never done that before and I don't want to make this the first watch I try that on. It's already the "first" watch in few categories for me; the first watch I've worked on that I truly care about (it's one of my favorite Bulova watches in my collection), it's also the first automatic and first day complication watch I've worked on.

I need to figure out why I can set the time going forward, but it skips quite a bit when turning the hands in reverse. I'm pretty sure I put the setting wheels in upside down and I confirmed by servicing another copy of this watch that I have and they were oriented opposite of how I put them in, so once I finish up on this second watch I'll come back to this one and hopefully that will sort it.