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You might also have a look on the accutron site at rephrasing where they also cover the phenomenon called double and triple indexing, if it is not the battery the watch may need rephrasing to resolve issues

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Thanks Guys ,  I tried an accucell and it would only run and stop each time I pulled the crown out and in . It has a 344 cell now .  I also think that it's as you both suggest ...Indexing and phasing . 

I am expecting delivery of a stereo microscope any day now . The magnification will be good , but it has an led light ring around the lens which should greatly help in adjusting the indexing . My lighting setup is not very good for that operation .

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Thanks for the replies fella ......  Well , I have an inexpensive micro camera from China called Microcapture . I decided to hook it up to my computer to look at the movement with the accucell in it...it was stoping and starting . This camera  is 20x but it has led lights that illuminate the index fingers and I can see them with a 10X loupe and on my computers screen . I first checked the hacking distance as described in the manual and it looked OK with the crown out . When I pushed the crown in it looked like the pawl jewel was at the wrong angle to the Index wheel . The jewel looked as if it was angled down too much instead of being parallel . So I said a hail-mary and started to correct the angle a little at a time , and lo and behold , the watch started running a little longer with each small adjustment .

  Even though I still have to figure out the phasing part , it is at least running with the lower voltage Accucell . I was/am intimidated working on this index stuff . 

I'm an electrician and I don't get this spooky working on energized 480 Volt circuits .

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Congratulations on what you have done so far, it is good that you were able to perceive what each slight adjustment acheived and that will add to the bank of knowledge.

 

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Thanks guys . I'll keep trying . I even used a different browser . I'll take my laptop to a wi-fi spot and see if that works .

 

BTW , I just got my Stereo microscope today and man is the box heavy . The post lady couldn't carry it and I struggled carrying it up my stairs .  The bottom plate alone weighs 28 pounds . and the postage was $160.00 from Minnesota to Hawaii . I'm itching to put it together and try it out but I'm operating on my washing machine right ....what an expensive hassle that is . 

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