Bezel removal tool (chinese) problems
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By RichardHarris123 · Posted
Kalle also does the video where he explains what Swiss made " really means. -
Thanks for your walkthrough @Knebo 👍 and what a stunning watch! This is my second time seeing the pawl lever system in a non-Japanese movement. Judging by Kalle Slaap's reaction in this video I thought the only exception was the Panerai P.9000. When you also consider that several other parts of the movement look Japanese, you suspect that Panerai's movement may have been commissioned by Seiko but marketed as Swiss, or Panerai may have simply acquired Japanese watchmakers. Anyway, having researched it a bit more I just learned that the magic lever system was invented by Seiko in 1959 and that several other Swiss movements are using it. I also learned that the JLC 916 was introduced in 1969. About the "broken jewel". I also noticed it looked a bit funny and judging by its colour in the picture I too thought it was a jewel and not a brass bushing. Thanks for clarifying!
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Thanks, do not understand "paper pushed over the top" part.
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Thank you! I will take a look and see if I can get similar locally. I am speaking to another seller who sells vintage tools. It seems his father was a watchmaker since the 1950s. He said he has 3 potential machines for me, and that their spinning function works, but heating is no longer functioning. How much does that affect the value of a cleaner? It should be repairable with a modern PTC heating element right? I am not sure how much he will want for one of them. I might offer him depending on the machine, a price based on historical local listings for watch cleaning machines. For context, an Elma Super Elite w/o timer was sold for R1130 or $62/£49 in 2019, pictured below. While the lowest, a vintage National Electric which heating function didn't work for R230 or $13/£6, and highest was a beefy Fuji Auto Cleaner CL-101 for R2330 or $127/£100, also pictured below. So I am going to wait and see when he sends me pictures over email, and hopefully I can get a decently student priced watch cleaning machine. I have played with the idea of making my own, based of old Elma designs before.
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Found this video on YouTube. This is how a professional poises a balance wheel to a very high degree of accuracy. Most large variations when regulating a watch in different positions is normally caused by the hairspring or the poise of the balance wheel.
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