What Is This Tool For?

[GuiBer]

I have bought in ebay a SEITZ jewelling tool and together with the stumps and anvils came this tool which I have no idea of what it is good for:

 

 

Can anybody give me some information about it? Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Geo]

A good question GuiBer, I too have no idea.

[frenchie]

Looks like a homemade tool ?

[GuiBer]

Looks like a homemade tool ?

No, not at all.

[SeveP64]

It looks like it'd be used for bending something. How big is it?

[GuiBer]

It looks like it'd be used for bending something. How big is it?

It is 55 mm long with 4mm diameter. The flat end is 0,8mm thick and the two "cuts" are 0,25 and 0.4 mm wide.

[Gotwatch]

It's for adjusting a hairspring/bending the balance in a balance caliper.

[Geo]

It's for adjusting a hairspring/bending the balance in a balance caliper.

Very interesting, and thanks for the answer. Being that size, I assume it would be for correcting distorted pocket watch balance wheels by twisting the spokes?

[clockboy]

I thoughts are for bending clock / large hairsprings or mainsprings. Homemade for sure.

[wls1971]

As already stated it's a balance truing tool for removing kinks in the balance rim a description of it use is given on pages 206, 207, 208 of Practical watch repairing by Donald de Carle

[Geo]

Thank you Wis. :)

[GuiBer]

Thanks everybody for all the information.

 

I don't know if I ever will have the opportunity to use this "bonus" tool that came with my Seitz set !!

[frenchie]

As already stated it's a balance truing tool for removing kinks in the balance rim a description of it use is given on pages 206, 207, 208 of Practical watch repairing by Donald de Carle

:bling:

[clockwatcher]

Geo have you still not gone to Specsavers? :-)

[Geo]

Geo have you still not gone to Specsavers? :-)

Yes.........ten years ago! :D

[clockwatcher]

If you must read with loupes,try using the same magnification in each eye! oO Wis is wls! :-)