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Thought I'd give this a go found it in my grandads box of watch bits.

It doesn't looked jewelled except for balance the hair spring looks intact and

no movement on balance wheel so that's not broke so it might just need a good

clean but you never Know what you'll find under the hood.

Dial could do with a light clean too.

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So broke down watch and found my ratchet wheel has lost a few teeth but I suppose that's what you get for being nearly 90 years old. So I wondered if Anybody new where I could aquire a oris cal 296 ratchet wheel from. I checked suppliers on this site with no luck.

Yours hopefully

Mick

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ratchet wheel has lost a few teeth but I suppose that's what you get for being nearly 90 years old

 Did you tried the dentist?  :D

 

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

 

In another vein, on this part of the pond ofrei has many old watches and parts but I believe it would be prohibitive their shipping to your place IF they had what you need. As far as the dial, use gloves or finger cots and make sure there are no debris laying around, try not to touch anything that can stick to your skin, clothes, etc, and don't do as dial makers used to do: put the brushes in their mouth if you are retouching those! There is a documented case of a famous dial maker that died because eventually it got to him (documented on this site I think). IMHO, one dial will not do much harm but then if you are into vintage watches, that might make a difference.

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

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