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I find myself itching to buy this... but have no idea what it is used for!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Swiss-Fimecor-Bienne-Balance-Hairspring-Adjusting-Tool-/331856590050?hash=item4d4431b4e2:g:T3sAAOSwInxXOITP

Possibly the scale markers are for assisting with beat error adjustment, but seems like a co**BLEEP** scale, the rest of it I have no idea

S

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Wow, flux capacitors have come a long way!! errr...sorry, I got carried away!

That's PROBABLY for setting the jewels of the pallet fork or as the add said, for adjusting the hairspring...beat error comes to mind here. Either way, it is just an opinion and a WILD GUESS!

Cheers,

Bob

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4 hours ago, szbalogh said:

Look what i have found! Its like this Spiromatic thing.

Spiromatic.jpg

From the book Donald de Carle-Practical Watch Adjusting (1999).

 

Hey szbalogh, you may be on to something - go to the top of the class!  I have that book and I'd sort of skimmed over that page thinking I was never going to have one of those machines. Actually I'm certain now that I really don't need one of these either even if it is broadly the same thing.  I'll save my allowance for something more interesting - I guess I'm just itchy as I haven't bought a watch in a while!!

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