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I got from a friend two russian stopwatch movements, both with broken balances. Moreower, i had one also which was half the parts missing but it has a case. So from the three i could make one working piece. Making new pivots should be an easy task now :)

But i cant find any service walktrhrough for russian stopwatches. Can you help me with that? 

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It is highly unlikely you will find a walkthrough with this watch. You will have to take lots of pics as to dis-assemble the watch for reference when re-assembling. To state the obvious before dis-assemble let the power off the mainspring. There are many vids & tutorials on the net on fitting balance staffs & lubrication etc.

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