Jump to content

Reina Automatic Watch Cleaning machine

paaj

By paaj
in Tools & Equipment

 Share

Recommended Posts

paaj New Member

paaj

Posted
Posted

Hi,

I just bought a Reina or Reima Swiss made watch cleaning machine (see photo's). Beside the brand name, there are two more names visible: Golay - Buchel & Cie Lausanne Suisse and Werner Schilter Machine bau, Kriens-Sweiz (probably the company who made this machine). If have number 623 and it works completely mechanical. By pumping the fluids from different compartments below to the top camber the watch parts are washed. A metal knob turns when the washing program is running and some metal pins will switch to a different part of the watching program. I don't have an instruction manual.

Can anybody tell me more about this watch cleaning machine?

Does someone have an instruction manual?

Thank you for your help, Jacob

IMG_2141.jpg

IMG_2138 (1).jpg

IMG_2144.jpg

IMG_2142.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
oldhippy Distinguished Member

oldhippy

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, Geo said:

I don't think it is designed fir cleaning watch parts.  The company on the name plate specialises in supplying pearls and gemstones to the jewellery industry.  I suspect the machine may be designed for cleaning the above.

have a read of this. http://listofcompanies.co.in/2012/01/16/golay-buchel-holding-sa/

That might be why I've never heard of it. I wasn't into gemology. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wls1971 Distinguished Member

wls1971

Posted
Posted

Golay - Buchel & Cie Lausanne Suisse  registered the "Favorite" trademark for watchmakers tools in 1939 and manufactured a full range of tools for the watchmaker with there catalogue running at over 300 pages many on this site will own and use Favorite tools. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
paaj New Member

paaj

Posted
  • Author
Posted


Thanks for responding.@teegee on the bottom of the top chamber is a valve, this valve select a new liquid to fill and emptying the top chamber. See picture.
d02c28077e7e78808da5b1217a01a217.jpg
Every flask has its own tubing so hardly any cross contamination will happen.


Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wls1971 Distinguished Member

wls1971

Posted
Posted

Golay - Buchel & Cie Lausanne Suisse  registered the "Favorite" trademark for watchmakers tools in 1939 and manufactured a full range of tools for the watchmaker with there catalogue running at over 300 pages many on this site will own and use Favorite tools.

I think your assumption that it is a watch cleaning machine is correct it looks to be a similar type of machine to a Bulova VC-10 watch cleaning machine.

 The information on the company was found at the following site,

http://www.mikrolisk.de/show.php?site=280&suchwort=Golay&searchWhere=all

They where once a very big company in the manufacture of watch tools but seem to have been restructed, in the 1980's and now as Geo has already stated they did supplie gem stones to the watch industry and pearls to the jewellery trade, I think they still had headquarters at Lausanne until recently.

They have been bought out a number of times and it appears they may have been dissolved as a company in Switerland this year,

https://www.moneyhouse.ch/en/company/golay-buchel-et-cie-s-a-12282108651

The catalogue for the full range of watch tools they used to make can be bought from the following site,

www.lathes.co.uk  but costs £130.00.

The machine I suspect will have been made in very small quanties and been very expensive judging from the quality of build so I dont think you will find much info on it.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
paaj New Member

paaj

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Still it seems like it uses a lot of fluids and complications, making it awkward and unpractical for hobbyist's use.


The amount of fluids is the same as used in for example a Elma. I agree that it has more complications, however I love complicated things that's why I'm working with watches.


Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Geo Distinguished Member

Geo

Posted
Posted
On 15/11/2016 at 10:28 AM, paaj said:

@geo I'm convinced that this machine is specially designed to clean watches. It shows in the way the basket is mounted and the special designed baskets.6bd94a0ca8b64cf188161a25314fb9f7.jpg05d22b788b20926d844fe64b8b297003.jpg


Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk

It does indeed look like it is for cleaning movement parts.  Like you I just love the engineering in it! :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • ManSkirtBrew
      1972 Bulova President "E" Sea King 11ACACB movement

      By ManSkirtBrew · Posted

      Unfortunately I'm not that lucky. I started on the train side and after I noticed the binding I pulled everything out except the driving wheel to rule everything else out. It still binds. I'm going to double check that the pinion is fully seated on the staff first, then if no joy I'll push the bridge jewel up a fraction of a mm. Fingers crossed!
    • Waggy
      Rado rotor removal

      By Waggy · Posted

      Happy to have helped, great way to start the day with a win! 🥳
    • doober
      Rado rotor removal

      By doober · Posted

      Thank you for the advise!! It worked. The setting screw was a lock/unlock to remove the rotor. 
    • GuyMontag
      1972 Bulova President "E" Sea King 11ACACB movement

      By GuyMontag · Posted

      I have that French tech sheet too, it is a little different than the English one (eg, it doesn't have the auto works diagram). BTW, it looks like you are looking up the case number in the 1979 ABC supplement. The 1974 ABC catalog does have the 3093 case. As you determined it takes the 1222-5 crystal.  When I serviced my President 'A' (which also takes that crystal), I was able to fit a 29.8 crystal from my DPA crystal assortment. Those are, in my opinion, a great deal. The assortment comes with 10 sizes each from 27.8mm to 32.4mm in 0.2 increments. I pretty much use them for any non-armored crystal that takes a high dome crystal. I think they no longer make them but Cousins has still has some in stock but when I bought them they were around $40 for the set and now they are around $100. Still, at 40 cents a crystal it's still a good deal. For the large driving wheel, I remember I once assembled the keyless/motion works first and when I placed the large driving wheel it was interfering with the setting wheel on the dial side as the teeth were not fully meshing and it wouldn't fully seat. If that isn't the issue I got nothing and am looking forward to see how you solve it 🙂
    • Waggy
      Rado rotor removal

      By Waggy · Posted

      Not sure, but just looking at it, it seems like the screw on the right may be a fake? The one on the left may not be a screw in the regular sense at all, rather a 2 position device, I think you need to point the slot towards either of the 2 dots and one will secure and one will open. Like I said this is just my best guess looking at the pictures.
×
×
  • Create New...