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By Terrinecold · Posted
After cleaning when I tried to rebuild at least one movement out of those two I couldn't successfully oil the capstones. Specifically I couldn't put back the shock spring (not sure what is the name of that pattern) I lost 3 and broke 2 (I kept cannibalizing the other movements in this lot). I ended up giving up. I'll start another project as I feel like there is little chance to make one working movements out of those and they are so filthy It is a huge amount of work just to clean them. Then there is the complexity with keeping track of which of the very varied screw go where without technical sheets. -
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By Neverenoughwatches · Posted
Ah ok. A new machine is double the price. I dont know much about cleaning machines ( mine is a very simple diy affair, very easy to fix or replace cheaply and very adjustable in speed, it has a motor that spins a thing which is basically all cleaning machines are and a warm fan or hairdryer does the rest, British logic and ingenuity at it's best ) but if either restoration is good and within the estimated cost then i think you would have a better machine than the pearl for less than half the price. -
The est. total cost £220 of buying and restoring either the red vintage Brenray or the National Electric. The new price of a Pearl Cleaner is £460. -
By nickelsilver · Posted
This will probably come out the top side, you have to remove the bezel holding the glass first. This is a cylinder escapement watch, and given the rust evident on the screws and such, probably not in the best condition. It would be a good idea to find another watch to work on to learn the ropes a bit before going further with this one. The missing winding crown already is an issue- can't tell from the photo but it looks as though the winding stem may be missing, or broken off (or rusted to bits); you almost certainly would have to make or have made a stem for this.
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