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Sorry i didn't report back on the replacement i received after returning the dodgy one, like yours it's good with no excessive play in the thimble, it as the reference lines, the stumps and pushes look in good condtion and fit snuggly, i got a good un this time. This good tool as the brass pin on the side below the grub screw, the dodgy one i got had two grub screws, in reality it's pot luck when ordering from ali. Ali's return and refund went smootherly, they provided a prepaid tracked return label to a local warehouse in the UK, the refund was issued the next day after posting even before they'd received it, all good in the end. -
There are many good quality movements+dials/hands for sale on ebay. When watches weren't worth as much, people sold the gold cases. Finding replacement cases is very difficult - I've been searching for years. New ones are very rare (did manufacturers every sell complete new cases?) so the only choice is to look for a donor watch, which for something like an IWC isn't going to be cheap. Good luck -
This suggests that the hairspring may have been changed. It certainly needs some straightening. It may just be the lighting, but it looks like the pivot is out of shape.
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I have no experience of Rolex, but that doesn't seem normal. Do you know about the history of this watch? The barrel appears to have been dry for a long time, judging by the wear on the inside of the lid. In any case, it needs a good clean and fresh grease. -
The problem/challenge with these things is that you don't know what brilliant solutions previous watch-tinkerers have come up with. Are all parts even "original"? Did the watch run ok (-ish) when you got it? One possibility is that a replacement staff has been fitted and turned out to be a loose fit. Some of this has been discussed in the following thread:
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