Elgin 546 Pallet Fork - OK?

[Khronos]

Does this pallet fork look right to you folks?  It seems like it should not be bent but straight.  The watch barely runs with very low amplitude.  Does one dare straighten it?  The concern is that it came that way to work properly and I have some other problem going on?  Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

[jdrichard]

Does this pallet fork look right to you folks?  It seems like it should not be bent but straight.  The watch barely runs with very low amplitude.  Does one dare straighten it?  The concern is that it came that way to work properly and I have some other problem going on?  Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

There is no way the pallet fork should be bent. You could probably tape it back to straight with your staking set. Just use a small stump and a flat stake. My two bits.


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[Khronos]

Okay, thanks for the response!  I'll straighten it up.  Appreciate!

[jdm]

I have a feeling that is the pallet is so bent, there is much more wrong in the mov.t

[Khronos]

Well yes, I would agree... just not sure that I'll see it.  Being a dilettante and all.    I do question what could cause such a thing.  Like dropping the watch maybe? 

[jdrichard]

Well yes, I would agree... just not sure that I'll see it.  Being a dilettante and all.  [emoji4]  I do question what could cause such a thing.  Like dropping the watch maybe? 

Someone grabbed it.


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[oldhippy]

That is so bent it will never work satisfactory.

[StuartBaker104]

It shouldn’t look like that... see here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qOxVSisTnKaXFaN2pRLVNLa0k/view?usp=sharing

The pallet is common between grades 546, 542 & 562

If it won’t straighten then Jules Borel has it in stock http://www.julesborel.com/s.nl?sc=1&category=&search=5776%2Felg

[Khronos]

Thank you for the info Stuart!  Very nice to know the different grades it was used in.  I'm a collector of those grades (okay, I collect everything... sigh) so I think I have another one sitting around.  The question that was rattling around in my brain was did somebody bend it to try and get it in beat or some such as I have another movement that the pallet fork is bent oh so slightly as well.  This one is by far the worst one I've seen.  Kind of an interesting failure.

I'll get different pallet in the movement and report back...   Thanks a million guys!

[StuartBaker104]

21 hours ago, Khronos said:

 

Thank you for the info Stuart!  Very nice to know the different grades it was used in

 

That info came from here http://www.elginwatchparts.com/ ... I normally quote my sources but forgot to say here