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I'm practicing on a cheap chinese movement that went in a knock off I bought on the streets of LA many years ago. I guess does anyone recognize the movement? I do like having a cut sheet when rebuilding, but this time I did take a ton of photos.

I also lost this spring. Should I try to make my own with some thin jewelry wire?

 

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If you make your own. You need to get the right tension, length and height. If you id the movement by its cal and order a replacement you will get the correct one. Turn the movement over and post a photo. Have you looked at the bottom plate near the balance that is a common place to find the cal number and stamp mark. 

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So I’m fairly certain this is a TY2806 movement, are parts for these Chinese movements available? Here is a shot of the other side-

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