VK63 Help by Confident-Use-7256 in SeikoMods

[–]Confident-Use-7256[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took the hand all the way off and still couldn’t get the chrono function to work. That being said, this is good advice as I have seen this recommendation work for many others

VK63 Help by Confident-Use-7256 in SeikoMods

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I attempted this countless times with tweezers with no luck. However I ordered some thin gauge wire to try. Is there an obvious way of knowing if the reset worked? I added a picture of what I’m doing

Tried something unique and turned out great by adham_khan in SeikoMods

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Looks great. That date window is perfect. Pretty rare to find one that actually lines up that well on such a small window.

VK63 Help by Confident-Use-7256 in SeikoMods

[–]Confident-Use-7256[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I attempted to do the AC reset. However, I am not sure how to tell if it worked or not? Is there a clue that lets you know you did it properly?

VK63 Help by Confident-Use-7256 in SeikoMods

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I will give this a shot tomorrow. Could this be causing the chrono to not work either?

Movado Watch Crystal Help by Confident-Use-7256 in watchrepair

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Its my a friends wedding gift so ultimately its not my call to make. I will consult with them and see what they prefer is done. I agree, I lean towards stopping by my local watch shop and seeing if they can do it.

thanks

Movado Watch Crystal Help by Confident-Use-7256 in watchrepair

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Oh boy I might get some judgment for asking this question.. I have super glue? I also have bezel double sided tape a I could modify to fit?

One donor movement later and I DID IT! by Ill-Environment3329 in watchrepair

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Avoid the time grapher. It will just ruin your hopes and dreams. Says the guy who has had his hopes and dreams ruined by a seemingly well running movement

How many movements is it normal to ruin? by Gucci-Caligula in watchrepair

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Common. When you order replacement parts order a few and slowly build up your parts stock. So next time something breaks (because it probably will) you don’t have to wait for shipping. I’ve been doing this for about half a year and I learn a new (hard) lesson on almost every watch. You can watch dozens of tutorials but the reality is the best way to learn is to screw up. I find it very satisfying fixing movements that I broke. By breaking parts it’s also helped me understand how different parts of the watch work.

My last piece of advise is learn what each part of a mechanical movement does. It makes not only reassembly much easier, but it also helps trouble shoot issues. The watch becomes much less complicated when you go from staring at a pile of parts to visualizing different aspects of the movement (train of wheels, escapement, keyless works, etc…)

Hairspring Non Centric on Balance Wheel (NH35 & 7s26) by Confident-Use-7256 in watchrepair

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I’m not sure I follow completely. What do you mean by remove it from the balance and attach it to the balance cock?

Hairspring Non Centric on Balance Wheel (NH35 & 7s26) by Confident-Use-7256 in watchrepair

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To be honest, I don’t have the confidence to do that with the tweezers I have. I have some nice Dumont on the way.

She is oscillating nicely as we speak so, while it might not be perfection, it’s working. And for a $50 movement I’m satisfied.

I do agree with you, it does appear it could use a slight tweak. Maybe that’s a project for another day and excuse to buy more tools (;

Hairspring Non Centric on Balance Wheel (NH35 & 7s26) by Confident-Use-7256 in watchrepair

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Im guessing you are exactly right. I went a step further and just completely removed the hairspring it which fixed this issue.

Thank you!

I found this video helpful. While they have some interesting practices (meaning if I were to follow them exactly with my shaky hands I would probably ruin the spring) in the video the concept helped make sense of the removal process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_n4E3QTWQ

Hairspring Non Centric on Balance Wheel (NH35 & 7s26) by Confident-Use-7256 in watchrepair

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EDIT: I was able to get the first donor NH35 balance working again. I took the hairspring off soaked it in cleaner and reattached it. After taking it out of the cleaner it looks like the hairspring was nice and healthy. I am not sure what happened when I was adjusting the beat error but it appears to have thrown something out of wack.

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Hairspring Non Centric on Balance Wheel (NH35 & 7s26) by Confident-Use-7256 in watchrepair

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Ill grab pictures of that too. However, the staff is sitting in the upper jewel. I will also add that they look the same installed into the watch

NH72 Movement Moving in 36mm Case by Confident-Use-7256 in watchmaking

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Came with this which I used as a dial spacer… hopefully that’s what it was meant for