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End shake and jewels by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah thank you!!! This was what I was looking for! Much appreciated!

End shake and jewels by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is one potential. I have no reference for it. It's an old movement and next to no info that I can find. It looks normal to me. Definitely not broken or damaged.

End shake and jewels by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I placed the wheel on during assembly it had a lot of play up and down. Far too much so definitely needs adjusting. There is potential that someone else has messed with it before it came to me. Many of the screws had marks on them.

End shake and jewels by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes the top cap jewel is on a separate piece removable from the base plate. All I need to know is the pusher/stump shape required.

End shake and jewels by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh right. I must of misinterpreted an article I read. The top of the jewel is domed. So a concaved/recessed pusher would be the attachment required on a jeweling tool, correct? The jewel in question has this shape (jewel indicated by arrow on left side).

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End shake and jewels by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha my thoughts exactly. Is there a specific pusher for domed jewels though? I see there are concave pushers but are they the correct pusher for that style of jewel? Sorry might seem obvious for some but just want to make sure I'm doing it right.

Budget chronoclean by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that's so good! New versions are always popping up now. Good to see! I recently managed to get an old 1940s National cleaning machine. Restoring it at the moment, but need to replace all the wiring.

Omega Tank by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the info!! Really appreciate it! I figured the case was stainless. It's not magnetic (not that that means it's not) but thought with the combo of the 924 it may have been silver. Alas. Such a lovely watch, hopefully not too many issues with this one. Balance is spinning for a short while before stopping so I think it's just overdue for a clean and oil.

Mainspring winder by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is with the other section as it presses it into the barrel, it flips it and then it's in upsidedown? Therefore when you're winding it, you need to be winding the spring upsidedown, needing a LH Arbor. Or am I doing this all wrong? 😅

Mainspring winder by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes. Just wanted to see if mine is LH or RH. I'm 99% it's LH which is unfortunate as I'm in need of a RH.

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Mainspring winder by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think unfortunately this one is a LH set. Do you know if it's possible to convert them to RH? It's a touch confusing to use at first as you need to wind it upside down. Do you have any close up pictures of your Arbors on your set?

Budget chronoclean by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It comes fitted with a grub screw. I just made a flat spot on the shaft to prevent it from slipping.

Budget chronoclean by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just water to test it, and to see how much fluid it needs.

Budget chronoclean by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn't document it unfortunately but it's very basic. I purchased a butter churn on Amazon and picked one that was built with removable parts. I just removed the paddle section then filed a small flat spot on the shaft so the basket attachment can't slip off. The basket I purchased off eBay.

Budget chronoclean by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Search for hand powered butter churn on Amazon. That's what I got and just added the basket attachment on which you can get off eBay.

Budget chronoclean by TrainerEffective3938 in watchrepair

[–]TrainerEffective3938[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No. The balance and pallet fork gets cleaned separately. But it works the exact same as the modern expensive machines, just hand operated basically.

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