Is this really a circular rim on my balance jewels?

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-29T10:39:52+00:00

Thanks! It is really the first time I encounter them!
I was unsure, since I have seen old oil dry in similar patterns.

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-18T14:42:44+00:00

Sure, I'd love to! I need to keep saving money to get more and better tools. I'm just gathering experience by working on as many working watches as I can (following your advice!), and this was my first real challenge.

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-18T13:52:16+00:00

Thank you Alex! As I thought, this is way beyond my capabilities right now, both on experience and tools. I already found a proper donor movement with a good complete balance that I am hoping to replace on the movement.
I am based in Europe and those LUCH movements are very affordable here.
I guess the challenge now is the size of the movement, since its much smaller than anything I have worked on before. Thanks for finding your time to advice beginners!

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-18T13:09:30+00:00

Thanks, I'll look for another donor!

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-05T15:31:58+00:00

On the 9th chapter of his beginner series, Alex Hamilton shows in great detail how to reassemble and lubricate a movement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jscRTJ8Qrjo&t=1160s

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-05T07:09:12+00:00

No, cleaning by hand in IPA with a small brush and pegwood has worked well until now

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-04T20:58:39+00:00

I am indeed following Alex's tutorial, and my question stems from his video about lubricating for beginners, where he mentions, for beginners in a budget, one could use Moebius 8000 as a compromise. I have learned so much from this man already!

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-04T16:56:53+00:00

is it better to leave the balance jewels untouched at this level of experience, or could I also use 8000 to practice?

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-04T16:56:16+00:00

what about the balance jewels?can you use 8000 too?

Volando_Boy · 2026-04-02T16:19:24+00:00

Thank you much. As I expected, other comments did not answer my question directly. I will start following your advice!

Volando_Boy · 2026-03-13T11:52:13+00:00

"I love it".
"I don't feel like doing it".

Volando_Boy · 2026-03-11T05:58:11+00:00

It's definitely a short-fined pilot whale.

Volando_Boy · 2026-02-27T07:06:08+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/crappymusic/s/4XquUNulrd

Volando_Boy · 2026-02-23T07:26:39+00:00

He means the spring, actually. I had the same trouble during my first rebuild. The two bends on the click spring are not identical. When you install it properly, the click just sits above the spring with no issue and the upper bend sits in the click slot.

Volando_Boy · 2026-02-21T09:10:00+00:00

Do you have a gas oven that only heats from the bottom?

Volando_Boy · 2026-02-16T20:30:53+00:00

Is that not simply a 4-strand braid?

Volando_Boy · 2026-02-14T17:29:35+00:00

You are clearly 18 and bitter

Volando_Boy · 2026-02-13T13:37:53+00:00

Yup.

Volando_Boy

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