CYMREX Gold Toned Antique 1920’s Pocket Watch - Part 3 - Reassembly

CYMREX Gold Toned Antique 1920’s Pocket Watch - Part 3 - Reassembly

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So I start the reassembly of the movement up until the broken pallet fork. still have to check to see if I have one in the workshop.

I wanted to reassemble the Setting and Winding mechanism, Train wheels and the Barrel. As this movement has the Ratchet wheel and the click placed underneath, so I need to see how this is done!

Start of assembly, replace setting spring, replace the stem and setting lever, replace Setting and Winding mechanism.

Replace the click, Replace the click spring, Replace the train wheels, the order of replacing train wheels, Third, Escape, Centre and Second wheels. Replace the train bridge.

Now I came to the unusual Ratchet and Barrel layout. The Rachet wheel and click being underneath the Barrel, plus the arbor is also unusual as the mainspring does not attach directly. The mainspring is attached to the Barrel lid!

So I attach the mainspring barrel to the barrel lid by turning barrel until the mainspring attaches to the lid arbor! Then I slide the barrel arbor through the complete barrel and turn it until the on the arbor lines up with the square in the barrel. Attach the Rachet wheel to the barrel lid end of the arbor.

So because the click is under pressure from the click spring I have to move the click up out of the way, and luckily the spring holds it in that position so that I can fit the Barrel and Ratchet wheel. Once fitted release the click.

Now to test the winding, setting and see how the train wheels run, plus I can see how the barrel moves and works.

I videoed the action as the barrel winds round separate from the barrel lid! All working well and you can see the barrel moves independently from the barrel lid.

So the only thing stopping the completion of this watch is the broken pallet fork. I still have to check to see if I have one in the workshop. Plus a new roller jewel!