Vintage Trafalgar Sidewinder watch with BFG 866 pin lever movement.

Vintage Trafalgar Sidewinder watch with BFG 866 pin lever movement. 

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Another BFG 866 movement on the bench from the bag of non-working movements won on eBay to practice on.

Non-working and case lugs broken.

Stripped movement completely down, found the pin lever was stuck in movement!

Fully cleaned the parts and reassembled the movement and now is working fine.

Found a gold plated case that fitted the movement that winds at 4o\c position.

Added a gold plated strap and now complete!

Vintage Ingersoll watch with a BFG 866 pin lever movement.

Vintage Ingersoll watch with a BFG 866 pin lever movement.

This watch is from the bag of non-working BFG movements I won on eBay, to use as practice. 

Markings on the dial: Ingersoll, Antimagnetic, Unbreakable Mainspring, Swiss Made.

Winder at 4o/c

The regulator pin is missing, a new part ordered (part no 307) and the Barrel is rubbing on the top plate!

Click spring in the wrong position, touching the crown wheel.

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Movement dissasembled.

Cleaned parts and I have fitted new regulator, reassemble movement.

Now working fine after service!

Videos of the movement now working fine after service and new regulator, now fitted back in case.
 

Added a gold plated strap and watch completed!

TIM Lever 7 Jewels Shock Protected Stopwatch update

TIM Lever 7 Jewels Shock Protected Stopwatch update.

The NOS Breitling Dial has arrived; my modification on the watch is a NOS Breitling Dial. Breitling use this movement in their stopwatches, so I feel this is a legitimate modification for my watch, plus I like the look.

So just have to decide what look I’ll give the missing Button on the broken fly-back pusher which I will have to manufacture on the lathe.

TIM Lever 7 Jewels Shock Protected Stopwatch. Part 4

TIM Lever 7 Jewels Shock Protected Stopwatch. Part 4

Today was the assembly of The BFG Calibre 410 movement part 2 in the workshop.

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Oiling and greasing as I go, I start by replacing mainspring in barrel, Arbor and barrel cap. Then start on the train wheels, first replace the centre (Seconds) wheel and pinion followed by the complete barrel, then the third wheel and pinion, Minute recording wheel and pinion. It’s time to replace the Barrel Bridge.

Now time to refit the Escape wheel and pinion and then the Train Bridge. On to the click and spring, Ratchet wheel, Crown wheel with left-hand thread screw, test the train by winding the stem and putting power into the Mainspring, runs nice and freely.

Replace the Pallet Fork and Pallet Cock, then fit the complete Balance and the movement springs into life. Remove top Anti-Shock Jewel and clean and replace. Place movement on the timing machine and the readings are fine, will regulate it later.

Turn over the mainplate and replace the following items, operating lever spring, fly-back lever spring, hammer, whip, whip spring, blocking lever and finally the dial rest plate. Test the Start, Stop

And fly-back actions and all the motions are working well.

That’s it for this session, as I have to manufacture the complete fly-back pusher, and still waiting for the Breitling a replacement that I hope will fit movement!