CYMREX Gold Toned Antique 1920’s Pocket Watch Part 2 Cleaning and start reassembly

CYMREX Gold Toned Antique 1920’s Pocket Watch Part 2 Cleaning and start reassembly

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Only a short time in the workshop today, but all the parts are cleaned

all the parts are cleaned

And I found a new mainspring and fitted it into the Barrel.

New mainspring fitted

Replaced the dull acrylic crystal with a new bright 41mm glass crystal.

New bright 41mm glass crystal being fitted

The Waterbury Co USA Pocket Watch - Part 2

The Waterbury Co USA Pocket Watch - Part 2

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Start day one of the cleaning processes today on the Waterbury Pocket Watch series N.

Items removed from the rust remover 

Leaving the items in the rust remover over has freed of the parts and once I had the parts, wheels apart I put them through a cleaning circle in the ultrasonic cleaner.

Put items through a cleaning circle in the ultrasonic cleaner.

Opened up the barrel and found the Mainspring is in many pieces, so another item to add to the list (New Mainspring).

Opened up the barrel and found the Mainspring is in many pieces

While waiting for the cleaner I carefully file and removed the stuck Hour and Minute wheels from the Dial and started to clean up the Dial.

carefully remove the stuck Hour & Minute wheels from the Dial

Finally, I placed the two stuck hour & minute wheels in WD40 overnight to hopefully free them apart.