Smiths Braille pocket watch A1866 movement. All watch parts cleaned.

Smiths Braille pocket watch A1866 movement. All watch parts cleaned.

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Time spent in the workshop today was all about cleaning the Smiths A1866 movement parts ready for reassembling.

All watch parts cleaned.

The dirty and oily parts needed plenty of cleaning, three turns in the ultrasonic cleaner plus using peg wood to clean the jewel holes etc.

All watch parts cleaned.

Now the Jewels are back there shiny ruby colour and clean. The pivots on the train wheels cleaned up ok, and the pinions look fine.

All watch parts cleaned.

 Also, the Balance and hairspring now look in good shape, along with the pallet fork.

 

All watch parts cleaned.

All the rest of the parts are nice clean, so pack up the parts for tonight in the sandwich box ready for reassembly tomorrow.  

All watch parts cleaned.

My "Peaky Blinders" Pocket Watch project - deconstruction

My "Peaky Blinders" Pocket Watch project

I have named this project "Peaky Blinders" watch after the popular TV series in the UK. Where the gang wear flat hats with razor blades sewn into the peak, using them to blind their enemies. Plus all the main characters wear Pocket Watches.

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The Pocket Watch is an unusual one being a Smiths "Braille" watch with an "A1866" watch movement, which I will try and renovate.

Notice that the 12 o/c on the dial is at the 9 o/c position.

 12 o/c on the dial is at the 9 o/c position.

It also has a Silver Albert chain, which I need to Silver solder the jump rings, etc.

Put the two together and you have a “Peaky Blinders” watch.

Smiths Braille pocket watch A1866 movement deconstruction

Order of deconstruction: Remove case screws. Release the stem buy undoing setting screw next to "15 Jewels" marking. Remove the front bezel to release movement from the case. Hands removed, Dial removed, Dial washer and hour wheel removed. Remove Keyless works. Remove the Pinion, Minute Wheel and intermediate wheel. Remove the Clutch and Setting wheel. Turn movement over and undo the setting screw to release the setting lever.

 Keyless works

Turn movement over: Remove the complete bridge. Remove the click and spring. Remove Pallet Cock and Pallet Fork. Remove the Train Bridge. Remove Escape and Third wheels. Remove Train Bridge with the stuck Centre wheel attached. Remove Crown wheel from the Train Bridge. Ease out the stuck centre wheel from the Train Bridge. Remove Third wheel, Ratchet wheel and complete barrel. Remove the Setting screw from the mainplate. Remove Arbor from the mainspring. Remove the mainspring from the Barrel. 

 Deconstruction completed and all the parts ready for the cleaner.

All the parts ready for the cleaner.

My "Peaky Blinders" party Pocket Watch project.

My "Peaky Blinders" party Pocket Watch project.

My "Peaky Blinders" party Pocket Watch project.

 I am working on a Silver Albert chain, need to Silver solder the jump rings, etc.

Plus I have an unusual "Braille" Pocket Watch which I will try to renovate.

Notice that the 12 o/c on the dial is at the 9 o/c position.

Notice that the 12 o/c on the dial is at the 9 o/c position.

Put the two together and you have a “Peaky Blinders” watch.

Love the TV series and the main characters wear Pocket Watches!