Vintage Seiko 5 wristwatch, Cal 4206B. Reassembling Part 2.

Vintage Seiko 5 wristwatch, Cal 4206B.  Reassembling Part 2.

More time spent in the workshop today, so completed the reassembling of the Train Wheels, Pallet Fork, Complete Balance, Cleaned Balance Cock Diashock, Barrel and Click, and then fitted the Automatic winding Mechanism fitted on the Vintage Seiko 5 wristwatch, Cal 4206B.

Train Wheels and Barrel Fitted 

Taken some "X-Ray" pictures of the Fourth and Third wheels under the microscope.

 

X-Ray photograph of the Fourth Wheel

X-Ray photograph of the Third Wheel

The Movement is running well with good aptitude on the Balance Wheel video.

My YouTube video of movement running with Balance Cock Diashock removed for cleaning

My YouTube video with the Movement running well with good aptitude on the Balance Wheel.

Rotar fitted so the rear side of movement completed

So next time move to the dial side, to reassemble the Day and Date calendar wheels, etc and complete the reassembling of the movement.

Waltham Pocket Watch Model 1883 - Movement 8911964 deconstruction

Waltham Pocket Watch Model 1883 - Movement 8911964 deconstruction

7 Jewels (Screw Set) – Grade: A.W.Co.

(Year of Manufacture: 1898)  Run Quantity: 7,000 - Size 18s - 42mm

Movement Configuration: Open Face. Movement Setting: Key. Plate: Full Plate

Hairspring: Breguet – Adjusted: No.

Movement Finish: Brass (Gilt).  Winder on back (Key)

Hour Hand on a good Dial.

Movement dust cover. No

Deconstruction video made up of photographs from stripdown of the movement.

On stripping down this scrap movement I found the following items that need attention.

Firstly the whole movement is rusted up, the mainspring and balance wheel did not move.

During the deconstruction, I found the mainspring had been fully wound up and this caused the click to be jammed on ratchet wheel, plus the barrel was stuck to the barrel bridge by dried out grease!

After carefully taking and train wheels out from the movement due to them being very tight in the pivot holes, it is clear the whole movement had been over oiled, and because the movement had not been used for a long in oil had dried out and everything had become stuck.

One Dial and case screws are missing, and the roller table on the balance staff is loose.

So now the movement is completely stripped down to its fifty-nine parts, it’s time to clean all the items well.

Two Model 1908 Waltham Pocket Watch Movements fully serviced and up and running

Two Model 1908 Waltham Pocket Watch Movements fully serviced and up and running!

Not bad for scrap movements from Ebay!

Now to let them run for a while, before regulating movements.

My homemade Isle of Wight two movements (Dial Front and Back) Desk Top Watches case is getting closer! 

My YouTube video of the unboxing of my newly acquired vintage Watchmakers Tool

My YouTube video of the unboxing of my newly acquired vintage Watchmakers Tool, a

E. Luthy Hirt Balance Hairspring Adjusting Tool.

Breitling celebrates RAF100 with commemorative poem - Lest we forget

I thought I would post this excellent video by Breitling Watches on Remembrance Sunday

Lest we forget.

Breitling is proud to celebrate 100 years of the RAF as Official Watch Partner to RAF100 – journey to discover our short film series, directed by David James Gandy, depicting the past and present of the RAF, and the heroism and gallantry of its members over generations. 

One of the best video's I have found on adjusting the hairspring.

One of the best video's I have found on adjusting the hairspring.

Grandfathers Waltham Watch movement working

Arreton Amateur Timepieces

My video of my late Grandfathers Waltham Pocket Watch Model 1883 movement reassembled and working. The start of it all, and my new hobby...!

Dismantling a Waltham Pocket Watch Model 1883

Dismantling Waltham 17769273  Pocket

Watch. Model 1883

Year of Manufacture: (1909-10)

Movement no: 17769273

Please excuse the slight out of focus on some parts of video, it is my first try at vedoeing while working on a watch. Hopefully it will better the more times I do it!

Test Video for Blog

This is just a short test video for my Blog checking out Video Rig I am going use.

Setting up a video rig to video Watches

Today I set up a video rig to video Watches, using my Canon EOS 70D fitted with a Canon EFS 18-135mm image stablizer lens. Mounted on my Manfrotto tripod, with one end of carrying strap attached to hook on workshop wall to stabilise camera and tripod. So will shoot a couple of videos to see if this rig is ok.

 Video Rig 

 Video Rig