The Waterbury Co USA
Pocket Watch - Part 3
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The first item of the day was to remove the two stuck hour
& minute wheels from the overnight soaking in WD40 and with extreme care
using a staking block and small tap from a watchmaker’s hammer, hay presto the
wheels free themselves.
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| The hour and Minute wheels separated. |
Next to remove the case from rust remover and it has freed
up the completely stuck stem. Removed the Crown, spring and Stem, another
broken part is the "Winding and Setting wheel" attached to the stem
as a lot of teeth are missing. This could be the part that makes this restoration
impossible as I do not have any gear cutting equipment, so fingers crossed that
a replacement part or a "parts movement" comes up for sale!
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| Removed the Crown, spring and Stem |
Next, all parts given a clean and then check out what else is
needed to get the movement up and running.
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| All the parts are given a clean |
Refitted the crystal, New Mainspring and after a bit reaming
with my small broaching set a set of replacement hands fitted.
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| New Mainspring fitted. |
The following items needed:
Setting and Winding Gear (teeth broke) will have to try and
source one as it needs replacing, second and third wheels top pinions are
broken (Will do them the next time I have my watchmakers lathe set up),
replacement Hairspring (Will have to look in the spares box and time
hairspring). Replacement regulator arm, click spring and a case bow also
needed!
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| second and third wheels top pinions are broken |
Reassembled the movement and placed back in case just to
learn how this unusual movement with four “main plates” and the duplex
escapement goes together!
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| Reassembled the movement. |
So now watch is back in its box until I find the parts,
which could take some time!
