CYMREX Gold Toned Antique 1920’s Pocket Watch - Part 3 - Reassembly

CYMREX Gold Toned Antique 1920’s Pocket Watch - Part 3 - Reassembly

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So I start the reassembly of the movement up until the broken pallet fork. still have to check to see if I have one in the workshop.

I wanted to reassemble the Setting and Winding mechanism, Train wheels and the Barrel. As this movement has the Ratchet wheel and the click placed underneath, so I need to see how this is done!

Start of assembly, replace setting spring, replace the stem and setting lever, replace Setting and Winding mechanism.

Replace the click, Replace the click spring, Replace the train wheels, the order of replacing train wheels, Third, Escape, Centre and Second wheels. Replace the train bridge.

Now I came to the unusual Ratchet and Barrel layout. The Rachet wheel and click being underneath the Barrel, plus the arbor is also unusual as the mainspring does not attach directly. The mainspring is attached to the Barrel lid!

So I attach the mainspring barrel to the barrel lid by turning barrel until the mainspring attaches to the lid arbor! Then I slide the barrel arbor through the complete barrel and turn it until the on the arbor lines up with the square in the barrel. Attach the Rachet wheel to the barrel lid end of the arbor.

So because the click is under pressure from the click spring I have to move the click up out of the way, and luckily the spring holds it in that position so that I can fit the Barrel and Ratchet wheel. Once fitted release the click.

Now to test the winding, setting and see how the train wheels run, plus I can see how the barrel moves and works.

I videoed the action as the barrel winds round separate from the barrel lid! All working well and you can see the barrel moves independently from the barrel lid.

So the only thing stopping the completion of this watch is the broken pallet fork. I still have to check to see if I have one in the workshop. Plus a new roller jewel!

The Waterbury Co USA Pocket Watch - Part 3

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.

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!

 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.

 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.

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!

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!

Reassembled the movement.

So now watch is back in its box until I find the parts, which could take some time!