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    Poljot Watch - identifying movement

    Thanks both for your help. I assumed the "Made in the USSR" came about because this watch was marketed in the West. The face also has "Soviet Union". I have gone ahead on the basis that it is a Poljot/Pobeda/Zim/Sportivnie 2608 and managed to source a mainspring from Bulgaria which seems to be...
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    Poljot Watch - identifying movement

    I have this Poljot watch with a broken mainspring. It turns out that the mainspring has a T-end and I am trying to find a replacement. I am finding it difficult to determine the model number. The broken spring appears to be 1.5mm high and .11mm thick in a 11.2mm barrel (external). Cousins don't...
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    Calendar works - Seiko 2107A

    Thanks very much. That's perfect. I had broken the spring on the Date Finger but now have a replacement date finger with spring attached so can complete the repair.
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    Calendar works - Seiko 2107A

    I have a ladies Seiko 2107A movement which is particularly small. I have serviced the movement and re-assembled all but the calendar works. when I look at the pictures I took before disassembly the fingers in the calendar works seem to be misplaced. Perhaps this happened when I removed the cover...
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    Awkward clickspring

    I did, optimisticaly or foolishly, try to install the train bridge with the spring in place but inevitably it was dislodged by the slightest movement. I then realised that with the click and its pillar out of the way it was possible to slide the spring in under the bridge. A screw holding down...
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    Awkward clickspring

    Well thanks. So far it hasn't been too dramatic. You gave me the confidence to try a bit harder and I have punched out the pillar and with it the click. I think they will go back OK. That should make re-installing the plate with the spring in place more feasible. I had tried to insert the spring...
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    Awkward clickspring

    Thanks. That did occur to me. I'll have another look and try again. The click itself doesn't look removeable but the pillar it sits on might punch out from below. If it will punch out it is presumably tapered and should go back in. I may just have to use more force than I have done so far...
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    Awkward clickspring

    Can anyone help me with the best way to install this clickspring. It's from an undistinguished British Ingersoll movement. I'm an amateur increasing my skills by practising and using the internet. I take photographs before dismantling movements but this clickspring was concealed beneath a plate...
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    Best way to proceed with jewel

    Thanks. I'll give it a try.
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    Best way to proceed with jewel

    Thanks very much both for the replies. I think you have saved me from future pain. I think I need to leave this alone for the moment. I imagine that the jewel and pivots were damaged at the same time. I have a watchmakers lathe with a Jacot attachment and a staking set but don't think I have...
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    Best way to proceed with jewel

    I am an inexperienced amateur with reasonable experience with clocks but now I have a pocketwatch. Before I do anything irreversible I am looking for some guidance on how to proceed. The watch has a Swiss cylinder movement from around the end of the 19th century. I have dismantled, cleaned...
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    Uncasing Avia Watch - past the point of no return

    Thanks. It hadn't really occurred to me that it might not be removable. I was tempted to continue to try to remove it but I can resist the temptation as there is no need other than curiosity. There are holes for case screws but no case screws were present. Perhaps the movement was designed for...
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    Uncasing Avia Watch - past the point of no return

    Thanks for the help. Progress but also a step back. I tried with my case knife and a hammer but did damage to the bezel. Fortunately didn't damage myself. However, I have a crystal lift which I have never used successfully before and after several attempts the crystal came out and I was able...
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    Uncasing Avia Watch - past the point of no return

    Thanks.The bezel looks as though it should be removable. I have two decent case knives but so far brute force and ignorance have succeeded in merely scratching the case and bezel. There is no pry point. I have searched for one under a microscope. Is there some magic technique for removing tight...
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    Uncasing Avia Watch - past the point of no return

    As a consequence of UK lockdown I have moved on from working as an amateur on clock repair and have unearthed various wristwatches from the depths of a drawer and have started exploring them with some surprising success to date. However, this Avia watch has me stumped. The watch is perhaps of...
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    Worn winding Pinion

    I am a novice and have stripped, cleaned and oiled and re-assembled an 1897 Waltham (683505). I believe everything is installed correctly but it won't wind. The pinion seems to catch on the plates. I fear that the cause is wear on the pinion which means that the clutch wheel and the pinion don't...
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