Thanks. I’m reassembling the watch now and just 30 minutes ago I discovered that the roller jewel has vanished. Maybe it was held with deteriorated shellac and even though I didn’t clean it with IPA, swishing it in the Ronsonol knocked it loose. I am rather irked by this. I was not planning to learn roller jewel replacement rn... Man, this was supposed to be just a cleaning. Sigh. Well that’ll be my next video!
Don't fill bad, my first attempt at a service was a hamilton 770. One of the hardest simple movements. I bird nested 3 hair springs and had to buy doner movements. I wish I would have taken the advice of the experts and started with a pocket watch. That 770 had me pulling my hair out. I have moved on to large movement's and having some success, thank GOD. I am working about where you at in my hobby. Good luck I will be watching
Yeow, I can’t imagine *starting* with that movement! I’ve worked on Elgin and Waltham pocket watch movements and they’ve been fun. I might continue to work on pocket watches along with smaller stuff… I like the elegance of a pocket watch. Next month I start on my first wristwatch movement, a Gruen from the 1960s.
Ok, so what is the takeaway? Frustration, thought, evaluation, research, and action. Well done! If you did not enjoy this process, time to reevaluate your goal. It seems you really enjoyed the journey, so good luck!
My frustration was part of the learning process and so I shared it. Sharing the real path is more my style… Yes it was all fun, although I admit to a dark thought when the spring blossomed into a flower!
I guess I didn't say this clearly enough. I DID try the T in the barrel hole, found that it didn't fit, and THEN made the adjustments. Due to my editing (wanting to keep the video length down, etc.) I may have let that slip through. I also measured the T against the hole in the cover. That hole was much larger than the barrel hole and in fact no modification of that side's T was necessary.
Thank you for the genuine representation.
Good thing you show all your mistakes, you learn and everybody watching also learns from them.
Yes, that’s exactly the idea!
Appreciate you sharing your failures and not just the edited success. Some of us can learn from those failures. Look forward to more videos.
Thanks. I’m reassembling the watch now and just 30 minutes ago I discovered that the roller jewel has vanished. Maybe it was held with deteriorated shellac and even though I didn’t clean it with IPA, swishing it in the Ronsonol knocked it loose. I am rather irked by this. I was not planning to learn roller jewel replacement rn... Man, this was supposed to be just a cleaning. Sigh. Well that’ll be my next video!
Hmmm, interesting channel... Subscribed. :)
Having to file down the T-end was definitely unexpected! Great job! 😅
Yes! Thank you!
Don't fill bad, my first attempt at a service was a hamilton 770. One of the hardest simple movements. I bird nested 3 hair springs and had to buy doner movements. I wish I would have taken the advice of the experts and started with a pocket watch. That 770 had me pulling my hair out. I have moved on to large movement's and having some success, thank GOD. I am working about where you at in my hobby. Good luck I will be watching
Yeow, I can’t imagine *starting* with that movement! I’ve worked on Elgin and Waltham pocket watch movements and they’ve been fun. I might continue to work on pocket watches along with smaller stuff… I like the elegance of a pocket watch. Next month I start on my first wristwatch movement, a Gruen from the 1960s.
Ok, so what is the takeaway? Frustration, thought, evaluation, research, and action. Well done! If you did not enjoy this process, time to reevaluate your goal. It seems you really enjoyed the journey, so good luck!
My frustration was part of the learning process and so I shared it. Sharing the real path is more my style… Yes it was all fun, although I admit to a dark thought when the spring blossomed into a flower!
Nice patience, way too small for me!! I'll stick with hammers and hacksaws for my projects :)
I'd have expected on the second spring, you would have tried the T in the barrel hole before making the adjustment.
I guess I didn't say this clearly enough. I DID try the T in the barrel hole, found that it didn't fit, and THEN made the adjustments. Due to my editing (wanting to keep the video length down, etc.) I may have let that slip through.
I also measured the T against the hole in the cover. That hole was much larger than the barrel hole and in fact no modification of that side's T was necessary.