Job Number 210111
A roller jewel replacement and everything is working, ticking away... It's nice to work on a higher end movement, in good condition. Everything fits perfectly with fiddling around.

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Job Number 210096
Now for some testing. It did run quite well overnight.
Formerly job number 130054…

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Job Numbers 210085
To my surprise the movement ran overnight, no problem. Maybe it's closer than I thought. Meanwhile I found what I think is the correct regulator. Note the pins right there practically against the side of the balance cock.

Also visible is the secondary serial number stamp. Each major part of the movement has the serial number on it.

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Job Numbers 210085
This is close to ticking now. It's going to need a lot more adjustment. When this many parts have to be replaced, everything is out of sorts. I might need to locate a different regulator as I am pretty sure the pins on this one are not quite in the right place. The hairsprings on these older grades has only a slight overcoil.

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47 new photos · Album by Jeff Sexton

Job Numbers 210085
Replaced the roller jewel...

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Job Numbers 210085
Cutting off the old broken balance staff and riveting the new one...

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New Arrival, Job Number 210096
This is one I saw quite awhile ago, but I guess it never was as good as it should be. Formerly job number 130054…

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Job Numbers 210085
All the pivot jewels are now good, and the escapement is working.
Getting ready to replace the balance staff, and roller jewel, next... It still needs a regulator.

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Job Numbers 210085
This movement has a really cool, but highly problematic, lever-setting mechanism using a ring gear with teeth on both the inside and the outside. The lever action engages and disengages the ring from a two-level cannon pinion. Very interesting components here... But in practice, it's often hard to get enough tension to hold the ring against the cannon pinion snugly. Another issue is that there is no spring pressing the winding mode action against the ratchet wheel. It depends only on the turning action of the main wheel to push an idler in toward the barrel.

So far this movement feels like winding and setting will work. I had to made some adjustments to get it to wind. We'll see about the cannon pinion. If it is too loose it will slip. If it is too tight, the setting wheel will jump off. Sometimes the one spring in this system just can no longer push enough to turn a cannon pinion that is just tight enough to not slip while the movement is running.

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Job Numbers 210085
There's a bad bend in the barrel cap (how does that even happen?), and the threads for the barrel bridge screws are stripped ('cause why not?). I found one odd-ball, blued, screw that will hold, so far.

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Job Numbers 210085
Replacement guard pin, and stone... Now we'll see how many times I have to adjust the pallet depth.

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Job Numbers 210085
The pallet fork is in very poor condition. One stone is loose, the other missing. The fork end is bent, and the guard pin is loose and will have to be replaced. Also, the pallet strangely is discolored (blued) from way over heating. That's not something I'll try to polish off, but it's surprising.

Anyway, the stone is now replaced and the part is overall straightened out. On to the guard pin. I just eye-balled all this, including the depth of the pallet stones, so I am sure several iterations of adjustment will be required. This is a pain on an 18 size Elgin since the pallet and escape all sit under the main plate. The movement is not easy to assemble and disassemble over and over - very time consuming.

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Job Numbers 210085
Tested and measured and all the upper and lower replacement jeweling works correctly. The train is free, good end shake and side shake. Now on the rebuilding the pallet fork.

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Job Numbers 210085
I couldn't find a better fitting jewel so I had to reduce the bezel on this one just a bit. I don't have many bezel chucks, but fortunately I have one that works for this job. Chucks for working on bezels have a recess so they can hold the smaller bit true while the outer diameter, or thickness, can be altered, or jewels can be installed.

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Job Numbers 210073

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Job Numbers 210073
This movement had not been cleaned in a long time, but it is in good condition.

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Elgin 9843658

12 new photos · Album by Jeff Sexton