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ยทLook what I found. The missing cannon pinion!
I can not resist a challenge. Is there enough of this watch to assemble it. The broken stem presents an issue as that will make winding and setting difficult. Not sure how long this has been apart. Longer than i have owned it. Amazing that all the parts are there save one set bridge screw.
so can it be done? Am I motivated enough to assemble a watch in a few hours.
Once the wheels are back in, we may have something. Now for the dial side.
The setworks is there save the one screw. Force a few turns on the click then add a balance.
Wow it actually ticks.
I am amazed and impressed. There must be something said for these old pin levers. The finish on this is of quite good quality. They must have been designed for easy assembly. Most of the work was getting the train to line up with the pivot holes.
Would be better if I had a stem and crown, I could probably track one down. There is no caliber number, but I have a pdf of the bestfit catalog. I do have some spare stems. Not sure why i have 3 or more omega 320 stems. Do not think I have any other stems of this caliber.
I have other Rhonda watch movements, but those have the weird setting mechanism. Most are missing stems and balances. Can not see how those 'improvements' really saved on costs. Service wise, there is no real difference in time spent. These cheap pin levers can actually take more time than a more desirable watch.
For now I will probably just replace the dial and hands then re-case it. That way I will not have a tin of loose parts shifting about in the box.
Sometimes the watch gods are benevolent and one has some luck. Now if only I can carry the luck over to some of my nicer watches. Omega 671 movements here I come ...
I can not resist a challenge. Is there enough of this watch to assemble it. The broken stem presents an issue as that will make winding and setting difficult. Not sure how long this has been apart. Longer than i have owned it. Amazing that all the parts are there save one set bridge screw.
so can it be done? Am I motivated enough to assemble a watch in a few hours.
Once the wheels are back in, we may have something. Now for the dial side.
The setworks is there save the one screw. Force a few turns on the click then add a balance.
Wow it actually ticks.
I am amazed and impressed. There must be something said for these old pin levers. The finish on this is of quite good quality. They must have been designed for easy assembly. Most of the work was getting the train to line up with the pivot holes.
Would be better if I had a stem and crown, I could probably track one down. There is no caliber number, but I have a pdf of the bestfit catalog. I do have some spare stems. Not sure why i have 3 or more omega 320 stems. Do not think I have any other stems of this caliber.
I have other Rhonda watch movements, but those have the weird setting mechanism. Most are missing stems and balances. Can not see how those 'improvements' really saved on costs. Service wise, there is no real difference in time spent. These cheap pin levers can actually take more time than a more desirable watch.
For now I will probably just replace the dial and hands then re-case it. That way I will not have a tin of loose parts shifting about in the box.
Sometimes the watch gods are benevolent and one has some luck. Now if only I can carry the luck over to some of my nicer watches. Omega 671 movements here I come ...
