Hi all! I need help in order to source an IWC caliber 83 balance (non-inca). Any help in finding one will be highly appreciated. I will need the complete balance, or one with a worn/damaged staff and the rest intact. Kind regards. A (The one pictured below is from another of my watches).
Hi Al, Did for some reason not catch your reply. Yes! Someone have f..cked with it in order to (most likely) compensate for a damaged/too short spring. They have not done well. The rest of the watch is simply to nice to break it into spares.... Any leads or parts for sale are still very welcome!
Wow, is that solder? Once again, it amazes me how much work people will put into doing a crap repair...don't have any leads, so all I can do is wish you luck. Cheers, Al
Afraid so. We have speculated that someone have tried to increase the mass of the balance by adding solder to it. In order to compensate for a too short spring perhaps? It did not work. Cheers!