what's the black dot at 9?

ulackfocus · Mar 10, 2014

Hijak
Yes but put a polishing cloth between the watch and wrench or it might leave marks.😉

Huh? I thought you were supposed to leave marks. Well, if your only source of pictures was eBay you might believe that. 🙄

LouS
The beauty is, that works on the Universal too.

Hence the term 'many sixteenths'. 😁

woodwkr2 · Mar 10, 2014

Dennis,
Craptsman won't do when there's real, Swiss, BERGEON tools to be had.

Behold! :

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woodwkr2 · Mar 10, 2014

Completing the documentary efforts:

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woodwkr2 · Mar 10, 2014

Has anyone ever seen a balance like that on a 261 calibre? That version of stud holder with shock protection wasn't seen until the late 60s/early 70s era stuff.

Either that's the most advanced 261 I've ever seen... or something's afoot from a reputable seller.

woodwkr2 · Mar 10, 2014

Nothing afoot other than that weird case, and my now re-adjusted sense of history:

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JohnSteed · Mar 10, 2014

let's just fess up ... there are some things just beyond research

😁

what's the black dot at 9?

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