Its a new year and what a better way to start off the year by repairing a Hamilton 992 pocket watch.
This watch needed cleaning and a new white alloy mainspring. The balance also needed to be properly setup as the roller table was not in the proper position on the balance wheel.
Now the fun part. This is where a watchmakers lathe comes in very handy. I had to repivot the fourth wheel. The long pivot that holds the second hand was broken.
This was a fun job and with the proper equipment the repair was easy to make.
The watch is running perfect and again it makes me happy that I took the time to learn the watchmaking trade.
Most of the time I spend on watches is repairing and servicing Rolex watches. However, it is fun to take a break and work on pocket watches. I find them fun and it is actually relaxing to work on them.
I hope everyone has a great 2008.
This watch needed cleaning and a new white alloy mainspring. The balance also needed to be properly setup as the roller table was not in the proper position on the balance wheel.
Now the fun part. This is where a watchmakers lathe comes in very handy. I had to repivot the fourth wheel. The long pivot that holds the second hand was broken.
This was a fun job and with the proper equipment the repair was easy to make.
The watch is running perfect and again it makes me happy that I took the time to learn the watchmaking trade.
Most of the time I spend on watches is repairing and servicing Rolex watches. However, it is fun to take a break and work on pocket watches. I find them fun and it is actually relaxing to work on them.
I hope everyone has a great 2008.
