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Vintage 1967 Longines mainspring replacement

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Nikosaldente

Hey guys,

 

My father in-law has this beautiful Longines 1967 gold watch!

 

it has a 284 Longines hand wound 17 Jewels movement!

 

It seems that he over wound it and broke the mainspring! :facepalm:

 

He then, gave it to me to take it to my watch-smith for a repair!

 

"That should be fairly easy" I thought!

 

Naaaaaaaaaah!

 

 

It seems that in this movement (Longines 284), the mainspring comes with the barrel and the pinion, as a whole replacement part!

 

Due to the age of the watch, neither my watch-smith nor I could source one! I tried e-bay but nothing!

 

Could anyone tell me where I might find one or if there is a compatible one that should do the trick?

 

Any help is appreciated! Located in EU!

 

Photos:

 

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Thank you in advance!

 

Cheers!

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dilip

Where are you located?

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Nikosaldente

Where are you located?

 

I'm in Greece!

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dilip

Hm, don't know any watchmakers there. Good luck mate!

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Nikosaldente

Thank's...... I think that I'm running out of luck :-(

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edwinowl

Bro. You should be able to measure the broken Spring. Measuring length, width and thickness is critical. Your smith should know this ??

PM me.

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Nikosaldente
Bro. You should be able to measure the broken Spring. Measuring length, width and thickness is critical. Your smith should know this ??

PM me.

 

Thank you for your interest!

Tried to PM you!

 

It seems that you can not accept any new messages!

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GenTLe

Also, these are replacements for longines 280: https://www.cousinsu...archTerm=GR2673 (you need to registed to Cousins to see it)

Ask your watch tech to look at the broken one and tell you if it's the T end or not. I believe Cousins is wrong in the description: the handwind should be the T end one, and the auto should be the non-T end one.

You can even check yourself: if the barrel has small holes to fit the T of the end of the mainspring. Just like this one:

tgr_barrl3.jpg

 

 

Not 100% sure if it fits the 284 too... But probably it fits :) See: http://www.ranfft.de...wk&Longines_284

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Nikosaldente

I was told by the watch-smith that the mainspring was welded in the barrel.

That's why he couldn't use just a new spring and put it in the old barrel!

This should be a complete "barrel-mainspring-pinion" part.

I showed him a photo of a dissassempled 284 movement and he said that he needed the marked pieces in the same attached photo!

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edwinowl

Barrel, main Spring and barrel arbour. Seems he's saying they're welded together? He is right as cousins no longer supply these. You may have to wait for a movement or get lucky and pick one up in a spares sales via e bay or other media mate. I'll ask around my contacts.

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edwinowl

Wow great find gentle, I would say it would. For that money I'd take a punt. Seems they come as one piece anyhow.

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Nikosaldente

Wow great find gentle, I would say it would. For that money I'd take a punt. Seems they come as one piece anyhow.

 

I'll take the plunge!

 

Hopefully I won't throw 28€ (18€-Part+10€-Shipping) down the drain and the part fits!

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GenTLe

Let us know :) In the ranfft.de site I cited before it seems that the 280 series has minor differences from one to another. Like 7750, 7751, 7753... Parts like the mainspring, autowind bridge, click springs etc are always the same :)

 

 

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Nikosaldente

I've sent a mail asking if the part will fit the 284 before I purchase it!

 

Still no answer...:-( 2 days now

 

:popcorn:

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Nikosaldente

How many days will it take to answer to a mail?

 

I sent one on October 26th and one on 29th!

 

Still nothing!

 

Sent another today!

 

:Yawn:

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TRANSPORTER

Take the plunge mate and buy it, you can always sell it on if it doesn't fit

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Nikosaldente

Take the plunge mate and buy it, you can always sell it on if it doesn't fit

 

I actually tried to buy it on November the 2nd but......

 

Neither the PayPal go through with the payment, nor my Debit Card!

 

After trying to use my card, I got a phone call from my bank asking me if I was the one trying to buy something in France or if I had lost my card and it was someone else!

 

When I ensured them it was me, they said that they prohibited the transaction because that shop was not trustworthy and suspected phishing ...

 

Now, I'm back where I started!

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Nikosaldente

Longines 280 / 182 Mainspring Barrel Complete (Sealed)

 

Contact Blake

 

http://www.scotchwat...structions.html

 

Thank's for the link mate!

 

I filled the form with the required part and I'm now waiting for their reply!

 

I'll keep you posted!

 

Cheers!

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Nikosaldente

Blake replied; Part is out of stock :help3:

 

He may have something in about 3 weeks time...

 

The waiting game never ends!

 

As I always say: "Patience is a virtue"

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