Wiz 0 Posted May 12, 2011 trksh-bzr sent me his fiddy for repair, so I took a few pics in the process Just after making sure there was no force on the mainspring, I started the disassembly by removing the hour wheel and cannon pinion. I forgot to take pics of these first steps, so the first pic shows the movement with the balance wheel assembly out. Then I removed the pallet bridge and pallet fork. Crown wheel, ratchet wheel, click and click spring out. Bridges out. Center wheel and barrel out. Took the decond wheel, third wheel and escape wheel out. Here is the broken escape wheel, the reason why the movement wasn't working properly. Keyless work out. Brand new ETA escape wheel. Started reassembling. Escape wheel, third wheel, second wheel, center wheel, little bridge, and barrel. Large bridge. Barrel bridge. Crown wheel. Click, click spring and ratchet wheel. Keyless work reassembled. Pallet fork and pallet bridge. Balance wheel assembly: assembly complete! Thanks for watching! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mspangl 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Lovely pictures mate and great work ! I don't know why but the balance wheel and the escape wheel are the favourite parts of a movement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nunu78 1,743 Posted May 12, 2011 Nice pics My friend and here i met another magician. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drhulee 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Nice work. Where did you source the high-beat ETA parts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Nice work. Where did you source the high-beat ETA parts? From CousinsUK, some of the parts for the 6497-2 are available there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 12, 2011 I can't see what's wrong with tue escape wheel on the iPhone, what is actually wrong with it? Does it have a broken tip on the top? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted May 12, 2011 I can't see what's wrong with tue escape wheel on the iPhone, what is actually wrong with it? Does it have a broken tip on the top? Exactly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Also flatten and polished the cannon pinion while I was at it. Hands are dummy hands, please don't pay attention Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drhulee 0 Posted May 12, 2011 How do you flatten and polish your CPs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted May 12, 2011 How do you flatten and polish your CPs? This is not a difficult job, it only takes a little time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luthier 1 Posted May 12, 2011 You chose correct nick, man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfcdre 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Good work wiz are you uk based.cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted May 12, 2011 You chose correct nick, man. What do you mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Good work wiz are you uk based.cheers Nope, I'm in France mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gianton 14 Posted May 13, 2011 Great work! How much was the total cost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted May 13, 2011 Really nice work, Wiz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drhulee 0 Posted May 13, 2011 How do you flatten and polish your CPs? This is not a difficult job, it only takes a little time I've tried it a few times. The first few went great, but then I came across what, I suppose, was a cheap Asian H3 CP. When I started to file the top of it flat, it revealed a dark inner core that I never managed to get polished up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted May 14, 2011 How do you flatten and polish your CPs? This is not a difficult job, it only takes a little time I've tried it a few times. The first few went great, but then I came across what, I suppose, was a cheap Asian H3 CP. When I started to file the top of it flat, it revealed a dark inner core that I never managed to get polished up Thanks for the tip, another reason to use eta parts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
