Aligning Hairspring Collet to Jewel

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So this watch showed up with a pretty jacked up hairspring- two significant bends out of flat, with several smaller bends out of round, and a couple coils touching. I have worked it into flat and what I believe is a good enough roundness to run, except that it only goes for a 2-3 seconds with a puff of air on the balance. I checked the position of the collet relative to the jewel, and it is clearly it is a ways off.

Before manipulation;

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Now (please…

Aligning Hairspring Collet to Jewel

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