In an act of great hubris, I decided I would buy and service an old Ladymatic to give to my wife. In cleaning the balance assembly, I completely demolished the hairspring. Turns out the parts being so small has consequences beyond just being hard to ha…

Hello all, very new to this.

I have an old broken Novoris pocket watch that is a family piece, and I'd like to try to fix it and use it to practice on for disassembly, sevicing, and reassembly.
Here's what I'd like to learn- the movemen…

I've owned a Smiths Everest for a few years now but never liked the sapphire crystal due to the milky ring. I'd much rather have an acrylic crystal–both for clarity and to match the vintage look of the design.

I recently ordered a GS hi-dom…

Show and tell/ask time! My recent little flea market "score". $50!

I'll simple list some pictures and number them accordingly, and see if you can guess what each item is and does. Love finding these old watchmaker bundles!!
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I bought recently a Robur alarm watch with AS 1931 movement. When I disassembled the movement I found that everything else is in great condition, but the balance regulator is broken so the lever system doesn't work. I bought a new regulator f…

Just set up after moving to next state

Sad news – I just received word today through a watchmakers group I belong to that James has passed. Jim operated Nevada Watch Repair and serviced/restored many Glycine Airmen watches for people. He was also a helpful offering advice here and in othe…

Not sure if this is the proper forum but here goes.

I'm quite OC with minute hand alignment. When the second hand hits 12, i make sure the minute hand is aligned to the indices.

In some of my watches, when i sync the time and push the crown back…