Elgin 16s 573 winding mechanism…

[arutha]

Was it any help and did it answer your question?
Paul.

[tmac1956]

Paul:

Yes It did. Unfortunately (for me) I was attempting to calculate the drill size for those tiny little carbon steel taps. I didn’t know that those are set up a little differently than what I was used to.

Thanks!
Tom

[tmac1956]

All:

Just to follow up on an old post:

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a hair spring for this watch so I relegated it to parts. Not long ago another watch (also not functioning) came up on eBay for $40.00. As it turns out, all it needed was a new hairspring and a good cleaning, oiling, and timing.

Here are a few pictures… (before)
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continued…

[tmac1956]

continued…

Here’s a shot of the timing machine display after adjusting. (yeah… I finally broke down and purchased one)

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Here’s the finished product up and running (forgive the crappy video).

[tmac1956]

Erratum: I meant mainspring not hairspring.

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