Any insight on the chipping of the teeth of the escape wheel?

Nov 17, 2021,15:52 PM
 

Obviously the chips are very small, but do you think the watch was made that way or did the pallet jewel chip them? If the latter, do you think there are little bits of metal floating around in the movement?
Tremendous picture, in any case.

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Pallet Jewel

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-02:53
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+1

 
 By: Lankysudanese : November 17th, 2021-04:52

Thanks Lankysudanese

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-21:53

Thanks bro!

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-21:53

I am not a movement guy

 
 By: sham1 : November 17th, 2021-06:39
but your detailed photos make me stare at the movement as if it was Mila Kunis in the nude!

LOL

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : November 17th, 2021-07:53

um this requires its own separate thread

 
 By: Mohannad (aka Riddler) : November 17th, 2021-08:03
kindly do share more

No fancy lugs I take it?

 
 By: ChetBaker : November 17th, 2021-10:09

Ed this is highly unfair!

 
 By: sham1 : November 17th, 2021-10:19
You have the best watches and the best women too. Next time bring mj23 along as we need some really penetrating close ups!!

LOL

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-21:54

Awesome detail.

 
 By: amanico : November 17th, 2021-06:57

Thanks Nico!

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-21:54

Superb close up

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : November 17th, 2021-11:43

Thanks Chronometer

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-21:54

Any insight on the chipping of the teeth of the escape wheel?

 
 By: mkvc : November 17th, 2021-15:52
Obviously the chips are very small, but do you think the watch was made that way or did the pallet jewel chip them? If the latter, do you think there are little bits of metal floating around in the movement? Tremendous picture, in any case.

Optial illision I think.

 
 By: Steyr : November 17th, 2021-20:51
Having corindon particules in the watch would lead to some potential disaster. That would tend to stick to "liquids" such as oil and if pivots were involved they would suffer from rapid abrasion.

it's actually oil that made it look like that

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-21:52
several watchmakers said that looks like too much oil was applied.

Fabulous pic!

 
 By: Shanwick777 : November 17th, 2021-16:01
I think that’s most probably migrating pallet oil that’s showing up on the sides of the escape wheel teeth.

Thanks! that's correct

 
 By: mj23 : November 17th, 2021-21:53