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Dear friends Yesterday, I received this hidden crown. and it had a jerky sweep second hand., ..I tried to ignore that but it was so enoying to me that I had to look around for a cure , I found "Jerky Second Sweeps on Constellation" written by Desmond but ...  

I believe we both know master watchmakers 12 time zones away who I am sure you agree take on jobs that would be totally cost ineffective in the US.

Nice to see your work pay off, too. This message has been edited by BDLJ on 2011-07-05 18:47:04

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Thanks for the step by step demo. You are a brave man. Ed

Hi all. Because I live in a remote town and the nearest watchmaker is about 1000 miles away. A small adjustment to the movement will cost me about 200 dollars or more (shipping and service) The only way for me is do it myself to save money and gradually, ... 

Hi Hoi I know what you mean about seeing a jerky second hand.... That is the only thing you see... Great work . Good Hunting Bill

Hi Bill. How do you know that's the only thing I see? I will show you more things that I see in the next few posts. I am sure that you will have to jump in and give me some valuable advice. Regards.

. . . is that when the seconds hand has a jerky motion, the motion itself captures all your attention, and doesn't allow you to appreciate the watch. Internet communication can lack nuance, which can easily distort meaning. On this occasion, Bill was agre... 

Thanks for sharing the pics Hoi. I have quite a few photos of my own from full overhauls of several 'classic' Omega movements that I really must get around to posting myself one day... Seems to be some interest in it... grumio

but I don't think I'd have a go myself - I can just imagine the stress!!! Just looking at the photos is enough to make me break out in a sweat - glad you fixed it though.

Hoi, I agree, sometimes this is the only way to cure small issues. I have a retired watchmaker at hand but he has so little time (far too many repairs!) and he often told me how to do small "repairs" myself. Being successful makes me braver every time - b... 

Hi Erich. Yes, we make mistakes sometimes and so do the watchmakers. (they make less, of course) But I am very sure that we have much more fun when we work on our own watches, doing small things to make them look, work better. To me, it's a big part of th... 

I think I'd buy some naff movements to experiment on first. What do you consider to be the basic tool kit needed for this? Cheers Andrew

If you want to do things that I did in these two topics, you don't need many. A set of Bergeon screw drivers, Movement holders Case back openers 2 loups (X5 and X10) Twizeers (2 or 3) Needle nose pliers But after that If you think you can do more. The lis... 

I might just give it a go - I've always fancied trying my hand but balked when I thought seriously about it. Cheers Andrew

Nice documentation Hoi, I really enjoyed this.

i was going to call it a demo in 'how to fix your tension spring', but i have history with movements so for me it would be 'how to destroy your movement' i have one sm300 with the problem, but i'll live with it until it needs a service. its one of the few... 

Hi Graham. Its not easy to work on a watch, your move needs to be precise every 1/10 of a milimeter, lots of practice and you should start working on something big first but when you can do it, it pays. Best.