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Restorations
FEB 2012 6105-8119
SEIKO DIVE RESTORE
NEW 12/02/2011 6105-8119 SEIKO DIVE
RESTORE
MAY 13, 2010 4 SEIKO DIVE
RESTORE
JULY 1 2010 NEW DIVE
iRESTORES AND SEIKO CHRONO
ROLEX
REPAIR 3135 31 JEWEL 5 ADJ AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT
ROLEX-MAIN-SPRING
ROSKOPF RESTORATION
UNIVERSAL
GENEVE POLEROUTER 2
SOME LUCERNE PICS
DO NOT SHAKE YOUR POLEROUTER LIKE A SEIKO
YOU SHOULD WIND YOUR POLEROUTER
AND
THEN LET THE MICRO ROTOR TAKE OVER
REPAIRING
UNIVERSAL GENEVE
POLEROUTER (2)
MICRO-ROTOR
Universal 1-69 |
1965-1970 1965: Universal Geneve, Swiss, Microtor, Pat.+329805+, 28 Jewels;
Incabloc |
IN HE 1950'S THE WORLD WAS SEEKING A QUICKER ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA FROM EUROPE. IT AS KNOWN THAT FLYING OVER THE NORTH POLE WOULD SAVE MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES. SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEMS WOULD OPEN NE ROUTES OVER THE NORTH POLE. THE PILOTS HAD TO ATTEND AN ARTIC FLIGHT SCHOOL TO LEARN HOW TO FLY OVER THE SNOW AND ICE, THE MAGNETIC FIELDS AND TO BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. THE INITIAL FLIGHTS WERE FRONT PAGE AND LIKE NIVADA CROTON, WITH THEIR ANTARTICA WATCHES, UNIVERSAL GENEVA DECIDED TO CASH IN ON ALL THE PRESS BY MANUFACTURING THE MOST PHENOMINAL WATCHES EVER MADE AT THE TIME; A MICRO-ROTOR AUTOMATIC PRECISION WRIT WATCH THAT WOULD RESIST THE STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD OF THE POLAR REGION. THEY BECAME THE OFFICIAL CHRONOMETERS OF THE SCANDUNAVIAN AIRLINES.AND, SOON WERE A HIT ALL OVER THE WORLD DUE TO THE MICRO-ROTOR- THE WOLDS SMALLEST AUTOMATIC ROTOR,
UNIVERSAL GENEVE
POLEROUTER SUPER
AUTOMATIC
ALL ORIGINAL
SIGNED
4X
INCL:
CROWN & BRACELET
WE BEGIN WITH A PRETTY MUCH SCARRED POLEROUTER 1-69
LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS BEEN ACTIVE WITH SHARP TWEEZERS
LOTS OF SCRATCHING. THE BABY WINDS BUT WILL NOT RUN.
BALANCE LOOKS GOOD. HAIR SPRING COILED RIGHT BUT BUNCHING UP.
WE WILL NOT REMOVE FROM CASE YET. WE WILL PERFORM
OUR EXAMINATION WITH WATCH MOVEMENT IN CASE
WHEN WE FIGURE THE PROBLEM & INFORM THE PATRON
OF COSTS, WE WILL THEN TOTALLY REMOVE AND TEAR DOWN
SO WE FIRST REMOVE THE BALANCE
NOTE DO NOT PERFORM THESE CHECKS AND REPAIRS UNLESS
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. YOU CAN BREAK A STAFF PIVOT OR
SCREW UP THE HAIRSPRING PRETTY FAST
WE HAVE CHECKED THE MICRO-ROTOR. PRETTY
SIMPLE TEST AND VIEW
PROVES IT IS WINDING MAINSPRING. THESE ARE NOT COMPLICATED.
THEY HAVE A FEW PARTS THAT CAN BE CHECKED VISUALLY
ONE SCREW AND A PERFECT GENTLE TWEEZERS GRAB AND SHE LIFTS UP AND OUT
IN TO THE HAIR SPRING CLEANER GOES THE BALANCE COMPLETE
ONE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT THE TOP INCABLOC WITH JEWEL
SHOULD BE OILED AFTER SHE DRIES. BETTER NOW THEN AFTER
YOU REPLACE IT AND HAVE TO LIFT THE BRASS SPRING RETAINER AND JEWEL
THESE SMALL GLASS "DISHES" WITH ROUGH OUTER EDGES
HAVE TOPS THAT DO NOT ALLOW THE CLEANER TO EVAPORATE.
THEY COME FROM CHINA AND ARE ON EBAY
LET ME SAY THAT THEY ARE FANTASTIC
HERE BALANCE COMPLETE WITH BALANCE
COCK
IS DRIED AND TOP PIVOT JEWEL OILED
SHE IS READY TO TEST
NOW, WITH MAIN WOUND UP
WE MANUALLY MOVE THE PALLET FORK
BACK AND FORTH WHILE VIEWING THE WHEELS
AND ESCAPEMENT WHEEL
NO MOVEMENT AT ALL
WE NOW WILL REMOVE THE PALLET FORK
FIRST WE RELEASE MAINSPRING PRESSURES
ABOVE YOU WILL SEE THE RELEASE FOR
THE
MAIN SPRING AND BY PUSHING THE CATCH SPRING
WILL UNWIND NEVER EVER REMOVE A BRIDGE WHILE
PRESSURE REMAINS ON MAINSPRING
YOU WILL HEAR IT UNWIND
WE NOW REMOVE THE TWO SCREWS
FOR THE PALLET FORK BRIDGE
LIFT IT OUT
THEN THE FORK
WE NOW WIND THE MAIN SPRING GENTLY AND SEE IF THE DRIVE
TRAIN WILL SPIN THE HANDS FREELY. IT DOES NOTHING
WE WILL NOW REMOVE MAIN SPRING
.
THIS UNIVERSAL 1-69 FEATURES A
DETACHED MANUAL WIND MECHANISM
SO WE ONCE AGAIN REMOVE PRESSURE FROM MAINSPRING
WE REMOVE CROWN WHEEL SCREW
NOW LIFT WE OFF THE WHEEL RIDER
REVEALING CROWN WHEEL
REMOVE CROWN WHEEL AND BUSHING
WE NOW MOVE TO REMOVE THE BRIDGE
WE REMOVE 1ST BRIDGE SCREW
WE REMOVE 2ND BRIDGE SCREW
BE SURE YOU PLACE PARTS IN CONTAINERS
SCREW BUSHING CROWN WHEEL RIDER
SEE THE INDENTION? THAT IS WHERE
YOU PRESS TO REMOVE
PRESSURE BY UNWINDING THE MAINSPRING
ABOVE IS A PIC OF THE SPRING LEVER
THAT HOLDS
THE RATCHET WHEEL WHEN WINDING
AND THE SAME ITEM HAT YOU PUSH
TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE
BEFORE WE CONTINUE, LET ME OFFER THIS
PICTURE
EXPLANATION OF THE MICRO ROTOR
AND THE CLEAR PIC ABOVE TO REFERENCE TO
AS WE WERE REMOVING THE MAINSPRING
BARREL
WITH MAINSPRING AND THE TWO ATTACHED
RATCHET WHEELS
WE DISCOVERED A FEW PROBLEMS
RATCHET WHEELS REMOVED READY TO OPEN BARREL
A SORRY MAIN SPRING
PARTS READY TO CLEAN AND REINSTALL
AFTER MAKING FIXES, REPLACING A
FEW PARTS
ADJUSTING THE MICRO ROTOR WE WOUND IT LIGHTLY AND
THE DRIVE TRAIN TOOK OFF WHIZZING ALONG
TIME TO RE-PLACE THE PALLET FORK AND BALANCE
RATHER THAN REMOVING PRESSURE
FROM MAIN
WE USED RODICO TO STOP THE TRAIN
READY TO INSTALL FORK & BALANCE
REINSTALLED
BALANCE RUNNING
MANUAL WINDING
AND
AUTOWINDING
NOW WE WILL PRICE OUT PARTS
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