Great work, well done. In English a thimble refers to a rigid covering for a finger, like when sewing to prevent getting pricked by the sewing needle. The finger coverings you’re using are referred to as “finger cots”. Edit to add : You explained the ‘anti-spread’ well. In English the anti-spread is referred to as ‘epilame’. It is ok to submerge the escape wheel completely into the epilame, but once it is dry the pivots should be poked into some pithwood several times to remove any epilame from the pivots. The pallet fork should not be submerged completely in the epilame, you should only dip the pallet stones and the part of the fork that holds them into the epilame. The fork pivots, the horns and safety dart should not be treated. Just dip the stones into the epilame and let it dry.
@@UhrenDantlerJust watched the hairspring work you did in this video. You did a great job, but I have a few tips to make this very delicate task a little easier. Always remove the hairspring from the balance staff before attempting to fix it. Working on a white background also makes a big difference. A piece of white paper underneath a small piece of glass is perfect and saves buying a platform for hairspring work. The tools you used did the job, but you can make a couple of tools to help hairspring work from some sewing needles. Stone the tip of the eye off the sewing needle to create a two pronged fork. Hold it in a pin vice or glue it into a wooden handle. It is worth making two of them as sometimes you want one to hold a point on the spring steady whilst you use the other to manipulate the spring. You can straddle the hairspring with the fork without disturbing other coils. You can turn it to make bends, or use another needle or oiler to gently stroke the hairspring back into shape whilst holding it with the ‘fork’. If you like the way these tools work, it’s worth making several pairs from different sizes sewing needles to suit different sizes of hairsprings.
@@mercuriall2810 great tipps. Mostly I remove the hairspring for those „bending“ actions. But I am always afraid of damaging sth. Do you have instagram to Show me pictures of those tools? I am really curios!
@@UhrenDantler I don’t have instagram, but the tools are very simple. A sewing needle 🪡 has a pointy end and an ‘eye’ at the other for the thread. Use a stone or file to remove the tip of the needle where the eye is and you have a two pronged fork. Hold this in a pin vice or glue it into a handle made from a piece of wood. Make them in pairs. It’s just a tiny two point fork, in handle. Let me know if I’m not explaining clearly and I’ll find a way to show you.
An der Unruhe/Spirale zu arbeiten ist nicht ohne. Daher Respekt dafür. Sehr gut 👍🏻
I too think the watch has a beautiful dial. But I would also like to point out that somewhat baroque lugs make the case Look stunning.
Excellent work and a beautiful watch.
Thank you!
Great hairspring work. It's not easy to do!
Oh yeah… always thrilling 😅
Great work and a super result.
Thank you
Great work, well done. In English a thimble refers to a rigid covering for a finger, like when sewing to prevent getting pricked by the sewing needle.
The finger coverings you’re using are referred to as “finger cots”.
Edit to add : You explained the ‘anti-spread’ well. In English the anti-spread is referred to as ‘epilame’.
It is ok to submerge the escape wheel completely into the epilame, but once it is dry the pivots should be poked into some pithwood several times to remove any epilame from the pivots.
The pallet fork should not be submerged completely in the epilame, you should only dip the pallet stones and the part of the fork that holds them into the epilame. The fork pivots, the horns and safety dart should not be treated. Just dip the stones into the epilame and let it dry.
Thank you for your advice! I am gonna try to keep this in mind for Future works
You’re welcome, keep up the great work.
@@UhrenDantlerJust watched the hairspring work you did in this video. You did a great job, but I have a few tips to make this very delicate task a little easier.
Always remove the hairspring from the balance staff before attempting to fix it.
Working on a white background also makes a big difference. A piece of white paper underneath a small piece of glass is perfect and saves buying a platform for hairspring work.
The tools you used did the job, but you can make a couple of tools to help hairspring work from some sewing needles.
Stone the tip of the eye off the sewing needle to create a two pronged fork. Hold it in a pin vice or glue it into a wooden handle. It is worth making two of them as sometimes you want one to hold a point on the spring steady whilst you use the other to manipulate the spring.
You can straddle the hairspring with the fork without disturbing other coils. You can turn it to make bends, or use another needle or oiler to gently stroke the hairspring back into shape whilst holding it with the ‘fork’.
If you like the way these tools work, it’s worth making several pairs from different sizes sewing needles to suit different sizes of hairsprings.
@@mercuriall2810 great tipps. Mostly I remove the hairspring for those „bending“ actions. But I am always afraid of damaging sth. Do you have instagram to Show me pictures of those tools? I am really curios!
@@UhrenDantler I don’t have instagram, but the tools are very simple.
A sewing needle 🪡 has a pointy end and an ‘eye’ at the other for the thread.
Use a stone or file to remove the tip of the needle where the eye is and you have a two pronged fork. Hold this in a pin vice or glue it into a handle made from a piece of wood. Make them in pairs.
It’s just a tiny two point fork, in handle.
Let me know if I’m not explaining clearly and I’ll find a way to show you.
Excellent work on the watch and video! Really enjoyed that.
Thank you!
Looks like a late 1940s face, but is the movement an older one?
I think so yes. Drivetrain bridge has no Logo or Number on it. What I have read is that this is an indicator for a 1930s production.
Nice.
Bit error too much , you have to adjust it
Thumbles = Finger Cotts.
Finger Cots