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Universal Geneve Tri Compax 'Eric Clapton' Calibre 281




the pushers are pretty dirty


























this is the culprit - the click spring is broken


























the replacement click spring

click spring in place













the tooth that advances the date wheel is slightly too short, and it doesn't manage to advance the wheel properly.

the position of the date wheel teeth isn't quite correct, either, and has to be adjusted by modifying the jumper

jumper modified

now the teeth of the date wheel sit in the right position to be advanced properly

dial and hands on, and casing, when I notice that the date quick-set doesn't work

the quick-set lever doesn't engage properly as the position of the teeth of the date wheel has changed

modified quick-set lever

and now it's working ...






new (left) and old (right) date star driving wheel