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Universal Geneve Tri-Compax Calibre 481





















bodged replacement for hour recorder clutch spring



the replacement for the correct hour recorder clutch spring ...


wrong screw


wrong clutch screw












one wrong setting lever spring screw






the spare parts have arrived









someone put a weld blob on top of the quick-set lever to make up for filing down the underside ...


someone has filed the underside of the moon-phase quick-set lever, which makes its spring slide under the lever, which blocks it.

filed-down lever from the side





The tip of the replacement quick-set lever for the moonphase isn't as it should be, so it doesn't transport

This is what the tip should look like (from the damaged original lever)

I filed off the side of the old lever, so the spring now sits well enough for the moonphase to transport