Like London buses, these Constellations…This one also belongs to Kes (like the last Constellation I did), and it needs a service and the 2 o’clock hour marker reattaching.
There it is, rattling around on the dial. Luckily, it hasn’t done much damage to the dial …
The watch back has no gasket, so there is a bit of dirt that got into the movement.
I put the marker back in place and glue it in from the back, using shellac dissolved in methylated spirit. Always got a jar of that handy on my bench.
The bottom plate assembly looks quite tidy.
Even the clutch wheel and crown wheel have no water damage – normally, this is the weak point of vintage Omegas – water ingress through the winding stem.
Everything on the top plate looking good, too.
As usual, I take the balance jewels out and put the balance assembly back in for cleaning.
The barrel wall gets some braking grease before the new mainspring goes in.
I start off with the top plate.
After I put the balance in, I adjust the beat error and beat rate.
Then I reassemble the bottom plate.
I case the movement and put the rotor in.
No marks where the marker was glued back in, as I applied the shellac from the back.
Is that beautiful or beautiful?
Hi there, I’m working on one right now; but the Cousins-supplied GR2628X-spring is definitely not the right size for my barrel. This just by laying it on top of the barrel, in its alu ring; imstantly obvious.
I measure 10,40/50 (widest point) inner barrel width, 1,04 height (odd), and 0,11 thickness on the old spring (which does look half-decent still so I might re-use it, against my normal routine however). The GR2628X that is listed in my GR2 for basically all the 500-calibers, is the one that Cousins at least labelled to be what it should be…
Would you be so kind as to share with me which exact GR-number you ordered for the watch? If you can remember of course, it’s been a while since you wrote the article…
Would be much obliged. Thank you very much in advance!
Hi Peter,
have you tried to unwind the mainspring and wind it into the barrel?
Kind regards,
Christian
Christian,
What kind of braking grease do you use?
Moebius 8213 or something else?
We use 8217.
I recently purchased a calibre 564 and immediately headed to your site to see how it goes together. Your service reports are great, I’ve learned quite a bit from them.
Now I have to leek and see if you’ve had at a 30T2 or T4! Interesting stuff!
Thanks!