Bert sent in this Ebel Triple Date for a service and case replating. The bezel ring that holds the crystal isn’t gold plated at all, and probably comes from another watch.
The amplitude isn’t bad, but the movement is dirty.
A nice and clear layout of the movement itself.
A first look at the trip date mechanism. As usual, the month wheel has to be manually forwarded by a button on the top left of the case.
I start taking the movement apart.
The barrel, centre wheel and third wheel.
Now I can take the triple date and moon phase mechanism apart.
No lack of wire springs and levers.
I can now remove the plate for the triple date mechanism, and I’m down to the bottom plate.
All clean and ready for reassembly.
I start off with an new mainspring.
And the winding / setting gears.
The base movement is beating again.
Now I can put the triple date mechanism back in.
As the last step, I put the central second pinion in.
The dial and hands go back on.
And I case the movement in the freshly replated case.
Side view – now the bezel has the right colour.Looks as good as new.
Tengo un reloj igual en marca Exim y necesita servicio. Creo tiene la máquina Valjoux 90. En dónde está Ud ubicado? Gracias
As I look at the beautiful watch(movement), I noticed the moonphase and I can’t tell what keeps it in place. The dial pressure, no real pressure so inquiring minds want to know.
Well spotted – it’s indeed the dial.
Not correct Christian…
Light push for the day and strong push for the month
Great looking watch!
Never been attracted to moon phases and similar complications, but that is a very smart one. I do like the subtle pushers – very refined 😉
I’m chuffed to bits with this watch! Its fantastic to be able to follow what work has been done to it. The replating of the case and bezel ring really lifted the cosmetic condition of this Ebel triple date. I consider myself merely a custodian of this watch- after all, it provided pleasure to Stanley, and I hope to take care of it until the next generation takes over.
Thanks for a marvelous job, Christian. Really really awesome result.
quite a high level of finish and polish to the bridges. Nice movement.
Looks great, Christian!
One question: Does this movement have a corrector for the day of the week? I can’t seem to spot a lever for it in the photos.
Well spotted – you have to set the watch forward until you have the right day of the week, and then use the buttons on the side to set the day (and month).
thank you very much! There are many places in the web where it is said to adjust the day of the week is necessary a deeper pressure on the month adjuster … since this does not work I bleieved my watch was broken…
That is a beauty!
Stanley was indeed a lucky boy…and so is Bert!
A beauty!