Service: Eweco calibre: AS1130

Eweco cal AS1130This Eweco looks like it has been in a war zone! It is not running and has a loose minute hand.Eweco cal AS1130Though the dial is in excellent condition. Eweco cal AS1130Besides being dirty the movement looks to be in good condition.Eweco cal AS1130I start by removing the cap jewels.IMG_1898I then remove the balance and unscrew the train and barrel bridge.Eweco cal AS1130I now remove the ratchet pallet bridge and unscrew the crown wheel and ratchet wheel.Eweco cal AS 1130Here you can see the gear train.Eweco cal AS 1130The mainspring is full of solidified grease.Eweco cal AS1130Last to be dismantled is the setting mechanism.IMG_1903Everything is nice and clean from the cleaning machine. The hands and dial has gotten new luminous compound.IMG_1904I grease the old mainspring and put it back in the barrel.Eweco cal AS1130I see that the balance swings freely with the cap jewels in place.Eweco cal AS1130The movement is back together and oiled.IMG_1907Performance is very good considering it still has the old mainspring.Eweco cal AS1130Ready for dial and hands.IMG_1910Dial and hands.IMG_1970Movement back in it’s case and looking good. Eweco cal AS 1130This is a great looking vintage! Nice stainless steel case with a stunning dial and great performance.  If anyone’s interested please let me know;)

 

16 thoughts on “Service: Eweco calibre: AS1130

  1. Hi there,
    For the Schild AS-1130 movement, can you tell me, please, how many turns of the stem detent screw are normally required to allow withdrawal of the stem?

    I wish to remove the movement of one of my watches to align the minute hand, but I understand that if I turn the screw fully counter-clockwise, the detent will separate from the movement and I don’t want that to happen! I’ve tried two full turns but not enough. How far can I go?

    Lovely clear photos, BTW: many thanks.

      • Christian: Many thanks. After 1.5 turns the stem frees up and I lose the ‘click’ between fully in and setting position. I’ll try what you suggest.

  2. How did you tighten the loose hour hand Christian? There is probably a proper technique, but all I can think of is putting it on a firm steel block and giving the centre a very light tap with a flat punch. This is probably NOT the way to do it, so I’d be interested to know how you sorted that. I’ve come across one or two cases of hour hands that just won’t get a good grip of the canon pipe.

  3. I don’t know them, but it seems they make / made decent watches using decent movements. Looks to be not-tiny either despite its obvious vintage?

  4. Not having a famous brand name on the dial would normally send this watch “over the edge”. As you point out both the movement, dial and case are of proper quality, and it is great to see that it got a new lease on life.
    Interesting read!

    Godt arbeid! 🙂

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