This Eweco looks like it has been in a war zone! It is not running and has a loose minute hand.Though the dial is in excellent condition. Besides being dirty the movement looks to be in good condition.I start by removing the cap jewels.I then remove the balance and unscrew the train and barrel bridge.I now remove the ratchet pallet bridge and unscrew the crown wheel and ratchet wheel.Here you can see the gear train.The mainspring is full of solidified grease.Last to be dismantled is the setting mechanism.Everything is nice and clean from the cleaning machine. The hands and dial has gotten new luminous compound.I grease the old mainspring and put it back in the barrel.I see that the balance swings freely with the cap jewels in place.The movement is back together and oiled.Performance is very good considering it still has the old mainspring.Ready for dial and hands.Dial and hands.Movement back in it’s case and looking good. This is a great looking vintage! Nice stainless steel case with a stunning dial and great performance. If anyone’s interested please let me know;)
Is there a similar calibre/parts by ETA?
I’m afraid not.
What sizes are the hands?
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.
Two turns should be more than enough. Try pressing the setting lever screw down whilst you try to remove the stem.
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.
There is a kind of elegant simplicity to all the elements of this watch. Is the movement gold plated or brass?
It’s only copper plating:)
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.
You can tighten the hand by giving the arbor a little tap in the staking set. But in this case the minute hand did not need tightening.
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?
Hi Cirrus
The case diameter is 35mm without the crown. Nice size for a vintage I think.
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! 🙂
Takk Anders!:)
Wow it looks fantastic Mitka, awesome job!
Thanks Chris:)