This is Bert’s Kiva, and I must say she’s a beauty!
It stops from time to time, and needs a service.
A first look – this is the FB222 movement, made by Förster in Germany.
Very weak amplitude, so it definitely needs a service.
The auto winder works in both directions.
The date change is very snappy and well constructed.
I start putting the wheel train together.
The balance is in, and the movement is ticking.
With a new crystal, the watch look gorgeous again.Bert chose a great strap for it, that suits the watch very well.
I put the watch on the autowinder, and it loses 5 minutes at a time, only to then keep time again. I’m a bit thrown by this, but finally find the problem. The clutch on the great wheel slips only from time to time. As it’s very hard to adjust, and I have a spare great wheel, I swap a wheel with a good clutch tension over, and everything is well.
I have oldso a KIVA but no info about it.can anywone help.
Do you have a service manual for those Forster movements ?
I’m having a hard time putting back together a Forster 220 watch … Especially the click spring wheel
Thanks!
I’m afraid I don’t – sorry.
Absolutely stunning work, yet again. I can’t believe my luck finding a watchmaker who describes, photographs, shares all the steps along the way AND turns out to be a honest individual to boot. (And who has spare parts laying about)
I searched long and hard to know more about Kiva, but alas, I have not come across much useful info. Since Christian delved into the FB calibre, at least I have a new start for further info.
I noticed there are more unusual as well as collector watches appearing on the blog, often from an international public. That is a pretty impressive organic growth there!
Wish you all the best and good luck with your horological journey, Christian.
Best regards,
Bert
Got to be honest “Kiva” is a new one on me but I really like that watch!!
And to me – never had a Kiva in my hands before, but now I want one!
I don’t think I have seen one of these movements before, but clearly they aren’t too uncommon if you had a spare for one kicking around?
I don’t think I know Kiva either, but clearly I should – it’s very nicely designed and executed 😉
That was pure luck – I had a similar Förster movement lying around. They aren’t uncommon in German 1970s watches, so, considering my nationality, chances were good 😉