How to assemble a pocket watch, Hamilton 910, Part 1

I took this watch apart a couple of years ago. Why? Clean, repair, I don't remember. I did notice that the double roller was not on the balance staff. Did I take it off or did it fall off. I had the parts in a box that I accidently knocked to the floor a couple of times so I figured I better put it together before I lost or broke something. I did have two problems. To put the double roller back on I had to remove the hairspring. Of course I put the hairspring back on 180 degrees out of location. The second was that the escape wheel was warped and would get caught on the fourth wheel when the watch was face up. I bent it close to flat.

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• How to assemble a pocket watch
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[bunnspecial]

@ducatiowa I can only tell you what I have. I am not fully satisfied with them but they seem to work. They have numbers on them which I guess refers to the tip style. The one I use the most and is used in this video have HH written on them. The next pair I use is 2. Others in the set are 1, 2A, 3, 4. There must be a chart somewhere that shows all of the styles. I made a video and will post it next week showing most of the tools that I have. Many have supporting roles in my videos.

[ducatiowa]

Hey, I've watched alot of your videos and they're really great. I have a question. I've seen you use a variety of tweezers, different sizes and styles. Can you list the ones you have? ...or at least the ones you think people would use most often? There were some stubby ones I was especially curious about as it looks like you use them often to pick up big parts. Thanks and keep'em coming!

[bunnspecial]

@ElginPocketwatch If the part is steel I got about a 50 percent chance of finding it because I use a magnet. If it is nonmagnetic about 25 percent. I have hard wood floors so the parts must bounce pretty far for me not to find them. I sweep the floor every now and then and look at it with a loupe and go over it with a magnet to see if can find any lost parts. Maybe you can find acrylic at Home Depot or an arts store. You could probably use plexiglass instead.

[ElginPocketwatch]

Yeah, its a freakin' pain when screws fall onto the floor, its like a black hole. I once met another watch repairer and he said when he works on watches, he has a platform with acrylic walls so when something like a screw bounces halfway to timbukto, it just hits the wall, I dont have a clue where to find acrylic stuff however.