I am repositioning a roller table on a Elgin keywind Pocket Watch - Model 1, made in 1885.
The balance on this pocket watch would not turn, so the watch would not run. I did a bit of troubleshooting and realized the roller table needed repositioning.
I got this watch on eBay for about $20 a few years ago, and all they said was it "needed repair".
There's a problem with the balance - I can't get the balance to turn and I've tried all kinds of things, but it it just doesn't want to turn. So I'm going to have to pull the balance bridge off of this watch and see if I can figure out what's going on with it.
The first thing I noticed when I took this balance bridge off was that roller jewel was in the wrong location. It was setting too far to the right. That roller jewel should be placed at RIGHT ANGLES to the balance arms. Somehow it's got shifted over.
So what we're going to do is take that roller table off and try to correct that problem.
I'm gonna get out my staking tool set after I take this balance apart and see what we can find out.
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00:00 Introduction
00:23 Trouble shooting balance not turning
00:35 Roller table jewel out of alignment with balance arms
01:00 Correct position of roller table jewel
01:50 Testing tightness of roller table on balance staff
02:00 How to remove hairspring with tools
02:18 Centering die plate on staking tool
02:25 Choosing correct stump for roller table removal
03:05 Removing roller table with staking tool set
03:14 Choosing correct stump for installing roller table
03:25 Replacing roller table on to balance staff
04:07 Replacing hairspring back onto balance staff
04:29 Attaching ballance to ballance bridge
04:51 Attaching ballance bridge to movement
