Vintage Rotary Repair. Making a New Winder Stem
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Updated On: July 17, 2011Tags: rotary, vintage, watch repairs, winder —
This nice old Rotary was handed in for repair with a broken stem and filthy movement. The problem is with the stem. The movement has no calibre and does not appear in any of our reference books so I have no choice other than to make a new winding stem from scratch.
I do this with blue pivot steel. First annealing the steel to make it easier to turn and cut the thread. Here are some pictures of my work.
Vintage Rotary Watch. Broken Winder.