Posts in the Watch Repairs Category at Watch Services

One of the important things to consider when regulating a watch is positional error.

Positional error occurs on mechanical watches and can be caused by many factors. These factors could include a poorly sprung balance spring (out of true), a worn or bent balance staff pivot, not enough (or too much) oil on the balance endstones and possibly the balance being out of poise.

If the rim of the balance wheel has a heavy point then we consider this out of poise.

To test for this we need to use some special equipment – the main tool being the “Poising Tool”. A poising tool is a small bench tool which has the facility to be made completely flat by use of height adjustment screws. The tool will have two adjustable jaws and the balance pivots will be rested upon these jaws.

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Mechanical watches are amazing pieces of machinery. We expect a lot from them. They are expected to be wound up every day – they are expected to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and all through the year. Most people will spend a fortune on their cars which at most may run for an average of a few hours a day (sales reps excluded). But the watch only usually get serviced when things go wrong. I mean… if it ain’t broke, why fix it huh?

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Most modern watches will have some form of shock system for the balance. The most common found in the swiss watchmaking industry is “Incabloc” which does a very good job of absorbing shocks caused by knocks or drops.

By the way – for those who do not know, the balance is the spinning wheel which effectively allows the strength to be released from the power source (the mainspring) in a uniform manner. Thus it regulates the watch to put it in simplest terms.
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