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Old 5 October 2019, 10:51 PM   #31
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Fantastic work sir. Thank you for sharing!


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Old 5 October 2019, 10:52 PM   #32
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Meshing of the playless teeth is my favorite part of these photos! Where in the drivetrain is this feature employed?

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This segment in one of those gears seems to have a larger gap. Why is that?
The gap is the same to my eyes after some scrutiny. But I'm curious like you why the difference at that point. Is that a point where the playless gears interface with another part?
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Old 5 October 2019, 11:05 PM   #33
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Another great one from Bas.
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Old 5 October 2019, 11:18 PM   #34
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Glad the dust was removed in reassembly - and this filament?



2 quick questions about the “playless” gears...

Are the shapes in both gears composed of thin strips of spring steel that mesh perfectly?

This segment in one of those gears seems to have a larger gap. Why is that?




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That filament is what I was pointing out, it didn't make it into the movement

The larger 'gap' is for lining up the chronograph seconds gear and the clutch wheel.

The thin strips are indeed spring steel, to eliminate gear play.
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Old 5 October 2019, 11:50 PM   #35
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:06 AM   #36
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I love the (slightly) beat up look of the daytona.

Did you polish it or remained as is?
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:12 AM   #37
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:13 AM   #38
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:17 AM   #39
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Excellent post, thanks

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Old 6 October 2019, 12:28 AM   #40
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:34 AM   #41
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Is that normal that the driving wheel for the ratchet is worn to shreds? What causes that, was the watch repeatedly manually wound?
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:45 AM   #42
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Great photographs. Thanks so much for taking us along. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:52 AM   #43
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Beautiful photos here, very interesting! I love seeing all the parts of a dismantled watch movement, even though I don't understand anything!
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Old 6 October 2019, 12:53 AM   #44
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Very cool and refreshing thread.
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Old 6 October 2019, 01:00 AM   #45
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Thanks Bas for another great post. 4130 is a killer movement, so compact! It's an underappreciated marvel imo. Hopefully this is not hijacking, but I've attached a pic of a 4130 from my 116520 during a LAWW service.
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Old 6 October 2019, 01:00 AM   #46
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Very cool, I always enjoy these posts from you. Thanks
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Old 6 October 2019, 01:09 AM   #47
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Cheers guys

I'll post some before & after pics of polishing next week.





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Is that normal that the driving wheel for the ratchet is worn to shreds? What causes that, was the watch repeatedly manually wound?
It is pretty common actually, just from regular wear & tear.
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Old 6 October 2019, 01:28 AM   #49
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Thanks for sharing Bas Excited to see the before and after
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Old 6 October 2019, 01:40 AM   #50
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Love threads like this. Wish we had more of these and I also wish I could learn how to do this myself. Thanks for sharing the process!
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Old 6 October 2019, 01:52 AM   #51
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Great post, enjoying the pics, can't wait to see more.
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Old 6 October 2019, 02:10 AM   #52
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Old 6 October 2019, 02:13 AM   #53
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Automatic oiler for shock system chaton. It's only used at the escape wheel contrapivot and in-setting chaton for balance wheel.
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Old 6 October 2019, 02:14 AM   #54
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Bas, we often read about the 4130 having a “vertical clutch” but I confess that I don’t quite understand what this means. Could you show that part?
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Old 6 October 2019, 02:25 AM   #55
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Very cool thread. Like an episode of How It’s Made.
Wish I knew what I was looking at though!!


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Bas, we often read about the 4130 having a “vertical clutch” but I confess that I don’t quite understand what this means. Could you show that part?
First pic of the second post, that is the clutch wheel.

In a traditional chronograph the clutch works horizontal, by pressing start you move the clutch wheel in between the seconds wheel and the chronograph seconds wheel, this will get it started.
In the 4130 the seconds wheel is not at the same height/level as the chronograph seconds wheel, thus it needs to clutch vertically instead of horizontally to start it.
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So is there a transfer fork that converts the horizontal action of the depressed pusher into the vertical action of the clutch?
(When activating the chrono function)


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Old 6 October 2019, 02:50 AM   #58
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Great stuff. Thanks for the threads like this.
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Old 6 October 2019, 02:59 AM   #59
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My newly-serviced 116509 of that era just had its RSC service 3 months ago. It came back near perfect timekeeping. However, I noticed that after adjusting the time, you need to press the crown twice or thrice to dislodge the time adjust position or else even when the watch starts, winding it will still move the minute hand. I wonder what the RSC missed?
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Old 6 October 2019, 04:28 AM   #60
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Great post! Thanks for a good one!
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