Don't do it! -3-
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This clock movement, made around 1880, had a broken strike train wheel. This was probably due to a mainspring breakage. A "clockmaker" tried to repair it this way:
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He found a "similar" wheel and soldered it with tin on the broken one:
You don't need to be a skilled clockmaker to see how wrong this work can be, both from the technical than from the aesthetical point of view:
This movement now needs the reconstruction of the broken wheel and complete overhauling.
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A Valjoux chronograph movement that at the time of its construction had quite a good finish, now definitively ruined by a lot of scratches caused by many interventions from bad watchmakers. Click on the picture to see an enlarged view. |
