Don't do it! -4-
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In this wrist watch the inner metal bezel was missing. A new remedy was found. Watchmakers use a kind of gum called Rodico to clean traces of grease, oil or fingerprints from movements: here it takes the place of the bezel. The lack of rigidity was very clear!
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Sometimes it is very difficult or even impossible to find spares for vintage pocket watches. When the balance staff breaks due to a hit it is often necessary to make a new part on the lathe. It is a delicate and time consuming job, but indeed it is necessary. One of our customers brought us a watch where the previous repairer found a "new way" to solve the problem: he attached to the broken staff a hand shaped (not made on lathe!) piece of steel to resemble the old broken pivot. Obviously, the movement did not run well so, trying to "adjust" it, the anchor too was altered, and the repair became too expensive to carry out.
How glue acts on watches: this pocket movement has been contaminated by SuperGlue (used to fix glass to its bezel) and now its front plate cannot be brought back to its original status. It would be necessary to remove a lot of material and this is not recommended under the historical point of view.
