Where Do They Go?

A vintage pocketwatch with no complications has something in the ballpart of 100 parts, depending on what all you count.  It's a higher number if you count things that are not routinly disassembled, or if you count every individual screw and such.

I was asked a while ago how I remember where all those tiny parts go? 

When I first encounted a disassembled watch, I asked my Grandfather the same question.  He said there was no need to remember, "they only go one way."

2 comments:

Jon said...

Very cool! I can sort of see how most of the parts would go together, but for what purpose are the two brass strips near the bottom?

Jon

elgintime said...

This particular movement includes "dust covers." The upper and lower plates have inward facing groves around their outer edge. When assembled, the two brass stripes slide in there and close off the outer edge of the movement to help keep it clean.

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