Here we see the cannon pinion on an early Elgin 18 size pocketwatch.
These cannon pinions are solid body parts and so can't be tightened by the usual means. A few times, I have seen this sort of thing. A watchmaker has ground down a notch in the side of the part so it would be thin enough to squeeze down some.
Not exactly a recommended solution...
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