Removing a Roller Table

This is an accessory for the staking set, use to remove the roller table from the balance assembly.  I was at a jewelry shop once that did watch repair.  They had a small display of antique, old-timey, watchmakers' tools.  The display included this very set I have, for roller tables.  I thought that was funny, I use this tool every week.  In a modern mechanical watch, they would replace the entire balance assembly.  A good one, all pre-adjusted, would be available from the factory.

Watch Oil

I see this quite a bit.  This is the winding/setting gears on a lever-set, 18 size, grade 207 Elgin pocketwatch.   The whole area has been slathered in what is likely a common household oil.  This doesn't work at all.

Watch lubricants have very specific properties, and are used in precise places, and very, very small amounts.  I use at least 3 and as many as 5 different oils on each watch.

Over oiling is one of the most common problems I see in antique watches.

Elgin Grade 902

Here's another product of Google's Auto-Awesome feature.

This is a grade 902 Elgin movement, 20/0 size, with 17 jewels.  It's from a small ladies wristwatch.

Illinois

Here's a 16 size, 17 jewel Illinois movement that's been given Google's auto-awesome treatment.

A 16 Size Waltham, Near Mint

This 16 size Waltham is very close to mint condition!

It's a model 1908, grade 625 made about 1917.

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