It’s important not to use too much otherwise the main spring bridle will slip too soon and the watch will have poor balance wheel amplitude and a low power reserve. The inner wall of the barrel is lubricated using Moebius 8213 braking grease by placing a small blob into each of the six braking slots around the barrel wall. The main spring gets the lightest wipe over with Moebius 8030, barely enough to give it the thinnest coat, then it’s wound into the spring winder. If the resultant balance wheel amplitude is below par after the service then it will be replaced, however this one does look pretty good.Īs always I start with the main spring barrel assembly. The main spring is in pretty good order so I’m going to reuse it.
With everything out of the cleaning machine the rebuild can begin.
GARRARD ZERO 100 REPAIR ZIP
The dial is placed in a small zip lock bag for protection. To help keep everything organised I use lidded compartmentalised plastic boxes to group parts according to function. Other than that the strip down completed without further incident. This is the broken yoke, with its replacement below. The setting yoke is broken, with the loose piece sitting on top of the main body of the yoke. The strip down is relatively easy, however, whilst taking down the keyless works another victim of the forceful removal of the crown becomes apparent. Loosening the dial foot clamps allows the dial to be lifted off to reveal the clean and simple calendar works. At this point it is possible to let down any residual power in the main spring by holding open the click and letting the stem slowly rotate, in this case clamped in a pin vice to maintain control in the absence of a crown to hold on to. Very dry and rather dirty, but no obvious signs of trauma. With the auto-wind module removed and the movement out of the case, things aren’t looking too bad. With a bit of luck the damage is limited to the stem.įlipped over, the dial and hands are actually in very nice condition, with just the odd fleck of dirt. The slightly crooked state of the case tube, and the shortened stem suggest that the crown was lost due to a broken stem, probably caused by the crown catching on something and being wrenched off. This one looks to be in relatively unmolested order if the screw heads are any witness, although a few scuffs to the decorative finish suggest that it has been worked on before.
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Introduce in the late 1960’s/early70’s the 2783 is a predecessor to the now ubiquitous 2824 series movements, running at 21,600BPH as opposed to the 2824’s 28,000BPH, but with many similarities. In this case a very nice 25 jewel ETA Cal.2783. With the back removed the movement is revealed. In the 1960’s and 70’s these qualities made them a frequent choice by some of the larger corporations for long service awards for their loyal employees this is just such a watch.Īlthough ticking when shaken, this one has lost its crown, and definitely needs a bit of TLC.Īs well as the considerable quantity of “wrist cheese” and general gunk, the back of the all stainless steel case shows that this watch was a 25 year, long service award, given to one H. Their watches used both English (Smiths) movements and Swiss movements, usually opting for the higher grade variants where they were available, housed in top quality cases.Ĭlassic understated design, attention to detail, and a very high standard of finish were all typical traits of Garrard watches. In 1843 they were appointed the first official Crown Jeweller, and have served every subsequent British monarch.Īlthough no longer part of their portfolio, for a while Garrard made time pieces. Established in 1735 by Master silver smith George Wicks in Panton Street, London, they received their first royal commission from Frederick, Prince of Wales in the same year. According to their web site, Garrard is the longest serving jeweller in the world.