Calibre watch service5/11/2023 To give back some of the luster to the dial and hands I simply used a Dial & Hand Cleaning Pen from. That will usually tighten the cannon pinion the required 1-3/100 mm (I would guess). As soon as the screw touches the inside of the handle it's time to press. The trick is not to alter the position of the screw (unscrew it) once it reaches the inside of the handle. Anyway, to tighten the cannon pinion I first tried with my Seitz jewelling pusher and stake for lanterning cannon pinions, but it feels like the edges of the pusher and stake are somehow too blunt or perhaps not designed for wrist watch movements?! So, I resorted to my cannon pinion tightening tool (Bergeon 4733) which is really a bit scary to use but works very well once you've destroyed your first two or three cannon pinions learning how to use it. I guess the friction between the centre wheel arbor and the cannon pinion really can't last forever when a watch is being used for many, many years, perhaps even for decades (looking at the case back of this watch it has seen massive use). The cannon pinion also needed a bit of tightening. The mainspring looked pretty OK too so I kept it. This in turn created too much side-shake so I replaced the jewel as well. Removing the rust (using vinegar essence) the pivot became Coca Cola bottle shaped so I burnished it and in the process had to remove approx. Overall the movement looked pretty OK except for a third wheel pivot that was rusty. I also bought a couple of inexpensive Sternkreutz armoured glasses from I bought a bunch of inexpensive waterproof crowns from so that I could select the most comfortable and at least somewhat nice looking. I found an original stem on eBay from Spain for less than €10 including shipping (a bit of a bargain I think). It was clear that the watch needed a new winding stem, crown, and armoured crystal. I was curious of the Enicar brand and their in-house movements, and I thought the blue dial with its applied indices had potential. I wanted to try my hands on an inexpensive watch in visual need of renovation. It was listed as "working" despite lacking the winding stem. I bought this watch on (Swedish eBay) listed in the category "Klockor/Renoveringsobjekt" ( "Watches / Renovation items"). The watch is an Enicar Star Jewels Ocean Pearl from the 1970s
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