A post on the watchuseek forum reminded me of my J W Benson pocket watch.This watch dates back to 1892. It has a sterling silver case & an english lever escapement. It also has Geneva stopwork, an alternative to the fusee. Unfortunately, the finger piece is missing. I shall have to make it at a later date.What I love best about this watch is the loud, laid back pace at which it beats (14,400 bph). I have been fixing it's problems for two years now (as my knowledge & skills improve). The centre wheel was stripped off it's pinion when I got it. I tried re-staking it but it did not work for too long. Finally I found a replacement wheel from a junk movement.This replacement wheel was a fit but it was not as free as one would like it. There wasn't enough end shake.Finally, I was in a position to fix it. Since I was a little bored with turning all those dial markers, I decided to do this little project. Here, you can see how the end shake was adjusted on the turns. I had to turn a special turning arbour for this job. The wheel is friction fit on the arbour and this assembly is turned by a split ferrule. Admittedly, the ferrule does not fit the arbour well. But I did not find it worthwhile to make adjustments for such a small job. Also, the ferrule is one I made a long time ago. When I compare it to the one below (in the post about the winding shaft) I realise that my skills have improved marginally :-)What I will do in future is use 3mm stock to make turning arbours. I have made a split ferrule that fits 3mm stock perfectly & that way I will also be adding to my arbour inventory.Aditya
A D Sambhare has been in the forming for several years. I have always been drawn to and interested in the inside of watches and have been exploring my love for watches by collecting and repairing antique pocket watches for years.
On this blog I intend to share the making of my watches and also other interesting watch related stories