cazalea[Seiko Moderator]
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There are still (expensive) watches with helical hairsprings; some watches have helical springs on their chrono pushers
Apr 28, 2024,22:45 PM
MB&F, JLC, and a few others are still making watches with helical hairsprings
AN ARTICLE ABOUT FIVE WATCHES
- Sold individually
- Available in 10 different diameters
- Fits 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 2.7mm, 3.5mm and 3.8mm case hole openings
- Many different shapes and styles
- Lengths vary from 5.0mm to 17.4mm
- Push buttons are nickel plated (white), gold and titanium
- These push buttons are spring loaded internally
- Will replace many different friction fit push buttons
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helical tension spring in a movement?
By: xto : April 28th, 2024-18:34
Is this common? If so, where? Spotted in an Olympic chronograph at the Omega museum - a movement with a helical spring used in tension, upper center. ...
thanks for the detail and great pic
By: xto : April 28th, 2024-19:39
I'm always interested in oddities / singularities - when one person does something differently than (apparently) everyone else. I assume that others use regular leaf springs pressing against the outer surfaces that are connected in these two cases by a he...
thanks, so I see it's not unique.
By: xto : April 28th, 2024-22:37
all told, this is making me think of the British Garrard turntables I used to dismantle as a kid - lots of springs like that!
Its there in the
By: yming : April 29th, 2024-00:09
1815 perpetual calendar Rattrapante and the 1815 Rattrapante It’s not hidden - the wheel rotates - so it’s just by coincidence it’s hidden
Rattrapante only…
By: aaronm : April 28th, 2024-22:23
I’ve seen this in other split second pocket watches, always on the tongs, but never in other movements. There was a brief attempt at helical mainsprings in the 19 th c, but it died fast. A