Anyone who is competent at dissecting a watch movement and examining it?

Thirdfox

An odd request I think but nothing ventured...

Any posters here (or know of someone) who is properly competent at watchmaking - enough so that they can be given a watch movement to examine and teardown and give me a report on how it checks out mechanically?

i.e. I supply them a movement and hopefully they can give me a proper rundown of how the movement compares to say a Seiko NH35 or ETA 2824...or more esoteric movements.

I'd be happy to pay for such a report provided it's at the required level of detail (examining machining, assembly, oiling, technical decisions made etc.)

It's a long shot but hopefully someone here can do it or knows someone who can...

Trigger Happy

My 2 cents would be that anyone who is not a professional watchmaker might be well able to dissasemble and rebuild the watch after cleaning it etc. I used to be able to do that myself before the eyes weakened.
But to give an opinion on how the movement compares to other movements from a mechanical, component, quality perspective would require someone who has a lot of experience in servicing movements. ie, a professional watchmaker.
Not all watchmakers would be happy to provide such a report incase it comes back to haunt them in some way or other. I would imagine your best bet may well be to phone around and ask. But as you say, longshot, someone here may have a more specific direction.

Thirdfox

Yeah - I've had fun disassembling movements (harder to reassemble I found ) - haven't gone to oiling step yet.

But nowhere near the level of competence to examine a movement and say if it is a "good" one or not.

From my legal background it's also why I only suggested payment - if no payment for a report the reporter will be more "protected" that they were just giving musings rather than a contracted out piece of work. But that's neither here nor there - I'm just trying to find someone to help me examine a movement.

Anyone else have any ideas? I know Ireland is a small enough place that if there is someone they're probably here or known by someone here.

Wibbs

Chances are on the internet somewhere a watchmaker has already taken apart and critiqued the movement. At least with modern movements(and even a fair few vintage).

Flashwatches

Thirdfox wrote: »

Yeah - I've had fun disassembling movements (harder to reassemble I found ) - haven't gone to oiling step yet.

But nowhere near the level of competence to examine a movement and say if it is a "good" one or not.

From my legal background it's also why I only suggested payment - if no payment for a report the reporter will be more "protected" that they were just giving musings rather than a contracted out piece of work. But that's neither here nor there - I'm just trying to find someone to help me examine a movement.

Anyone else have any ideas? I know Ireland is a small enough place that if there is someone they're probably here or known by someone here.

What movement is it?
I could organise what your looking for.

2shea

Ah, NO! I'd make a balls of it for sure. I can change a battery no problem or adjust a strap.


But I have seen my uncle do it many many times.
Really cool to see it lying there completely apart.

2shea

Ichrono which web site is

www.watchfix.ie seems like a nice chap.

I like the posts he puts up on Instagram of watches taken apart for servicing.