Thankfully not mine. But all the same, the impact of putting an intermediate wheel in upside down has rendered this main plate junk. The bottom pivot point has been enlarged and cracked. As a result the time cannot be set clockwise.
Luckily there are a few of these about to purchase fairly cheaply, but they aren’t the nicely plated examples from this Rado.
Can’t stress how much magnification important when working on movements like this at just 17.5mm across.
My photos
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Wheel flipped into the correct orientation before putting this together and out of the way. Note the lovely grinding paste on the jewel.
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Using a super fine oiler to point to the problem area. Paper is 5mm squares and Her Majesty (RIP) for scale.
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And what it is meant to look like, borrowed from elsewhere on the internet. That tiny hole to the left of the keyless works.
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Onto eBay to source a donor I go.
Luckily there are a few of these about to purchase fairly cheaply, but they aren’t the nicely plated examples from this Rado.
Can’t stress how much magnification important when working on movements like this at just 17.5mm across.
My photos
Wheel flipped into the correct orientation before putting this together and out of the way. Note the lovely grinding paste on the jewel.
Using a super fine oiler to point to the problem area. Paper is 5mm squares and Her Majesty (RIP) for scale.
And what it is meant to look like, borrowed from elsewhere on the internet. That tiny hole to the left of the keyless works.
Onto eBay to source a donor I go.
