Repairs

Clock and watch "servicing" can mean a lot of different things depending on who you talk to.  ll too often, it means giving the movement a quick rinse in solvent and a bit of new oil (often both coming out of spray cans!).

To properly service a timepiece the movement needs to be stripped, cleaned, assessed for wear (which should also be corrected!).  Then assembled, correctly oiled,adjusted and timed.

• Wrong batteries (too thick) fitted so that watchbacks fall off
• Movements over-oiled so they're swimming in grease
• Replacement movements that don't fit the case properly, or case-rings and clamps lost giving the same problem
• Chime and strike-work on clocks poorly adjusted
• Jewel bearings araldited into place for the sake of a readily available £2 retaining spring

After nearly 2 decades of experience, if it can be done wrong we've probably seen and corrected it!

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