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AS 1475 REFURBISH (Recalled to life)

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I picked up this alarm watch at a flea market several months ago and recently decided to investigate.  I am not finished, but well on my way.

As you can see, there was significant water damage.  Running these parts through my L&R cleaner was not enough to clean them, so I did manual cleaning with one-dip and cotton swab (the dense pointed kind).  The wig-wag was stubborn--the two gears would not release from the plate.  I soaked it in Kroil overnight and that did the trick.

There was some rust on the balance staff, but not actually on the pivots themselves.  Nevertheless, I chucked it a step-chuck on my lathe and burnished the pivots.

The watch is running and I have confirmed that the alarm drive train is functioning.  Since I am missing a stem for the alarm, I have not done the final assemble of the alarm components. 

Surprisingly, there are lots of parts available for this movement on Cousins.  I will probably get a couple of stems and maybe some other parts that I deem necessary.

The watch is running at weak amplitude (about 190) and shows some poising issues.  I will work on that.

The last two pictures are after partial reassembly.

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I've just finished refurbishing a Memostar Alarm with AS 1931 movement (same as 1945 but with date and running at 21600). I was also surprised how many parts are available at Cousins.

Like you, I was missing the alarm stem (Cousins stock them) and I needed new crowns.

It's a nice simple movement for an alarm, easier to service than a Seiko Bell-Matic.

BTW I made a note in my Servicing spreadsheet: "Pull out winding stem before removal".  It may have just been wear on my movement, but I found that the yoke could move out of the clutch if the stem was removed in the normal position (like some ETAs). 

You might find this interesting 

 

 

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1 hour ago, RichardHarris123 said:

I will probably be banished for the site but I would have to give it a good scrub. You will loose any remaining letting but I  couldn't live with the dial like that. 

I am pondering polishing it blank and putting one of those decals like I have seen others do.  Alternatively, find another dial that is the same diameter, remove and replace the feet.

This looks interesting

https://www.4customize.com/product/custom-watch-dial-decals/

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48 minutes ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Are the numbers and indices raised?  If so I would remove everything else and then print your own design or redo the original script. 

Yes, I think so

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I am working on an AS1475 myself.  What did you have to do to get this to "set" properly in the watch case?  I think mine is either missing something to hold it in place or something is not adjusted properly?

 

Edit:  I figured it out.  Whoever took this watch apart prior to me had the caseback on incorrectly and I was just putting it back together as it lay.  I tried different configurations until one of them worked perfectly.

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