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Hi All, just gone to wind in the mainspring on this Rolex  cal 2236 to find that it does not have a hole but instead is flared on the end to sit in the flared part of the arbor. Does anyone know if there is a winder on the market for this as although I have not tried yet I am assuming that my standard winder will not work in this case. thanks. Any help or advice appreciated.

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27 minutes ago, quantieme said:

Hi All, just gone to wind in the mainspring on this Rolex  cal 2236 to find that it does not have a hole but instead is flared on the end to sit in the flared part of the arbor. Does anyone know if there is a winder on the market for this as although I have not tried yet I am assuming that my standard winder will not work in this case. thanks. Any help or advice appreciated.

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I have seen that some sellers on Ebay are selling mainsprings that they say are for 2235 and 2236 so again I am assuming the 2235 uses the same spring and Cousins sell a winder for the 2235  so would I be correct in assuming it would fit the 2236 does anyone know.

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21 hours ago, quantieme said:

Hi All, just gone to wind in the mainspring on this Rolex  cal 2236 to find that it does not have a hole but instead is flared on the end to sit in the flared part of the arbor. Does anyone know if there is a winder on the market for this as although I have not tried yet I am assuming that my standard winder will not work in this case. thanks. Any help or advice appreciated.

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I have seen that some sellers on Ebay are selling mainsprings that they say are for 2235 and 2236 so again I am assuming the 2235 uses the same spring and Cousins sell a winder for the 2235  so would I be correct in assuming it would fit the 2236 does anyone know.

well after some research I have found out that this is a non serviceable part, because of the flared design, you have to buy the whole barrel complete. 

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I'd think it's worth trying to re-firt the spring in the barrel by hand; it's it otherwise going to be replaced you have nothing to loose!

I've managed it a couple of times, where I have not had a suitable winder.

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On 5/22/2024 at 1:26 PM, nevenbekriev said:

And do You like it, do You intend to byu new barrel and give up assembling what You have?

yes, I bought a new barrel, it comes complete with the spring, arbor and lid as the original is a non serviceable item. Out of interest i tried winding the old one in by hand but it was very hard and it bent slightly so I would'nt recommend it.

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On 5/22/2024 at 1:27 PM, rjenkinsgb said:

I'd think it's worth trying to re-firt the spring in the barrel by hand; it's it otherwise going to be replaced you have nothing to loose!

I've managed it a couple of times, where I have not had a suitable winder.

I did try winding it in by hand just to see if it was possible but i ended up bending it slightly, i bought a new barrel complete which was a lot easier lol.

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