Possible to repair a damaged date wheel?

[tIB]

This continues to behave - fitted the correct dial spacer and movement holder today as well. I've actually ran it through every date without issue now, though am also checking it keeps running fine with normal use.  

[Knebo]

On 2/14/2025 at 11:32 PM, HectorLooi said:

use a synthetic grease like 9504. It gives a noticeably sharper snap when the date changes

+1 here. 

Tiny amounts on just a few teeth. 

[Neverenoughwatches]

55 minutes ago, Knebo said:

+1 here. 

Tiny amounts on just a few teeth. 

Alex Hamilton had an interesting idea, a piece of pegwood with some grease rubbed into it then ran the greased edge all around the inside of the ring.

[GuyMontag]

17 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Alex Hamilton had an interesting idea, a piece of pegwood with some grease rubbed into it then ran the greased edge all around the inside of the ring.

I did that on a handful of movements and, at least in my hands, I was getting too much grease on the teeth. I was probably charging the plastic stick I was using with too much grease, but I ended up going back to doing it manually as I feel I have more control.

[Neverenoughwatches]

39 minutes ago, GuyMontag said:

I did that on a handful of movements and, at least in my hands, I was getting too much grease on the teeth. I was probably charging the plastic stick I was using with too much grease, but I ended up going back to doing it manually as I feel I have more control.

I think the idea is to rub the grease into the wood so that only a wet surface is visible but no actual grease. That was my understanding of it anyway.

[Knebo]

42 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

I think the idea is to rub the grease into the wood so that only a wet surface is visible but no actual grease. That was my understanding of it anyway.

That makes sense 

[GuyMontag]

Yeah, I may have to give that method a try again as it's a bit of a pain when the movement doesn't have a quickset date.

[Knebo]

2 minutes ago, GuyMontag said:

Yeah, I may have to give that method a try again as it's a bit of a pain when the movement doesn't have a quickset date.

Indeed! 

[tIB]

Well I've been around all of the dates now without any issues, so I'm guessing the clean and refit did the trick, with whatever else I did not breaking it!