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A short pictorial of the work required when servicing/restoring a vintage Angelus cal 240 8 day movement. First up some pictures of the condition as received Hairspring coils are so dirty they are stuck to each other Somewhat dirty and gummed up Very dirty and someone installed the wrong screws holding the jewel setting in place, the correct screws should be flush, not sticking out of the setting Keyless very dirty with many particles of crap After a good cleaning we end up with the following results BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER Note not only the cleanliness of the c0ck but the new correct length screws I installed BEFORE AFTER Fabrication of longer CANNON PINION, HOUR WHEEL, and PINION for running seconds hand. In addition to the above restoration work, this project also included the fabrication of longer cannon pinion, hour wheel, and running seconds post to allow the hands to clear the new thicker dial Here’s an overall view of the new parts Here is a close-up of the new hour wheel pipe Here is the view from the bottom, the new pipe was riveted to the gear Here is the new longer cannon pin, note the dimensions of the parts Overall view of the new parts in place. The seconds post dimensions are a drilled hole at 0.25mm to fit over the 4th wheel pivot, and the post measures 0.25mm also to accept the new seconds hand. Thanks for reading