I don't think this is right...

[thor447]

I found a little surprise when I started disassembly my next restoration project earlier this evening. I took the dial off and found a broken setting lever spring. On the other side, it was pretty dirty, with little bits of rust on most of the wheel train pinions. The mainspring is broken. Here is the 'piece-de-resistance' though. It's clear that I've got some parts hunting to do.

 

[Aries]

Okay, I know nothing about watches but I would have probably thought something was wrong there. Instead of "I don't think this is right..." my title would have been "Is this right??"

 

[okierider]

Do not think rustaway will save that one... Good luck on your search.

 

[Firpo]

Oh my, that is definitely “ungood”. Reminds me of a rifle my grandfather kept on a nail in his barn.

 

[thor447]

Do not think rustaway will save that one... Good luck on your search.

I've used Evaporust in the past. With Evaporust, it has a tendency to leave stainless parts black due to it dissolving part of the iron in the alloy when it removes rust. I can try to polish the pivots and pinion leaves to remove the exposed layer of carbon, but I'm not yet sure how that's going to work out. I like using Evaporust on the keyless works, motion works, etc. I've avoided doing it on the wheel train in the past for this reason though. There's no harm in trying it I suppose, as I've already got a replacement on the way.