White And Gold Big Ben


These are notes and research.

thi is an obviously spelled wrongly thing.
thi is an obviously spelled wrongly thing.
This is a text annotation!
This is a text annotation!
Funny - I noted this but on assembly I looked for this screw everywhere thinking I lost it in the cleaner
Funny – I noted this but on assembly I looked for this screw everywhere thinking I lost it in the cleaner
Dirty dirty glass
Dirty dirty glass
Remvoed these three from front
Remvoed these three from front
Washer Position Reference — So on this one there are washers at position one that go over the winding arbors of two and three.  The larger holed metal washers go over the alarm setter and winder.  The smaller hole with no brass "eye" washer goes over winding.
Washer Position Reference — So on this one there are washers at position one that go over the winding arbors of two and three. The larger holed metal washers go over the alarm setter and winder. The smaller hole with no brass "eye" washer goes over winding.
Before Cleaning
Before Cleaning
So the rubber grommets on these are kind of rotted away and we're going to have to remove this ring to clean the movement and so I think that's going to mean we have to replace the rubber grommets.
So the rubber grommets on these are kind of rotted away and we're going to have to remove this ring to clean the movement and so I think that's going to mean we have to replace the rubber grommets.
Grommets look okay from the front
Grommets look okay from the front
Crumbling grommets
Crumbling grommets
Glass cleaned up well — Nice and clean, guys!
Glass cleaned up well — Nice and clean, guys!
Crumbling Grommets — I decided to take out all the grommets, you can see they just kind of crumbled anywhere.
Crumbling Grommets — I decided to take out all the grommets, you can see they just kind of crumbled anywhere.
Screws Before — The screws on the back are kind of messed up a little bit.  I decided to polish them.  I didn't blue these ones.  I may...
Screws Before — The screws on the back are kind of messed up a little bit. I decided to polish them. I didn't blue these ones. I may…
One Screw Polished — One polished next to an unpolished for comparison.  not the best picture.
One Screw Polished — One polished next to an unpolished for comparison. not the best picture.
Alarm Unit Going Back In
Alarm Unit Going Back In
Replaced Grommets & Cleaned Movement
Replaced Grommets & Cleaned Movement

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