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SkinnyPupp · 03-18-2025, 06:15 AM

Yeah that would be tough. I know some people will put everything into a big ziplock bag when doing something that risks sending springs off into orbit. My issue here is that I didn't expect it, so off it went. Now I know what to watch for next time. And after working on this thing a few dozen times, it should be second nature

And then on to Rolex!

My workshop is really clean and there's not much in it, so finding parts shouldn't be an issue when it happens. That's why I thought it must still be on the movement itself if I couldn't find it after 15-20 minutes searching the floor.

That whole thing is about the size of a thumb print, so you can imagine how small the spring is. About the size of a nose hair. I thought this might be another case where I'd have to vacuum the room and search through the dirt with a magnet.

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SkinnyPupp Hacked RS to become a mod Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong Posts: 55,091 Thanked 25,887 Times in 9,100 Posts Failed 1,573 Times in 719 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Yeah that would be tough. I know some people will put everything into a big ziplock bag when doing something that risks sending springs off into orbit. My issue here is that I didn't expect it, so off it went. Now I know what to watch for next time. And after working on this thing a few dozen times, it should be second nature And then on to Rolex! My workshop is really clean and there's not much in it, so finding parts shouldn't be an issue when it happens. That's why I thought it must still be on the movement itself if I couldn't find it after 15-20 minutes searching the floor. That whole thing is about the size of a thumb print, so you can imagine how small the spring is. About the size of a nose hair. I thought this might be another case where I'd have to vacuum the room and search through the dirt with a magnet.