Timex 104 User manual

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TIMEX

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Model 104 Movement

SHOWN

ACTUAL

SIZE

The

TIMEX Model

104

is

a 13 ligne

movement

featuring

the

"V

-Con

i

c(IT

/ '

bearing

system

and

rugged

plate

design.

The

Model 1

04

movement

con

be

distinguished

from

the

similar TIMEX Model

24

movement

by noting

the

ratchet

wheel

click

.

The

Model 1

04

has

a

flat

metal

click

in

a

rectangular

hole while

the

Model

24

has

a

rotating

click

tensioned

with a round wire spring.

To

clean

the

Model

104

it

is

necessary

to

disassemble

the

movement

as

described

on

pages

1

04.3,

104.4

and

1

04.5

.

Timex

has

found

that

the

best

method

for

cleaning

is

to limit disassembly to

the

described.

The

cleaning

solutions

wi

ll

remove

the

fluid

lubricant

s from

the

movement

while

the

contaminants

ore

being

removed.

Instructions

for lubr

icating

the

Model

104

movement

ore

given on

page

1

04

.

6.

The

Timex

code

number

appears

on

the

edge

of

the

dial.

The

code

number

shows

the

catalog

number,

movement

number

and

year

of

manufacture

for

the

watch

(see

page

1.1 of

the

Timex

Service

Manual

for

explanation).

104.1

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104

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CROWN

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0032

DIAL

1004

CANNON

PINION

ASS

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1011

HOUR

WHEEL

ASS'Y.

1041

HOUR

WHEEL

WASHER

1152

DIAL

PLATE

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PLATE

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BALANCE

WHEEL

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HAIRSPRING

WEDGE

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HOUR

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PILLAR

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MINUTE

WHEEL

ASS'Y.

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PINION

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WHEEL

WASHER

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SWEEP

SECOND

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REST

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INTERMEDIATE

WIND

PINION

1185

WINDING

STEM

PINION

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CLICK

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BALANCE

SCREW

ASS'Y

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PALLET

LEVER

ASS'Y.

1552

ROCKING

BAR

ASS

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1555

WINDINQ

BRIDGE

(2)

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SET

LEVER

Disassembly

of

the Model

104

Movement

BOSS

SINK

DIAL

TAB

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MOVEMENT

DIAL

BOSS

SINK

To

disassemble

the

Mode

l I

04

far

cl

ean

ing, this procedure

shou

ld be

followed:

A.

Remove

the

case

back

and

sup-

port

ring

(th

is

n

ot

always

used).

B.

Loosen

the

screw on

the

set

lever

(beside

the

stem)

to

rel

ease

the

crown

and

stem

assemb

l

y.

DIAL

REST(.

Pu

ll

the

crown

and

stem

assembly

out

and

the

movement

assembly

can

then

be l

ifted

out

of

the

case.

(Some

case

designs require

that

the

crystal be

removed

with a

crystal removing tool

and

then

the

refl

ector

ring

and

movement

are

removed

through

the

front

of

the

case.J

TAB

HOLE

B

D.

Remove a

ll

hands.

E.

Straighten

the

dial

tabs

so they

will

pass

through

the

holes

in

the

Dial Rest.

Turn

the

assembly

over

and

lift off

the

di

al,

and

the

dial

Rest.

F. Remove

the

hour

wheel washer,

hour wheel

assembly,

and

cannon

pinion

assembly

.

With

the

above

parts

removed,

the

basic

movement

may

be re-

placed

with a

Timex

reconditioned

movement.

The

parts

removed

above

are

assembled

to

the

re-

conditioned

movement

as

de-

scribed

starting

on

page

1

04.

10.

L REST

DIA

L

PLATE

MOVEMENT

PLATE

104

.3

Disassembly of Movement

Cont

'd.

104

.4

BALANCE

SCREW

ASSEMBLY

HAIRSPRING

WEDGE

DAIL

PLATE

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BALANCE

WHEEL

ASSEMBLY

BALANCE

SCREW

ASS

LY

BEARING

G.

Remove

the

Balance

Wheel

As-

sembly

as

follows:

1) Remove

the

Hairspring Wedge

Pin, being

carefu

I

not

to dis-

tort

either

the

Pin or the

Hairspring (see illustration

at

left).

2)

Rotate

the

Balance

Wheel

carefully

(turn

the

Wheel,

do

not

touch

the

Hairspring)

until

the

Hairspring tail

is

free of

the

Hairspring

brocket

and

the

Regulator.

3)

Loosen

the

Balance Screw

Assembly

(turn

counterclock-

wise) until

the

end

of the

Balance

Staff

is

free of

the-

"V-Conic"

bearing.

Care

must

be exercised while loosening

the

Balance Screw

to

be sure

that

only

minimum

downward

pressure

is

applied

with the

screwdriver.

Excessive downward pressure

on

the

Balance Screw con

seriously

domoge

the

Balance

Staff

Points.

4)

Carefully lift

the

Balance

Wheel Assembly

out

of the

movement.

5)

Tighten

Balance Screw As-

sembly several

turns

to pre-

vent

loss during

cleaning

and

handling.

Cleaning the Model

104

Movement

The

movement

with only

the

Balance

Wheel

Assembly

and

loose p

orts

removed

con

be

cleaned

sotisfactor

Hy in st

andard

watch

cleaning

mach

ines (including

ultrasonic

baths)

.

The

movement

should

be

placed

in

the

machine

with

the

Dial

Plate

down to insure

proper

drainage

of

the

fluid from

the

mainspring

barrel.

The

movement

must

be

immersed

in

two

sets

of

rinsing fluid.

The

final solution

must

be

absolutely

clean

.

After

cleaning

is

completed,

the

movement

must

be

thoroughly

dried.

The

Balance

Wheel

Assembly

must

be

cleaned

separately

in

order

to

prevent

damage

to

the

Balance

Staff

Points

and

the

Hairspring.

The

cleaning

procedure

is

as

described

above.

Othe

r

metal

parts

may

be

cleaned

as

described

above

for

the

movement

.

Only

standard

watch

cleaning

solutions

should

be

used

in

the

cleaning

procedures

described

above.

Caution

must

be

exercised

when

cleaning

Cases, Dials,

Hands,

Special Rings,

etc

.

which

may

contain

materials

other

than

metal

because

paint,

lacquer

and

plastic

finishes

can

be

damaged

by some

standard

watch

cleaning

solutions.

104.5

Lubricating the Model

INTERMEDIATE

WIND

PINION

AND

STEM

WIND

PINION

PIVOT

SWEEP

SECOND

THIRD

PINION

STAFF

&

CENTER

PIVOT

POST

FIGURE

A

INTERSECTION

OF

ROCKING

BAR

AND

SET

LEVER

THIRD

PINION

PIVOT

104.6

FOURTH

PINION

PIVOT

FIGU~E

B

PALLET

STAFF

PIVOT

MAIN

ARBOR

PIVOT

104

Movement

The

Timex

Model 1

04

movement

should

be

lubricated

using only High

Grade

Watch

Lubricants.

The

Main

-

spring

is

permanently

lubricated

with

a dry film

lubricant

which

is

not

af-

fected

by normal

watch

cleaning

solutions,

the

r

efore

the

Mainspring

requires

no

lubrication

.

Spreading

Type

Watch

Oil (Woods

AAAA

Oil

is

used

in

the

factory)

is

put

at

two

points

at

the

side of

the

main

arbor

having

the

greater

gap

between

the

ratchet

wheel washer

and

the

main

arbor

.

Put

spreading

type

oil on

the

main

arbor

on

the

movement

plate

side

and

on

the

sweep

second

staff

where it passes

through

the

post

at

the

center

of

the

Dial

Plate.

Lubricate

junction

of

ratchet

whe

t.

teeth

and

click with

non-spreading

watch

oil .

!Moebius

Synt-A-Lube

is

used

in

the

factory

as

a non-

spread-

ing type

lubricant.)

Lubricate

the

movement

with

watch

oi

Is

as

noted

by symbols

on

Figure A

(front

view)

and

Figure B

(rear

view) .

WOODI AAAA

01

L

---

•rc:::--

MOUIUI

SYNT-A-LUBE-

Ole:=-

Lubricating the Model

104

Movement

OILER

In

addition

to

the

lubricant

applied

os

outlined

on

Page

I

04

.

6,

also

ap-

ply

the

non-spreading

watch

oil

to

the

full working

surfaces

of

two

escape

wheel

teeth

os shown

in

Figures C

and

D.

Apply

the

non-spreading

watch oil

to

the

end

of

the

Connon

Pinipn As-

sembly

as

shown

in

Figure

E.

104

.7

Lubricating the Model

104

Movement

104.8

IMPULSE

EDGES

PULSE

BALANCE

STUDS

Use

non-spreading

oil to fill both

"V-Canic"

bearings

1/2

to

3/4

deep

FIGURE

F

as

shown

in

Figure

F.

FIGURE

G

After

the

Balance Wheel Assembly

is

replaced

in

the

movement, apply

non-spreading

watch oil to both

edges of

the

impulse pin (see Figure

Gl where

contact

is

made with the

Pallet

Lever Fork.

Reassembly of the Model

104

Movement

DAIL

PLATE

HAl

PRING

BRACKET

BEND

AREA

SWEEP

SECOND

STAFF

BALANCE

SCREW

AS

BLY

IC

BEARING

HAIRSPRING

FIGURE

H

FIGURE

J

SWEEP

SECOND

HAND

FIGURE

K

Al

Replace Balance

Wheel

Assembly.

1) Loosen

the

Balance

Screw

As-

sembly several

turns.

2)

Tilt

the

Balance

Wheel

As-

sembly

and

carefully

insert

the

Dial side

pivot

(

Hoir-

spring

end)

and

then

the

other

pivot

into

the

"V

-conic"

bearings,

tighten

the

Balance

Screw Assembly

enoug

h to hold

the

Balance

Wheel

Assembly

in

place

(See Figure

H).

3)

Insert

the

end

of

the

Hair-

spring into

the

slot

in

the

regulator

and

then

into

the

hole in

the

Hairspring

brocket

by

rotating

the

Balance

Wheel

and

guiding

the

end

of

the

spring.

Check

that

the

impulse

is

in

the

slat

of

the

Pollet

Lever

and

then

secure

the

Hairspring

in

the

brocket

with

the

Wedge

(see

Figure

J).

4)

Adjust

the

Balance

Wheel

end

shake

using

caution

to

apply

minimum downward pressure

on

the

Balance Screw. Exces-

sive pressure

can

damage

the

points

of

the

Balance

Stoff

.

5)

Check

for

proper

functioning

of

the

Balance

Wheel

Assemb-

ly

which

requires

that

the

Hairspring

be

in

light

,

perm-

anent

contact

with

the

in-

side

edge

of

the

regulator

slot

as

shown in Figure

J.

Adjust

the

Hair

spring

by

bending

within

the

area

noted

in

Figure

J.

The

Hairspring

should

not

leave

the

inside

edge

of

the

regulat

or

slot

at

any

time

during

the

complete

maximum

oscillation

of

the

Balance

Wheel

Assembly.

104.9

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