Timex 262 User manual

TIMEX®
Model
262
11-3/4 X 12-3/4 lig.
26.51
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The
TIMEX®
Model
262
Movement
ACTUAL
SIZE
The
Timex
Model
262
is
on
11
-
3/4
by
12-3/4
ligne
high
frequency
electric
watch
movement
with a
day
and
date
feature
.
The
basic
Model
262
movement
is
similar
to
the
Model
260
movement
with
added
parts
and
modifications
to
provide
the
day
and
dat
e
feature
s.
The
watch
contains
a
mechanism
which
permits
both
the
day
and
the
date
to
be
set
without
turning
the
hands
through
24
hours
of
rotation.
The
parts
of
the
day
and
date
mechanism
are
not
interchangeable
with
similar
parts
from
other
Timex
electric
day
and
date
watches
.
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
Pag
e 1.1
of
the
Timex
Service
Manual
for
explanation).
CAUTION:
Since
watch
contains
permanent
magnets,
no
attempt
should
be
made
to
demagnetize
the
watch
.
262.1

The
TIME
X®
Model
262
Movement(exploded
view)
0032
0032
DIAL
1011
HOUR
WHEEL
ASS
'
Y.
1020
CENTER
WHEEL
ASS
'Y.
1041
HOUR
WHEEL
WASHER
1100
DATE
RING
1171
HOUR
HAND
1172
MINUTE
HAND
1184
SWEEP
SECOND
HANL
1186
DAY
DETENT
SPRING
1429
DATE
DETENT
SPRING
1544
DATE
WHEEL
1707
DAY
DISC
1717
DAY
I
DATE
FRAME
1429
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1041
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1011
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BASIC
MOVEMENT
262.2

Disassembly of the Model 262 Movement
OPENING TAB
CASE
CASEBACK
ENERGY
CELL
LOCATING
NOTCH
MOVEMENT COVER
TAB
SNAPS I NTO
BEZEL
Insert blade into the opening notch
on
the bezel and pry the casebock
off.
!The locating tab on the case-
back is used for orientation of the
back during reassembly).
Remove the energy cell (energy cell
with a voltage
of less than 1 .5 volts
or
in service in excess of one year
should be
replaced).
Lift off the movement cover. The
cover
is held in place by two tobs
which
snap into recesses in the bezel.
262 .3

262.4
Disassembly of Movement Cont'd.
I /SETTING STEM
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HERE
TAL
I BEZEL
v MOVEMENT
LOCATING
TAB
FIGURE A
The stem is held in position by tr
stem brocket . Release the stem fror
the Stem bracket with tweezer.
(Details of stem removal are des-
cribed on Page 260.4) .
When the Crown and Stem Assembly
is removed, the movement can be
removed through the crystal side of
the case .
Remove
the crystal with a crystal
seating tool and then lift the re-
flector ring and movement free of
the case (See Figure Al . Note the
position of the movement locating
tabs inside the bezel. Tabs should
be properly aligned in notches of
the plate when reassembling the
watch.

Disassembly of Movement Cont'd.
FIGURE 8
FIGURE C
FIGURE D
Remove all Hands.
Straighten
the four dial tabs enough
to free the dial from the movement.
Turn the assembly over and carefully
lift
the dial off the movement. Note
the position of
the ports under the
dial (See Figure 0) .
262.5

Disassembly of Movement
Cont'd.
262.6
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FIGURE E
•
Remove in order. (Figure
El
Day Disc
Day
/Date
Frame
Date
Ring
Day
Detent
Spring
Date
Detent
Spring
Date
Wheel
Hour
Wheel
Washer
Hour Wheel Assembly
Center
Wheel
Assembly
With
the
above
parts
removed,
the
basic
movement
may
be replaced
with a
Timex
reconditioned move-
ment
.
The
parts
removed above
are
assembled
to
the
reconditioned move-
ment
as
described
starting
on page
262
.7.
The
movement
assembly may now be
assembled, cl
eaned
and
relubri-
cated
as
detailed
on
pages
260.4
through
260.9
.
Other
metal
parts
may
be
cleaned
in
the
same
manner
as
the
movement
.
CAUTION: Extreme
care
must
be
exercised
in
cleaning
Dials, Hands, Day Discs
and
Date
Rings. S0lvent
type
cleaners
will
often
damage
the
finish
or
these
parts
.

Reassembly of the Model 262 Movement
DAY I DATE
FRAME
BOSS
HOLE
BOSS
HOLE
After the basic movement has been
cleaned and lubricated following the
procedures for the Model 260, the
Model 262 movement is reosseml-;led
in
order as follows :
Day
Detent Spring':'
Dote
Detent Spring':'
Center Wheel Assembly
Hour
Wheel Assembly
Hour Wheel Washer
Dote Wheel
Assemble Day /Dote Frome (note two
bosses on
bock of frame) engage
bosses in corresponding holes in the
Dial Rest, Position Dote Wheel with
tabs located as shown in illustration
at the left.
··· Lubricate bearing surface of both
detent springs with small amount
of non-spreading watch oil ( Moeb-
ius Synt-A-Lube is used in the
facto ry) .
262 .7

Reassembly of the Model
262
Movement
Place Day Disc on Day Frame with
any
day located on
center
line from
hour wheel to
set
stem.
With
tweezer,
deflect
the
Day
Detent
Spring (shown
in
illustration
at
left)
and
Day Disc
will drop into proper
engagement.
Position Date Ring on assembly. With
small tweezer or pick, deflect Date
Detent
Spring slightly
to
engage
the
Date Ring properly.
Carefully orient dial on
the
move-
ment
so the dial
tabs
engage
the
notches
in
the
dial
plate
assembly,
then, holding
the
dial fil'mly
in
place, turn the movement over
and
bend
the
tabs to secure
the
assembly.

Reassembly of the Model
262
Movement
Insert crown
and
stem
assembly into
the
movement
assembly.
Rotate
crown until
date
advances
with a
snap.
Assemble
hand
at
the
12 o'clock position.
Check
proper
function of
the
Day
and
Date
features
by
rotating
the
hands
clockwise until
the
date
changes
(this
change
should
occur
about
midnight) .
Continue
to
rotate
hands
clockwise until
the
day
changes
with a
snap
(this
doy
change
should
occur
between
midnight
and
4:30
AM) .
Rotate
the
hands
counterclo<:kwise
post
midnight
(until
"day"
will
snap
bock
into position)
and
then
rotate
hands
clockwise until
day
advances
again
(before
4 :
30
AM).
Rotate
hands
counterclockwise
past
12 midnight until they
indicate
9
PM
then
rotate
them
clockwise
until
dote
chonyes
with a
snap
(this
change
should occur
between
11
:
45
P.M.
and
12:
15 A.M.
Rotate
hands
clockwise
through
29
hours
and
both
the
day
and
the
dote
should
advance
one
position.
Remove crown
and
stem
assembly from
the
movement
assembly. Place dial
and
movem11nt assembly into bezel being careful to position it so
the
movement
locat-
inll
tab
is
in
the
locating notch. Position reflector ring on dial
and
replace
the
crystal in
the
bezel.
Turn
the
watch
over
and
insert
the
setting
·
stem
and
crown
through
the
bezel
and
into
the
stem
brocket
in
the
movement
.
Examine
the
energy
cell
ground
spring
in
the
movement
to
be sure it
is
in
position to
prevent
a
short
circuit
and
·to
a~sure
proper
grounding.
Position
movement
c0ver in bezel,
put
in
Timex
energy
cell
Type
"A"
and
snap
in
the
cosebock. Push crown into run position
and
check
that
watch
runs.
Pull crown
out
and
check
proper function of
the
day
and
dote
features.
262.9