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Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 22nd, 2019, 3:09 pm
by bmsm
Should all this oil be here?
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Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 22nd, 2019, 3:13 pm
by Yoda
No
Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 22nd, 2019, 3:24 pm
by bmsm
That was my though.
How can I clean this mess?
Newbie without many tools
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Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 22nd, 2019, 3:36 pm
by Belkin12
Actually Cort 616 is not a correct piece for practicing

Yes, it's simple and big, but a price of mistake is too high. It's better to improve skills on Molnia I think.
Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 22nd, 2019, 3:51 pm
by Yoda
Everything must be taken apart, cleaned and put together,. Take a look at the ETA site, then you will see what is needed.
Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 22nd, 2019, 5:45 pm
by bmsm
Thanks for the feedback.
[mention]Belkin12[/mention] You are kind of right

. But a man got to do what a men got to do. At the end I can always send the movement to Yoda.
[mention]Yoda[/mention] I'll check that. Meanwhile I was viewing this video
https://youtu.be/Xnh7O22mduE. Is it normal oiling of the escape while the watch was running? It just looks crazy!
Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 22nd, 2019, 5:52 pm
by Yoda
It is possible, but nothing I would recommend.
Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 23rd, 2019, 3:10 am
by straps68
That's enough oil for a salad
Damn that video is addictive. I had wathced it before but still ended up watching more than half

Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 24th, 2019, 9:38 am
by TimemiT
no easy undertaking and then it becomes costly ... between purchasing the proper ultrasonic cleaner, cleaning fluids, the special oils, oilers, etc
If you will be doing many movements over the years, especially if you are looking to work on more complicated movements like Rolex or other automatics ... then it may be cost effective to invest in the proper equipment
Re: Cleaning a Cortebert 616
Posted: August 27th, 2019, 5:00 pm
by bmsm
TimemiT wrote:no easy undertaking and then it becomes costly ... between purchasing the proper ultrasonic cleaner, cleaning fluids, the special oils, oilers, etc
If you will be doing many movements over the years, especially if you are looking to work on more complicated movements like Rolex or other automatics ... then it may be cost effective to invest in the proper equipment
That’s is too many things for my hobby pocket. Let the professionals handle it.
Thanks
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