Hi everyone.
I did a stupid thing. I got this 16s Rockford, the very first one I have ever taken apart. Only I didnt take any pictures of it as I was disassembling it. It just looked like a lot of other 16s watches. Only now the winding/setting is reversed when the crown is lifted. I dont have any other 16s Rockfords to compare it to. Would someone happen to have a 16s pendant set Rockford they could take photos of? This one is a 3/4 plate 15j one with a round spring cover on the face side. How that spring is hooked would be helpful I think.

Thanks in advance.

I figured it out, I put one of the little levers in upside down.

Nice work, Jim.

That's gotta give you a boost in your confidence. You know what they say, "Good judgment comes from experience, which comes from bad judgment."

Evan

Jim,
I used to try and do my take aparts with just my memory.. Now that crs has set in, I photograph everything.. It has saved me from going crazy on several occasions..

Thanks Evan and Bruce.
For the most part once I take them apart I can easily put them back together. Once I have done 5 of a model its in my brain and I dont need to worry.
The problems come with the first one where there isnt another I can compare it to. I know in those cases I should take pictures. But this one looked so similar to Elgin that I thought it would be safe to skip that part. My mistake. At least the fix was simple.

I found that a digital camera combined with my iPad make a very useful tool for documenting disassembly. I picked up one of those inexpensive LED rings so I can get some decent macro shots (I have a Canon G12), and just pop the memory card into the iPad card reader. Zooming in for detail on the iPad is nice and easy as well.

Of course I still get carried away and forget to take photos, but that's just building good judgment!