Hairspring slipped regulator pin

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#1

The regulator pin is really hard to move. While trying to trim off about 10s/day error, I used a toothpick to nudge the regulator tab and (oops!) slipped. Looking at it, I think the hairspring is not running through the pin any longer. The watch runs, but I’m adding about a minute every six hours.

I do plan to replace the watch in a month or two, after deciding if I’m someone who would actually enjoy wearing a watch for years. So primary goal is to keep this watch running for at least 60 days to try-out “watch life”.

So given where I am as a DIY newbie, is this an EASY fix, I should try now, with just a steady hand; a MEDIUM fix that should wait until I have a second watch and am comfortable with risking this one; or a HARD fix and I’m guaranteed to trash the movement without better tools and more practice?

#2

Normally it should be quite hard for the hairspring to come off the regulator, unless it was a really strong slip. So check if that’s really the case. It’s quite hard for me to judge without a photo.

If you’re really newbie, I would advise against doing anything to the hairspring. You’ll like it bend it and without proper training it’s near impossible to bend it back into a proper shape. A movement swap, or just the replacement of the entire balance cock, can solve your problem with a relatively low cost.

#3

Wanted to circle back and thank @NotBHI .

Bought a pair of balance cocks. Put the uglier one in so I don’t feel bad making a second oops later. Now on to building the timegrapher to actually approach accuracy!!

Forum isn’t letting me post photos, but here’s a link for anyone interested. Original (damaged?) Seiko balance cock is on display.