Sorna Jump Hour

14/04/2020
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Here is my favourite Jump Hour by Sorna a Swiss brand with a BFG158 movement inside.  I bought this from a contact I have in the Philippines and it was not working correctly. I found out that the stud & regulator carrier had been clued to the balance bridge and that also the regulator pins were missing.  Although the watch ran it would run far to slow.  I also noticed that the auto wind rotor would not wind the mainspring. 

I was fortunate to quickly find a donor movement BG158 for a low price. Once arrived and examined I soon realised that the Sorna was missing a wheel that drove the autowind mechanism to wind the spring. I fitted the donor and the balance and it has since ran perfectly. 

All watches have a dial but I like to think this one has a face!   indecently its a second hand that spins in the middle. Many have asked if its a compass.  

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