Watch Repair: Expensive Staking Tool Required! Preparing to Replace the Balance Staff in a 1959 IWC

In this video I discuss and show my planning for replacing the balance staff in an IWC Cal 44 movement from the 1950s. This is necessary because the balance staff pivots are damaged and missing. To replace the balance staff I will need a staking tool. I also discuss the process of determining which stakes will be needed in order to buy only the stakes I will need for the repair.

Below is a link to an excellent video by Mark Lovick (Watch Repair Channel) showing exactly how to do this repair:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQvAm4GC5U

And here's another by Kalle Slapp (Chronoglide):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRj8Eb97HJo

And another by Ashton of Precision Horology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8EtGKDg8Qs

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