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Overcoiler

A professional who raises and bends outer coil of watch hairsprings to ensure overcoiling: positions balance assembly in holding fixture, using tweezers.

  • Threads stud end of spring through fixture and clamps end securely.
  • Adjusts series of levers to raise outer coil specified distance above plane of spring and straighten raised portion parallel with plane of spring.
  • Pinches and bends outer coil to obtain concentric position with inner coils and to ensure overcoiling, using loupe and tweezers.
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