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Old 8 November 2020, 08:44 PM   #1
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can i buy just the hairspring for a 3135

Hi, I purchaised an old air king, it was not working. The hairspring is brocken! Is it possible to by it, and where.? So far i found only the whole balance wheel complete. Thanks for your help.
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Old 8 November 2020, 09:47 PM   #2
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unless you’re a watchmaker and will be working on it yourself, i’d recommend sending it to a rolex service center and letting them handle it. you will basically have a brand new watch with a 2 year rolex warranty to go with it when you get it back.


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Old 8 November 2020, 11:56 PM   #3
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Thanks, it would be definetly better, you right! Still i love to repair it my self, mostly, to show my grand dad (watchmaker), i can repair it!
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Old 9 November 2020, 01:30 AM   #4
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make hairspring and balance wheel earrings...
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Old 9 November 2020, 04:55 AM   #5
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make hairspring and balance wheel earrings...
great idea! Will use it in the next project! Thanks Mifune!
Any tips for current project?
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Old 10 November 2020, 07:34 PM   #6
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Old 10 November 2020, 09:58 PM   #7
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can i buy just the hairspring for a 3135

Rolex sells the complete balance wheel as an assembly - not just loose hairsprings.

Be sure you buy a sealed part in its original blister pak - an opened part could be a problem if it was ever mishandled.


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Old 29 November 2020, 05:02 PM   #8
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Hairsprings and balance wheels are 'married' in the factory, you cannot just simply switch them up, that would result in a very very frustrating and impossible task to get it running within spec.
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Old 7 December 2020, 08:11 AM   #9
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Where is the best place to buy it? I see that ebay has a few ranging from 280 to 800 is there a best deal shop on line?

I saw here in the forum a guy sold one for 150! Is this a good price for it?

Thanks for all your support and help! I really wanted to repair it before the new year! It is frustrating to not find the parts so easy we'll hope you can really help me on to that!

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Old 7 December 2020, 08:18 AM   #10
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Where is the best place to buy it? I see that ebay has a few ranging from 280 to 800 is there a best deal shop on line?
You'd be likely wasting your money. Just take it it the RSC, it'll be cheaper that way.
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Old 7 December 2020, 08:19 AM   #11
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What do I do with the balance wheel that I have if I have to buy the complete set! No one will then need to buy just the wheel??????? Ops so many questions!!!!!! But with other watch was not so complicated!!!! Still love Rolex!
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Why you say that? You think they will still my money??
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Old 8 December 2020, 06:30 AM   #13
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Why you say that? You think they will still my money??
Take to RSC. Hope they don't spot you've wrecked the balance. If they do clock it, the cost of a service and balance will be less than the 800 Euro(?) you've found a part for online.
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Take to RSC. Hope they don't spot you've wrecked the balance. If they do clock it, the cost of a service and balance will be less than the 800 Euro(?) you've found a part for online.


He didn’t wreck anything. See post #1.


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What do I do with the balance wheel that I have if I have to buy the complete set!

You throw it away. There is no “if”, there is no resale value in a Rolex balance wheel without its hairspring.

Buy the right part and good luck.


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Listen to the above advice.
Unless you are skilled enough to vibrate a new hairspring to your old balance wheel - it will never keep time correctly!
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He didn’t wreck anything. See post #1.


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My comment was tongue in cheek

Sorry then

Went right over my head.


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Listen to the above advice.
Unless you are skilled enough to vibrate a new hairspring to your old balance wheel - it will never keep time correctly!
Agreed.
Which means you'd have to get your hands on an uncut raw hairspring, which one will never be able to obtain for a Rolex.

I've done this for a 6497, and it was hard
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What do I do with the balance wheel that I have if I have to buy the complete set! No one will then need to buy just the wheel??????? Ops so many questions!!!!!! But with other watch was not so complicated!!!! Still love Rolex!
Please just have rolex service your watch. Your grammar and use of 8 question marks is suspect enough to question your competence with watch service and repair.

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Do it yourself, Worst result is you send it to RSC in the end, Maybe you can get the part from @ViperB , I prefer to do my own work or let one of my watchmakers do the work before sending it off.
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Do it yourself, Worst result is you send it to RSC in the end, Maybe you can get the part from @ViperB , I prefer to do my own work or let one of my watchmakers do the work before sending it off.
The hairspring doesn't have a separate part number, it cannot be ordered separately. For a reason...
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Old 3 January 2021, 09:22 AM   #23
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You don’t want to try and vibrate a balance spring. ������ Especially a Rolex 3135 where you’d have the additional task of forming the overcoil.

If any ones interested this link shows a guy vibrating a balance spring for a Rolex 1570
https://www.awci.com/wp-content/uplo...vember2011.pdf
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