Hi All,
Been awhile since I posted anything but have been working on several projects. One was a 12 size Elgin for a friend at work that had a winding pinion with teeth that had erode away. Replaced that for him and noticed that watch had a very tight wind. Crown was very stiff. Just worked on another 12 size Elgin that was so gummed up that setting mechanism was locked up. Took watch apart and cleaned. Barrel was very gummed up. Put everything back together and works fine but it is also very tight when winding watch. Is not tight when setting watch. Would replacing barrel solve issue as I have one from earlier project with mainspring. Everything is smooth except when try to wind. A bit of a puzzle at this point as I haven't ran into an issue like this before except on 12 size Elgins. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks