Job Description:

• 1) Inspects and adjusts position of watch banking pins to limit angle through which pallet swings to point where escape wheel clears pallet stones, using loupe and watchmaker's tools: Turns screw to move eccentrically placed banking pin until impulse face of escape wheel drops off pallet jewel.

• 2) Moves pallet back and forth to test jewel pin shake, to verify that shake is equal in both pallet positions, using tweezers.

• 3) Bends pallet to equalize shake, using tweezers.

• 4) Examines locking motion of escape wheel when guard pin is pressed against safety roller to verify guard pin shake.

• 5) Moves guard point out or files point to obtain correct length.

• 6) Heats pallet to liquefy jewel adhesive, using hot plate, and moves jewels to correct slide, using tweezers.

• 7) Examines pallet action to verify sufficient clearance between pallet and roller.

• 8) Increases or decreases clearance between pallet and roller to correct deficiency, using tweezers.