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Wow! When was this? How much was the service? I just had my 1994 3590.50 serviced and I was lucky to find a guy and not have to ship it to Switzerland where it would have received a lobotomy and a facelift. 😬
This was 2018 and the service was $350. He was highly regarded and the price seemed fair. It required a part or two. This was at the front end of my interest in watches so I didn’t really understand what he was explaining what he had to replace. I think it lacked any shock protection and perhaps the balance wheel was broken from a drop, or something. It was very rough looking when I got it.
Fourth wheel, mainspring, yada yada. Yeah, I don’t understand all the parts either.
That’s a great deal!
From your basic description I’m guessing the balance staff broke from an impact, perhaps even a shattered or cracked cap jewel. Non shock protected watches were stupidly prone to broken balance staffs from drops.