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I just got VV-XIV #248717 for $100 and it’s turning out to be a project. Spring 1 is broken and the rest were pretty much glued in place. (Didn’t have to worry about whether I was removing them still wound up!)

Given that one spring is broken and one bent at the pear-shaped hole, do I need to replace one, two, or all four?

Thanks all!
Mark

In my opinion- if you want it right and trouble- free, replacing all 4 is the only correct answer. Replace the governor springs while you are at it.

Seconding the George recommendation for new springs. I have an XIV with the older three-spring motor, and when I first did it I put one old recycled spring in to replace one that was cracked. When I opened it for new grease eight years later it had cracked the other spring. Fresh mainsprings on all three barrels and it works pretty well! Much smoother winding and unwinding.

Charles