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Update: Mr. Wood, while not able to provide instructions specific to the VT II, was able to send me documents of comparable models, which helped in the complete disassembly of the entire unit. At my watchmaking school, I now tried every suitable machine, lubricant and cleaner available to us. I soak...

Thank all of you for your help. I have just written Mr. Wood a message in light of my problem. Coming Monday, I will be seeing if there are any suitable dismantling lubricants available at my watchmaking school. Until then.

Would you happen to be able to share the diagram of the focusing eyepiece assembly of the VM model previously mentioned by you? It’s still somewhat unclear to me where exactly I am supposed to apply the lubricant.

According to the VM manual, which might resemble the VT-II perhaps, the focusing eyepiece tube assembly consists of a helicoid and two rings. Each ring is secured in place by means of three screws - the two screw sets differ in size. FWIW. Looking at my part, that probably means the dioper adjust r...

If you look at my last picture, you can see that the "bezel" of the diopter focusing ring is held on by 3 little slotted screws. I could remove them and try to disassemble the focus ring to clean out the gunk that way? I have no experience with these parts, is the assembly very complex? According t...

The thing with the Plusgas is, while I am sure it would work, it costs like 12,50€ for a 250ml can on amazon, and no stores near me sell it in germany. Well none that I know of. If you look at my last picture, you can see that the "bezel" of the diopter focusing ring is held on by 3 little slotted s...

Thank you. Do you believe that simply heating the part as shown in the last picture up and then trying to turn it might be able free it up? Or would that possibly cause any lasting damage?

Hello, this is my first official post in this forum (apart from my introduction). I have recently come to acquire a Olympus VT II stereo microscope from 1978 for use in watchmaking. Its condition is perfect, however an adjustable dial on the left eyepiece does not seem to budge. It appears to be com...

Hello there, my name is Kevin and I am currently in the process of becoming a watchmaker in Hamburg, Germany. I have recently acquired a used (but like new) Olympus VT II stereo microscope from 1978 (including the original transformer and lamp) for the purpose of working on small watch movements and...