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Don't know if anyone was watching this on TV this evening. Antiques expert Natasha and chef Aldo Zilli were two of the guests, and visited Jill windmill on Clayton Down in East Sussex. They were very pleased when, in spite of there being little wind, the sails started to turn... ... that's because Muggins here was pushing the sails round (out of camera) with a 20-foot pole! Four hours of filming for about 5 minutes of screened footage...

I like this. Two of our antiques involved in antique shows!

And a great new chain to go with it. Shown here next to a 16-size Bunn and normal sized chain for comparison.

Just picked up a local (to me) private label Hamilton 926. It will be my carry watch for the next week.

Spot on, The watch formed part of the worlds first electric alarm clock, patented in 1885 and invented by Jacub Burmann and made by Henri Jacot Burmann. The bezel of the watch is rotatable and would have had a pointer connected to a wire where the hole is. The bezel is insulated from the rest of the watch via a ceramic ring. The watch would have been set atop a stand with a bell on top and holder with a clip around the winder and a clip on the bezel, when the arrow came into contact with the hour hand a complete circuit was formed and the bell sounded. Geo, I think any anarchist of the time could have easily converted it to a bomb timer. Below is the original patent documents for 1885, if anyone knows any site that has a picture of the complete set up I would be delighted to see it.I do have a book that describes the system but I've never seen a picture of the complete set up in the flesh.

You're missing the bomb!

With 'avertisseur' as the French for 'alarm' then was the watch then a plug-in for an alarm clock?! So the watch gets slotted into an accompanying alarm gadget and when the hour hand reaches the allotted time the hour hand stud completes a circuit and the alarm goes off. Maybe. Certainly very interesting!

@anilv No worries. All good. Didn't get you wrong. You are absolutely right. The AS / ST 1686 was a reliable workhorse at its time. But it certainly does not have the finish of an ETA movement from the same decade. Cheers Alexander

apologies I am useless on a computer and haven't a clue how to post pictures but my watch collection in order of how much I like them:- Frank Muller conquistador with white gold case Cartier Roadster with stainless steel case (very pretty watch) Meistersinger No.01 - only one hand (never seen anyone else wearing one) Rolex Explorer 42mm stainless steel with orange hand Breitling Avenger 2 Seawolf with yellow face Luminox quartz with yellow face Omega deville quartz cal.1337 - working but winder stem needs resetting and glass needs fitting regards Chas

Hi Alexander, I wasn't trying to say that it was cheap ....just that they don't really appeal to me. They are decent enough, good design and quality materials/finishing. Better than a lot of pin-levers from the seventies. Anil

I'm right handed tho

I think you are talking about the Bezel that looks like a coin edge? Did you use a watch case back press to press it back on? If not that might be something to try?..... Cheers!

is that chain anything like the one in a barometer ?

Is your name really Quagmire? [emoji1]

You only need the ratchet wheel or as you call it ratchet gear.

Yes as Cad101 said its an SD6 movement. It has many variations. For example here the two on the right are ST6D (D stands for dame ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WRIST-WATCH-WATCHES-MOVEMENTS-ALL-MIX-BRAND-LOT-OF-SIX-PIECES-/232152845886?hash=item360d634e3e:g:k4oAAOSwB09YNbHV I had once serviced the exact same watch and brand like You I broke the date wheel moving wheel and bought one ST6D from Spain. The part i needed was the same, and still have the movement base, incl. the complete balance if interested

Nothing quite like slowly stripping down a little beauty and taking pictures as you go. At least as far as I can remember. Long nights are back - time to get back in the saddle again. Cheers, Vic

No spare parts are available from Chinese mov.t, but you can easily buy complete new ones.