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It would be nice if we just knew the home country of where people were as answers can change depending upon your country. Like when you're looking for material the resources available in different countries very. The only problem with the time schedule is it assumes that the person is maintaining something resembling a normal time schedule and not hopelessly out of sync with the world like some of us are. So for instance at 3 AM I'm unfortunately typically awake. Then I was really happy I slept in past 12 Today as it was nice and quiet out there.

Fixed stud holders generally came in two types, One;, stud friction fitted into the hole of the stud holder, Two; stud is secured in the hole by a screw. Other designs were manufactured too. I unscrew the stud with cock still on the mainplate, so there is no need to hold the cock down with brass or wooden stick, the movement& movement holder hold the cock secure. this is safer and easier. Usually faults in hairspring show when the oscilator is running, little faults however might go unnoticed specially if at or near the collet. You really don't have a good view of the coil unless the oscilator is out so it can be inspected under good magnification. I don't believe a audmars piguet get reassembled with a little fault in the coil. Regs

To get into the watchmaking mood I put some Finish heavy bluegrass ticking away, shore makes the lathe turn!

So along the same lines as the movie thread, but this is probably more relevant. As mentioned in other places, there is generally music playing in Mark's Youtube videos. I am not sure, but I think it is him playing, but I could be very wrong. What do people have playing when they are working on watches or clocks? I would lean toward playing peaceful, ambient type of music. A group that I am listening to a lot at the moment is A Winged Victory For The Sullen. I listen a lot to Brian Eno. A lot of the Hang Drum music on YouTube is also really peaceful to listen to. So what does everyone else listen to?

I had a clever idea, but I honestly have no idea how difficult it would be to implement. I know we have members all over the world, and thus they are active on this forum at different times of the day, in part due to the time zone in which they reside. It may help some of us to interact with others better if we could know what time of day it is in the member's home city. Could their home time be made to appear below the member's icon (the little circle with their first initial, which appears next to all their posts)? It would aid in telling those who wish to interact, or even direct-message with other members, whether it is 3:00 in the morning where that other person is, and they are in bed. Or whether it is 12:00 noon, and that other person may be at lunch. Perhaps using 24-hour military time is most applicable here. Time is so much a part of our lives that this little addition would seem a very courteous benefit. And if any forum should have such a thing, I think it should be ours. Is such an addition a possibility?

Fröliche Weinachten und ein Glückliche Neues Jahr! May the wheels of fortune smile on you all, may the spring in your step never be broken, may your life never hang in the balance, and may you always wind up with enough time on your hands for everything you face in the coming year!

Well, there you have it! And it certainly looks like a Swiss bar movement to me. There is your case screw just to the right of the balance, down below a little bit. There will be a retaining pin in the opposite side of the movement to aid in keeping it in the case. So you will need to lift it out at an angle, from the case screw's side. And we have a trademark to look up. A veteran on this forum may look at it and tell us the maker soon but, until then, I will research it. I feel I should know it; I've seen it before I'm sure.

This video might help, have a look at 21:00 onward. Not sure if it's the same calibre but it looks like a similar retention method.

Merry Christmas! I have been on a lookout for a Vanguard grade Waltham for a while, and have finally acquired a nice specimen: https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/waltham/9006425 The problem is that one of the pivots on the escape wheel is broken, and finding a replacement is not a straighforward task:) Just the tip seems to be have been sheered off and since it wobbles in place, the watch does not run. According to the docs: https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/guide/company/waltham/catalogs/waltham-watch-co-material-catalog-1940/50 there are quite a few escape wheel options available, depending on what kind of pallet fork and roller system was used. I am quite certain that my "conical ends" escape wheel for a "round ended" pallet fork with stones is 1711A. I might be a bit too late for my Santa list, but if anyone can help me source this escape wheel, I will be very happy;) I was good this year. If the elves have a few more screws like this, that would be great as well:) And if one can ask for a seconds hand, that would be a home run (215/190). Merrry Christmas! Dmitry

I bought myself a little Christmas present.. Well?! What? Don't judge me... its got a blue dial. I couldn't resist.

I may be proved wrong later (and it wouldn't be the first time; these watches can sometimes surprise us) but I have a feeling that those tiny little screws may have more to do with holding the case spring in (that which works the back cover latch) than they do with holding in the movement. These little screws are outside the diameter of the dial. If the movement is made to be removed through the front, it must exit through that hole below the dial. I haven't yet encountered a method or mechanism which would retain the movement at the perimeter by way of such tiny screws as those, except maybe some form of swing-out case. But this one is not that kind. As I said, I may be wrong, but something keeps telling me that inner cuvette should open and inside should be some case screws holding your movement in. The cuvette may be no less stubborn to open than all the rest of your case; I see a theme there. Goodness knows I have a favorite watch with a case so little-used, so much like new, and so very tight fitting, that opening it is a chore I no longer undertake. It is very well-regulated and keeping excellent time and opening that beast can wait another five years. Some cases can be like that. Keep us posted with what you encounter. This watch is teaching us things.

I tend to work on watches in relative quiet, but for some reason if I'm working on software, debugging or writing code, I have more of a need to block out the world, so the headphones will be on. Here are a couple of random items from my Youtube playlists. First a classical piece, but not from the usual suspects. Then something a little different. .. perhaps a little Aly Bain and company.. .. maybe something in the Christmas spirit... .. maybe something a little dark and Scandinavian There's loads more, but that should hopefully provide a little something for everyone. Enjoy, and seasons greetings and all the best for a healthy and prosperous 2022 to you all and all of yours.

Welcome to the forum @SergioRJ

Right, The date indicator is called a complication, so are calender or power reserve called complications. but parts to each complication are different and some are specific to that complication. The part relevent to time keeping are exactly the same in all variant of a family, in other words any part of the base caliber interchanges with that of any other variant in the family. Furthuremore, there might be several families in a generation. A new family may beat faster or hold more wind or selfwind....so on. Regards

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I hope theses pictures will do. Obviously the movement is still in the case. I don’t have the know how to remove the movement for better pictures. It’s a long story, but I have another clock like this that someone unfortunately converted to a quartz movement. I’m trying to find a movement so that I can put it back to original. Any guidance is much appreciated. Thanks

A Timex Marlin non runner, probably from the mid sixties (1964?), heading for the 404 club. EDIT: The seller messaged me to say they have posted this, and added "... I have also found another watch which may be of some use, for spares, this watch does not work as the crown is missing, but it does have a decent strap on it, if it is no good to you to pop it in the bin..." So it looks like I may have a freebie genuine "mystery" watch for the club too.

Thanks for the help. I went to the last two meetings. Plan on joining at the next meeting. If you come down let me know and i'll buy you lunch and show you my work space and collection.

Following. I want to see how this turns out. Just my own suggestion, but I think you may want to hold the button in at the same time that you're using a case knife to open the bezel (if possible). If there is a latch in there, you don't want to ruin the bezel's lip by prying it out over the latch.

Have you tried pressing that button at the top to see if the bezel opens.

Look at the bottom of your case look at both hinges. Look at the one that opens pay attention to the seam. Now look at the bezel you should build the figure out where the seam is. Thank you up the top and look carefully you probably see like where showing the image somebody is already pried there before. Or it might be on the other side but usually it's there. With the razor blade don't pry just insert into the crack which should open up. Somebody wouldn't of gone to all the trouble to put a hinge on if it doesn't open. Then there is no need for a button or any reason for normal person to open that because it sets on the backside. But still they took a lot of time and effort to make a nice hinge. Which should reveal something interesting once you get it opened up. Then there's nothing wrong with proceeding with caution

We wait on tender hhoks for the big reveal !!!

It is hinged so a case knife should open it.

I have seen and heard of several variants of this cap jewel cleaning method, but none of them have felt really safe so I invented my own variant and was so happy with it that I recorded a video of it. Hope you like it and get use of this "safe" method for cleaning cap jewels.

Welcome to the forum Dennis.

I have this neat little Hamilton on its way. Can't wait to see what movement it has, it's odd as I can only find a couple Hamiltons with 9:00 second hand subdials.

This little curiosity is heading to the ranks of the 404 club. It apparently uses a Miyota 6M17 24hr quartz movement, and has a somewhat interesting dial layout. Although this is an Esprit "fashion" watch, it does have a certain quirky aesthetic to it that is quite attractive, and of course it also has that other irresistible quality, namely a blue dial.

James Burton (1767-1815) — Watchmaker as far as I understand. Very far from the 404 club. PDF

Depending on my mood, the best musical accompaniment for a watch and scotch could be The Bad Plus, Tord Gustavsen, Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, either of the Avishai Cohens (though I prefer the bassist), Brad Mehldau, Aaron Parks, Bill Evans, and a long list of other similar groups and artists. If they had anything at all on vinyl, I'd love to add Hiromi or Grand Pianoramax to the mix. One of these days, I'll get around to adding a CD player to my audio system. Unfortunately, odd meter and dissonance is a hallmark of most of the above, and my wife isn't fully on board most of the time. I have to save them for when she's down in her office or not home.