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  1. Ok I am saving deep for an IWC, Patek, LeColture, Vacheron and a Chiming Credor Hopefully you Guys have more than me. Dont vomit seeing the digital " The One" watch. Yea I know but Im a geek also. Show me yours
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  2. I was asked to look at this very large pocket watch because although serviced a few years ago had stopped running. It was immediately apparent to me why it was not running. Apart from the glass falling out when I opened the front of the case the hour hand was so badly bent it had hooked itself around the subsidiary seconds hand. Once unhooked the watch ran but now the hour hand was free wheeling. On closer inspection the hour hand was really badly bent, pitted and the part that attaches it to the cannon pinion (which was also usual as it has a horse shoe shape) had been bent too wide. Both hands were also had a fair amount of rust. I straightened and re-shaped as best as possible and polished them with diamantine powder. Then I had to re-blue the hands. To get a nice even blue I found really difficult because I could not remove all of the pitting & could not get the hands perfectly straight. Also being aware if I broke anything it would be very difficult to find replacement parts so I did the best job possible. I found the best results was by putting the hands in a tray of sand and heating over the gas stove and once blued dropping them into some machine oil. Not a perfect even finish but still I think a fair result. The reason the hands were so badly damaged is because the customer was opening the front of the watch and moving the hands with his finger. I have explained to the guy that this is a pin set watch & the pin in the top of the watch should be depressed to adjust. I have done a lot of research but with no ID marks I could not find the identity of this watch or in fact any pocket watch that was 25 ligne. Perhaps Willfly might have an idea. The customer said it was his grandfathers who worked on the railway so it might be a railway watch. I have attached a few pics (sorry about the quality) for your inspection. First Attempted at straightening & polishing First attempt at Blueing Job Done (I think still on test)
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  3. A couple of minor adjustments and it will be virtually spot on! Well done. :)
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  4. Thank you, Clockboy and Geo. I'll try to adjust the timing. The graph looks pretty good.
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  5. Very jealous of all the accessories George! finally finished my restoration. ( or paint job if you like!) So i repainted the whole case, and renewed the cork and some jar lids, all switches were in good condition so re-used and the original timer put back on. What do you think?
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  6. Ok, now I get it. Maybe I'll soak a complete movement in turpentine, then give it a guick dunk in good old WD-40!
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  7. I was just looking at that one and a few others that were similar. Let us know if you end up getting it.
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  8. I've been thinking about this one. I'm using a computer chair with arms now.
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  9. Post pictures when you're finished. I'm going to try to also make a stool to match the style of my old workbench I just bought so would like to see what you come up with.
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  10. Welcome Morten !!! Nice workbench too... I'm so jealous of anyone with a workbench... (I have a multipurpose living room table / dining room table / watch workbench / laundry folding table :) )
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