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7 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Eyup Rich how you doin matey ?  Rather nice looking movement. Just did a little research on Orano, not a great deal to be had. Check balance shock for a memorex system, like this. Can you post a clearer picture of the setting please mate.

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38 minutes ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Don't know for sure but I  think the patent is for the shock system.  Yes it's cased. Not a bad watch at all, not sure what I'm going to do about the dial. 

Yep sorry previous page. No hands no crystal ?

39 minutes ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Don't know for sure but I  think the patent is for the shock system.  Yes it's cased. Not a bad watch at all, not sure what I'm going to do about the dial. 

Hows the rest of the movement looking ? Does it tickytock ?

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21 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Yep sorry previous page. No hands no crystal ?

Hows the rest of the movement looking ? Does it tickytock ?

Loose stem, doesn't wind.  Remove the stem and tickytocky maybe an easy fix. No hands or crystal but I have a s£%t load of them. 

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Yesterday's carboot. £20 for a box of used watches.  Well within the 404,the guy did say £14 at one point but i just couldn't take his offer. I do feel as though I'm cheating at 36 watches lol.  Most are fashion, quartz, and ladies and not even worth their proportionally divided cost. But a couple in there worth more the full £20 i paid. An 80s Seiko lcd chrono with original steel bracelet, a new battery was amazed i had one so up and running. A smith 30 min stop watch barely used, a swatchwatch, a talking Radio shack, 3 basic mechanicals, a timex indeglo, a Predator diver a total beast looking of a watch, a map distance calculator, a fake Tag and Rolly, oh and what i suspect might be a 14k  solid gold ladies chalet (no hallmark but stamped 14k, it does look solid ive scratched inside the case back)  weighing 6grams not inc. the movement (i have yet to acid test ) 

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1 minute ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Yesterday's carboot. £20 for a box of used watches.  Well within the 404,the guy did say £14 at one point but i just couldn't take his offer. I do feel as though I'm cheating at 36 watches lol.  Most are fashion, quartz, and ladies and not even worth their proportionally divided cost. But a couple in there worth more the full £20 i paid. An 80s Seiko lcd chrono with original steel bracelet, a new battery was amazed i had one so up and running. A smith 30 min stop watch barely used, a swatchwatch, a talking Radio shack, 3 basic mechanicals, a timex indeglo, a Predator diver a total beast looking of a watch, a map distance calculator, a fake Tag and Rolly, oh and what i suspect might be a 14k  solid gold ladies chalet (no hallmark but stamped 14k, it does look solid ive scratched inside the case back)  weighing 6grams not inc. the movement (i have yet to acid test ) 

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Not sure about the feet.

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5 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Yesterday's carboot. £20 for a box of used watches.  Well within the 404,the guy did say £14 at one point but i just couldn't take his offer. I do feel as though I'm cheating at 36 watches lol.  Most are fashion, quartz, and ladies and not even worth their proportionally divided cost. But a couple in there worth more the full £20 i paid. An 80s Seiko lcd chrono with original steel bracelet, a new battery was amazed i had one so up and running. A smith 30 min stop watch barely used, a swatchwatch, a talking Radio shack, 3 basic mechanicals, a timex indeglo, a Predator diver a total beast looking of a watch, a map distance calculator, a fake Tag and Rolly, oh and what i suspect might be a 14k  solid gold ladies chalet (no hallmark but stamped 14k, it does look solid ive scratched inside the case back)  weighing 6grams not inc. the movement (i have yet to acid test ) 

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Haha sorry for the thigh in shot, I'm still in my underpants lol.

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12 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Yesterday's carboot. £20 for a box of used watches.  Well within the 404,the guy did say £14 at one point but i just couldn't take his offer. I do feel as though I'm cheating at 36 watches lol.  Most are fashion, quartz, and ladies and not even worth their proportionally divided cost. But a couple in there worth more the full £20 i paid. An 80s Seiko lcd chrono with original steel bracelet, a new battery was amazed i had one so up and running. A smith 30 min stop watch barely used, a swatchwatch, a talking Radio shack, 3 basic mechanicals, a timex indeglo, a Predator diver a total beast looking of a watch, a map distance calculator, a fake Tag and Rolly, oh and what i suspect might be a 14k  solid gold ladies chalet (no hallmark but stamped 14k, it does look solid ive scratched inside the case back)  weighing 6grams not inc. the movement (i have yet to acid test ) 

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Next favourite of the joblot a seiko a914 5010 LCD from 1984, the year i left school to become a joiner yey 🙆‍♂️

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On 6/20/2022 at 9:49 PM, Neverenoughwatches said:

Next favourite of the joblot a seiko a914 5010 LCD from 1984, the year i left school to become a joiner yey 🙆‍♂️

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The Chalet has come out on top value wise. It is 14k gold of 6 grams not sure about the gems diamonds and a ruby. Its restoration is  beyond me, It has a hole in each corner of the case and 4 gems missing, a real shame. But all in all a good find at the bottom of a box of watches for 20 quid.I dont expect this to happen very often. Failing in my attempt to get the back off the fake Rolly. 

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1 hour ago, watchweasol said:

Have you tried the super glue and nut to screw the back off

Not yet WW that was my next move. I picked that one  up of you a while back. Thanks 😊 

1 hour ago, watchweasol said:

Have you tried the super glue and nut to screw the back off

This is the fake Rolex with bracelet to match, quite clearly a fake but that fact not hidden, Hong Kong at the bottom. A very old fake ? 

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1 hour ago, watchweasol said:

Have you tried the super glue and nut to screw the back off

Glued and cramped up. Not my usual item for this sort procedure 🤞. Dying to see what is inside. Shall we take bets anyone ?

 

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2 hours ago, watchweasol said:

Have you tried the super glue and nut to screw the back off

First time I've tried this ww. It works a treat after an hour of mild clamping. A great beginners tip. So inside I've found  a Prestige time and co . Hong kong assembled, swiss parts quartz with a german varta battery. I was thinking it would be worse, I'm guessing an old fake 80s ?

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I'm starting to work my way through my 404 club purchases from the last few months.

Today we have a Kienzle art deco style pocket watch. Probably from the 1950s, or 1960s, but it could be a little older.

The seconds hand had fallen off, but was still sitting inside, so it didn't require much more than a clean and he hand re-fitting and now it is ticking away nicely, if somewhat loudly. 

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1 hour ago, spectre6000 said:

Gonna just leave us hanging without a movement shot? 

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One movement shot, coming right up.

The movement is a fairly typical Kienzle zero jewelled number. In this case a 146/30

Pretty easy to work on, as at 19.5 ligne its almost an alarm clock.

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Also the "mystery engraving" on the inside of the case back. I'm pretty sure that is not the date that it was manufactured. 

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2 hours ago, AndyHull said:

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I'm starting to work my way through my 404 club purchases from the last few months.

Today we have a Kienzle art deco style pocket watch. Probably from the 1950s, or 1960s, but it could be a little older.

The seconds hand had fallen off, but was still sitting inside, so it didn't require much more than a clean and he hand re-fitting and now it is ticking away nicely, if somewhat loudly. 

Art deco 👍. One of my favourite eras, is that something art decoey attached to  the fob chain ?

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1 minute ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Art deco 👍. One of my favourite eras, is that something art decoey attached to  the fob chain ?

Not really, its just a small, chromed engine turned round button. I don't think the chain is original to the watch, as the plating on it is unworn, but the plating on the watch is fairly heavily worn.

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23 minutes ago, AndyHull said:

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One movement shot, coming right up.

The movement is a fairly typical Kienzle zero jewelled number. In this case a 146/30

Pretty easy to work on, as at 19.5 ligne its almost an alarm clock.

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Also the "mystery engraving" on the inside of the case back. I'm pretty sure that is not the date that it was manufactured. 

Bit extravagant for a service date . Very strange ?

4 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Bit extravagant for a service date . Very strange ?

A gift date when it was passed down a generation.? Or more likely a passing away date of the original owner. Certainly put there to commemorate something, would have expected a name as well though ?

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In between dodging rain showers while pretending to work working very hard in the garden, and emptying out a bunch of junk and cardboard boxes in the attic (to make way no doubt for more boxes and junk), I had a little spare time to work on this much neglected specimen.

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A Remontoir pocket watch.

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This was very much a 404 club purchase, as it was also completely filthy, so much so that the case had developed some interesting green marks. The brass polished up rather nicely and I'm almost tempted to lacquer it to save me the trouble of having to clean it again in the future.

The inside surfaces of the case appear to be gold plated, or at the very least have a coppery gold appearance.

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Filthy, with a face held together with ancient stick tape. Just my kind of basket case.

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It didn't actually require much effort to make it go, as even before I cleaned and lubricated it, it was trying its best to run.

The calibre is more Timex then Tissot certainly, and it has a tick like a woodpecker, but it actually keeps pretty god time, despite its forlorn fizzog.

I have a slight dilemma however. Should I replace the paper dial with a modern copy from a digital photo, photo shopped and cleaned up, but based as closely as possible on the original and printed with precise 21st century technology, or should I keep it as is? What are everyone's thoughts. Keep, or replace?

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2 hours ago, AndyHull said:

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In between dodging rain showers while pretending to work working very hard in the garden, and emptying out a bunch of junk and cardboard boxes in the attic (to make way no doubt for more boxes and junk), I had a little spare time to work on this much neglected specimen.

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A Remontoir pocket watch.

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This was very much a 404 club purchase, as it was also completely filthy, so much so that the case had developed some interesting green marks. The brass polished up rather nicely and I'm almost tempted to lacquer it to save me the trouble of having to clean it again in the future.

The inside surfaces of the case appear to be gold plated, or at the very least have a coppery gold appearance.

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Filthy, with a face held together with ancient stick tape. Just my kind of basket case.

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It didn't actually require much effort to make it go, as even before I cleaned and lubricated it, it was trying its best to run.

The calibre is more Timex then Tissot certainly, and it has a tick like a woodpecker, but it actually keeps pretty god time, despite its forlorn fizzog.

I have a slight dilemma however. Should I replace the paper dial with a modern copy from a digital photo, photo shopped and cleaned up, but based as closely as possible on the original and printed with precise 21st century technology, or should I keep it as is? What are everyone's thoughts. Keep, or replace?

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Its lovely to see the patination of anything old, showing its age and its history. But unless it is anything of any significance i dont see the harm in making your mark on it. Besides you can always keep the original dial and swap it out again if you ever wanted or needed to. How about having the original alongside your version inside the case front as its a full hunter.

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