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Good evening,

Im a car mechanic by trade and a prior aircraft mechanic.

I recently inherited an old Waltham 8 day automotive clock.

Looking forward to some tips and tricks to get her running like new!

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Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

We will need photos of the clock its case and movement, in fact any thing that will help us. 

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2 hours ago, TactiJake said:

old Waltham 8 day automotive clock.

Looking forward to some tips and tricks to get her running like new!

 

51 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

clock its case and movement

Photographs are always nice because without photographs they lead to misunderstandings and confusions? Like for instance this is a clock but is it really a clock or really a big watch? Then  any idea when the last time you're very large watch was last serviced? Then I know you're a year to get started but this really isn't a beginners timepiece to get started with. Yes it's a really big watch but it does have two mainsprings.

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8 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

We will need photos of the clock its case and movement, in fact any thing that will help us. 

I have it disassembled at the moment but from my research I believe it is a 7 jewel watch and from the serial number it appears to be from around 1917. I found the ratchet pawl spring to be broken last night.

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1 minute ago, Nucejoe said:

Will you show the bridge layout?    and the keyless!     

 

I will when I get home, the most unique thing I saw other than the size is it winds on the bottom

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There are members here who can probably tell the caliber by serial number or distinguishing features, keyless however, is most helpful in identifying a movement. 

A picture of the broken spring also helps.

Regs

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1 minute ago, Nucejoe said:

There are members here who can probably tell the caliber by serial number or distinguishing features, keyless however, is most helpful in identifying a movement. 

A picture of the broken spring also helps.

Regs

 

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1 hour ago, TactiJake said:

the most unique thing I saw other than the size is it winds on the bottom

Oh, I see.

Your post beat mine by few seconds. 

There you have it, JohnR is our American watch expert. 

Much to my surprise it doesn't seem a high grade watch. have bunch of used springs( repairman estate)  I guess out of American watches, for which I have no use, will dig in my bag for a similar looking one, hopefully be back with good news. 

 

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6 minutes ago, Nucejoe said:

Oh, I see.

Your post beat mine by few seconds. 

There you have it, JohnR is our American watch expert. 

Much to my surprise it doesn't seem a high grade watch. have bunch of used springs( repairman estate)  I guess out of American watches, for which I have no use, will dig in my bag for a similar looking one, hopefully be back with good news. 

 

That's awesome thank you!

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