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Hello,

I recently picked up this little gem for £15 on eBay... All I know about Is that it's a Swiss made Melvetime Pendant watch, It has a Seventeen jewel incabloc movement. It has "Y3" marked under the ballance.

I'm quite new to watchmaking, so I don't plan on working on this until I get some more time behind the Loupe... Nevertheless, I'd still like to know more about this watch and it's movement.

Thank you very much for taking your time to read my post... If you would be able to provide any information, that would be absolutely fabulous.

Kind regards,

Mr Daniel Bergeon

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50 minutes ago, MrDanielBergeon said:

Nevertheless, I'd still like to know more about this watch and it's movement.

The watch has no brand to speak of. The mov.t seems to be an AS1726 with modified bridge design and execution, something that was very common. It could also be some sort of copy. This type of search is done on the ranfft database, filling the checkboxes that apply, then visually comparing results.

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6 minutes ago, jdm said:

The watch has no brand to speak of. The mov.t seems to be an AS1726 with modified bridge design and execution, something that was very common. It could also be some sort of copy. This type of search is done on the ranfft database, filling the checkboxs that apply, then visually comparing results.

Hello,

Thank you very much for the information jdm...

In particular, thank you for telling me about the ranfft database... I had no idea there was a database like it, so this is very helpful.

I have only been repairing watches for just under three months (collecting for 3 or so years), so I don't really know how to identify movements accurately.

 

I didn't think the watch was anything notable, as I've never heard of the brand before. 

It'll make a nice gift for someone in the future though after I've serviced it... I don't plan on keeping it, as I only collect men's wristwatches and pocket watches.

 

Kind regards,

Mr Daniel Bergeon

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