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I'm looking parts for this pocket watch john walker English movement I'm really finding it difficult could someone tell me please where to start looking if maybe a could find a match

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Neverenoughwatches Distinguished Member

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32 minutes ago, Murks said:

I'm looking parts for this pocket watch john walker English movement I'm really finding it difficult could someone tell me please where to start looking if maybe a could find a match

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Hi Murks. Looking for the same movement might be lke looking for a needle in a haystack. This question crops up here again and again. You need a lot more information about it first. Was this cased so it can be dated ? Was this the maker ? If an independent maker then you have very little chance aquiring parts. Even with another movement from the same maker will be different, old pocket watch were often hand made depending on its age. Unless off a production line such as Elgin and Waltham and even these are difficult to find parts for. Start dating the movement first. If you want to repair pocket watches you definitely need to start with one that is  complete and preferably one that has at least some movement. Repairing of these as opposed to servicing or attempting to swap broken parts out which in itself often does not work is very much a specialist watchmakers job as parts may need to be made.

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Hi Murks  Old Hippy is spot on. whith these old english lever and fusee watches they were made on an out worker principal. One person makes the frames another the wheels and so on, therefore if you find an other John Walker the bits witll not necesserily fit.  I have been looking for the past 4 years for a john Whycherly fusee movment to rob off a pallet. I found one same diameter but the height was different si still looking.   good luck.

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