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By luiazazrambo · Posted
Dear Clock- and Watchmakers, Black and Locksmiths, It seems my en-devour with treasure hunting continuous. My watchmaker carrier started by finding an Eterna Dirty Dozen watch in the dirt. Dirty. 🙂 I bought a bag of old watch parts and in one of the envelope to my surprise there was a ring. A gold ring with stones. It was a job, a job to strengthen the ring but still keeping the size, size M as it became very thin due to wear. The job went to Mr Czypionka Zygfryd Antoni who was a watchmaker and jeweler from Ross-on-Wye. 44 High street if I am correct, but I am not sure about the number the number on the stamp is not completely clear. Then a bit of a research and turned out that Mr Czypionka Zygfryd Antoni was a polish immigrant who got his citizenship on the 27th of May 1960 as you can see it here on London Gazette page: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42122/page/5719 He is on page 5720 and the list goes up to 5729. Among the immigrants there were 7 Hungarians. Forgot to mention that I am Hungarian so that why I have an interest in it. We are after the WWII, communism was already introduced to the eastern block, certain people became enemy to the state and we are less than 4 years after the Hungarian revolution which produced even more enemies to the state so many flee. Not sure why Mr Czypionka Zygfryd Antoni left though. H.Samual says the stones on the side are diamonds and the middle stone is also a natural stone, but they cannot tell me what it would be without sending it to examination for the cost of £60. I might just do that because of this story. Summary from London Gazette: NATURALISATION List of Aliens to whom Certificates of Naturalisation have been granted by the Secretary of State and whose Oaths of Allegiance have been registered in the Home Office during the month of June, 1960. The date in each case is the date of naturalisation. Czypionka, Zygfryd Antoni; Poland; Watchmaker ; Everstone Farm, Peter stow, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. 27th May 1960. The foregoing list contains 639 cases, viz.: Austrian 6, Belgian 2, Czechoslovak 14, Dutch 9, Egyptian 1,Estonian 8, Finnish 2, French 4, German 49, Greek 3, Hungarian 7, Iranian 1, Iraqi 1, Italian 22, Latvian 20, Lithuanian 12, Palestinian 1, Polish 402, Roumanian 6, Russian 7, Spanish 6, Swiss 1, Turkish 1, United States of America 6, Yemeni 1, Yugoslav 16, Uncertain nationality 21, Other nationality 10. Total 639. Of these two relate to Uncertain nationality and one American of British origin. The 7 Hungarians: Abraham, Imre ; Hungary ; Coal Miner ; 4 WarrenTerrace, Peterson Road, Wakefield, Yorkshire. 19th May 1960. Bertalan, Jeno Janos; Hungary; General Fitter and Welder; 47 Harrington Street, Derby. 5th May 1960. Brosan, Margit {known as Marguerite, or Margaret Brosan) ; Hungary; Company Director (Property Management); 187 Willesden Lane, London NJW.6. 22nd April 1960. Kutassy, Zoltan ; Hungary ; Coal Miner ; 33 Elmfield Road, Rossington, near Doncaster, Yorkshire. 10th May 1960. Marek, Anna Cecilia; Hungary; Housewife; 6 Tetherdown, London N.10. 31st May 1960. Schnierer, Gyula (or Julius Schnierer) ; Hungarary, Carpenter; Springslade Lodge, near Broadhurst Green, Hednesfprd, Staffordshire, 18th May 1960. Von-Tucka, Constantine Victor Ludwig; Hungary ; Area Manager (Constructional Engineering) ; 21 River Bank, Laleham Road, Staines, Middlesex. 11th May 1960. My best regards, Lui the treasure hunter (and finder) 😉 -
By Terrinecold · Posted
Based on the timegrapher results I think there may be something wrong with the escapement. I took this video Any suggestion on how to identify the fault is welcome. -
By Terrinecold · Posted
Not a bad idea but I'll need help with that. I have no idea what is going wrong. I just have the timegrapher picture which makes me think escapement problem and this video I took of the escapement working I should really post that on the other topic though For now though I"ll follow up the plan and clean then reassemble and lubricate the ST36 then check it on the timegrapher. -
By Neverenoughwatches · Posted
Here is my first attempt at cutting a staff from a balance wheel. I wanted a comparison between cutting the rivet and cutting the hub off. Starting with the rivet was definitely harder than i expected, the rivet was thicker than i imagined and went quite deep into the rivet seating of the balance wheel, its easy to see how a staff hole gets deformed this staff rivet was thick. Thoughts are , difficult to work out where the rivet seating is and it's angle, i caught the balance wheel center right towards the end and the rivet seating is probably a slightly different angle. Cutting the hub away seems like a better option after this experience. -
One alternative would be any watch case that houses the caliber of your movement with a flat dial, diameter of the dial can be reduced on lathe or manually filed to fit the new case, dial spacer might need replacing or machined for a perfect fit. After all this isn't the only watch case that housed this movement. Its most likely an ETA movement, dimensions of its caliber can be found on many databases, such as Dr ranfft or perhaps Mizeni . As for Stainless steel case, you best call an authorized dealer. Do not let them talk you into buying another silicone case. Google Rado diastar automatic watch image, good chance of finding one like your watch, the movement is sometimes shown on ebay items, best ofcourse be to open the back and see the caliber. Check alibaba or Amazon. Your movememt might fit right into a West End Watch case. As said above, caliber is needed for start . Otherwise you are limited to leather straps that holds your caseless watch. Rgds
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