I'm in an alien environment

[Rggkent901]

Let me start by stating that watch repairing is absolutely not my world. But I have a watch, a gold Swiss watch, given to my father in 1970 after 40 years service, which I am determined to have restored to full working condition  (I'll provide details of this watch in a new topic in an appropriate sub-forum). I gave this watch to a local repairer, who had it for an astonishing 21 months. During this time, he replaced a number of components, but today, when I picked it up, he informed me that it is impossible to source the correct "barrel and spring" and therefore he was returning the watch to me (without charge, thank god). 

Therefore I have joined this group in order to test this assertion, (I think that the repairer's world is much more that of large, vintage clocks) and to possibly find a suitable person to effect the remaining repair. 

I hope that the above does not result in immediate expulsion from this group! 

 

[RichardHarris123]

Hello and welcome from Leeds, England.  We try to help everyone so ask away. 

[oldhippy]

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

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

If there is anything we can help you with don’t be afraid to ask. Nice clear photos can help a lot.

[nickelsilver]

All watches can be repaired (but not all watchmakers can or want to repair all watches ), it generally comes down to a question of cost.

[VWatchie]

Welcome!

13 hours ago, Rggkent901 said:

(I think that the repairer's world is much more that of large, vintage clocks)

It's wristwatches that dominate on WRT so if you can provide pictures of the movement then that's a good start. It may be the case that getting hold of a brand-new barrel is impossible. This is true for many movements, but mainsprings are usually solved. However, you can often find a donor watch or movement on eBay, for example, if it is not too odd.

If you're really skilled, you can make parts that need replacing, but I don't belong to that category.

We look forward to hearing more about your project!

[Nucejoe]

Welcome to the WRT forum. 

 

[watchweasol]

Hello and welcome to the forum , the world of watches and clocks.