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Any suggestions? I can't identify the movement as it has no marks. It's a standard centre seconds Swiss lever, possibly from the 1940s. Movement is 10.5'''. 
 

I don't think I can repair this, can I? Should I try and find a barrel with the same number of teeth and same size and hope for the best? 
 

The watch itself has 'Grafton' on the face, which could be by Ingersol. Any help appreciated. 

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52 minutes ago, Bonefixer said:

Any suggestions? I can't identify the movement as it has no marks. It's a standard centre seconds Swiss lever, possibly from the 1940s. Movement is 10.5'''. 
 

I don't think I can repair this, can I? Should I try and find a barrel with the same number of teeth and same size and hope for the best? 
 

The watch itself has 'Grafton' on the face, which could be by Ingersol. Any help appreciated. 

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The name Grafton i dont recognise or the movement as being Ingersol. There is more to the barrel than just the number of teeth and size. Lots of sizes need to correct, lid height, the inside barrel height has to be right for the correct mainspring, both holes for the arbor the inner raised lips, teeth modulus for the cw pinion mesh. I wouldn't like to guess at how many differences there would be between 10.5 ligne movements . But we can make a start with the identity, help folk by removing the set lever, yoke and set bridge, lay them out and post a good picture of them.

You dont always need identify markings.

Closest I'm getting up to now is an ETA 1080, but I'll keep looking. 

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I compared it against a photo I had of a disassembled ETA1080 and it isn't a match. The 1080 had placed balance directly across from the winding works. However, the setting lever spring and minute wheel cover plate are almost identical so ETA is where to keep looking.

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The 1080..... the minute wheel bridge is a good match up , the bridge jumper is a little different around the yoke post and the way the spring scoops around the minute wheel pinion but I'd say this is on the right track.

Checked the 3 keyless parts through American German and Swiss catalogs, thats as far as i can take it with the keyless, so probably made after '65 .  A staff or stem dimension would help get nearer. 

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