Cool Little pocket watch

[SketchyTattoos]

I was wondering if anyone could provide some info on this little guy. The face reads "W. U. Special" and "swiss" across the bottom. The movement is marked with "Granges.Swiss" "1 Jewel" and "One Adjustment". I checked Google but couldn't find too much. It's in rough condition so I didn't buy it. You can actually see the escape wheel sticking out in movement picture.

Just looked like an interesting movement so I thought I'd share and see if anyone had more information on it.

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[Tmuir]

If it has only got 1 jewel, what are the other 4 red things in the movement?

Sorry I know nothing about it, but thanks for sharing.

[noirrac1j]

Hello there Sketchy. I don't know the brand, but the movement is a Roskopf. A cursory search using that term brought up a similar movement:

https://swatchprototypes.com/roskopf-proletarian-watch/

 

I like the look of it, and I am certainly no "jeweled" snob, but the orange little caps look like plastic. I've worked on many Roskopf-style watches characterised by the pin lever escapement and the directly coupled gear on the mainspring barrel.

 

JC

[SketchyTattoos]

Hello there Sketchy. I don't know the brand, but the movement is a Roskopf. A cursory search using that term brought up a similar movement:

https://swatchprototypes.com/roskopf-proletarian-watch/

 

I like the look of it, and I am certainly no "jeweled" snob, but the orange little caps look like plastic. I've worked on many Roskopf-style watches characterised by the pin lever escapement and the directly coupled gear on the mainspring barrel.

 

JC

Awesome, thank you for all the info. That's a pretty cool back story on them. Definitely helpful if I decide I want another project.

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