Waltham Pocket Watch

[Folkvisor]

For some reason - I don't know why - my Waltham won't wind. I'm thinking the mainspring is unattached from the barrel wall or the arbour somehow because I can get it to work for a while but then it stops. I don't think it's broken.

I'd take it apart but that's not so easy either.

And, here, I thought I knew everything there was to know about watches...

 

[Folkvisor]

It's a Waltham Hunter Gold filled watch. I've taken out the case screws but it won't drop out and I don't think it's a drop-down style watch.

Someone has obviously tried to pry it open in the past because there is evidence of that.

[oldhippy]

Pull the stem out as if you are setting the hands, with case screws out you might need to give it a little push with your fingers from the opposite end from the stem, it should come out.

[Folkvisor]

OK! Will do thank you.

[BUSAKAZ]

 

OK! Will do thank you.

Any pictures 

[Folkvisor]

I can't seem to put the photo on here for some reason. I think it should be there now.

Edited June 14, 2017 by Folkvisor

[Folkvisor]

[oldhippy]

Just turn the two case screws so  they are both away from the case, pull stem to set the hands, make sure the bezel is off and the front is open and push lightly away from the stem and the movement should ease out, you could take out the balance if you think you might damage it.

[Folkvisor]

Done and done. I'm wondering if the small lever beside where the key goes into the watch is for letting down the mainspring. I don't see any other way to do it.

 

[oldhippy]

You should have let the spring down before taking the movement out.Put the movement back in the case and fix the case screws. Now follow this video.

 

[Folkvisor]

Will do...

[Folkvisor]

There is no click on this thing that I can see.

[oldhippy]

I should have spotted that. Take the hands and dial off and see if its under the dial

[Folkvisor]

Nope. Not there either. I've never run across this before.

[Folkvisor]

Here are some photos:

[Folkvisor]

Would the small lever just above the key hole in the side view be a click release?

[Folkvisor]

There is a small indentation and opening where the barrel wheel is and also a small hole in the plate that appears to have some sort of push lever in it. Perhaps this is where the click can be released.

[BUSAKAZ]

 

Here are some photos:

Can you show us a picture of the side of the movement  where the barrel is at it's outer edge 

[BUSAKAZ]

Ok it's an 1890 model I will have a look in my books when I get home from work 

[clockboy]

This vid of a Waltham shows the click is located in the side of the case.

 

[oldhippy]

 

There is a small indentation and opening where the barrel wheel is and also a small hole in the plate that appears to have some sort of push lever in it. Perhaps this is where the click can be released.

I think you could be right.

I also found this.

Some will have a little hole in the side of the movement that you poke and that will let the spring down.

[Folkvisor]

 

Ok it's an 1890 model I will have a look in my books when I get home from work 

I'll try to photograph the side of the watch where there is a hole to allow the click to be released.

[Folkvisor]

 

I think you could be right.

I also found this.

Some will have a little hole in the side of the movement that you poke and that will let the spring down.

 

OK, then that is probably the method to let down the spring on this watch.

[Folkvisor]

Here is a photo of the opening in question:

[Folkvisor]

The opening just goes through to the barrel and there is nothing in there to push.

 

I wondering if I have to take the barrel plate off to get to the click. Nothing should explode since all the other wheels in the train are under a separate plate.