{"id":843,"date":"2016-05-07T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T00:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dalemorin.com\/?p=843"},"modified":"2016-05-09T09:04:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T14:04:21","slug":"a-new-lease-on-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalemorin.com\/?p=843","title":{"rendered":"A new lease on life"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really love the old American pocket watch movements.\u00a0 Hamiltons are my favorite, but Waltham and Elgin movements are beautiful too.\u00a0 I’ve been looking for a size 6 Waltham movement for a while now, but until a few weeks ago I didn’t see one in the condition I wanted.\u00a0 Patience is the name of this game, so I waited and found a size 6 Waltham in great condition and at a fair price.\u00a0 The serial number dates this movement to 1901 – that’s right – this movement is 115 years old.<\/p>\n

Dave serviced this movement for me, and he found a cracked jewel, which he replaced.\u00a0 The mainspring had been replaced at some point in the past, so it was fine.\u00a0 After cleaning and adjusting, it is in the condition you see in the photo.\u00a0 Many thanks to Dave for your careful work and attention to detail.<\/p>\n

Movements from pocket watches made in the late 18th and early 19th century are negative set movements, meaning that the stem is retained in the case, not in the movement.\u00a0 So the normal type of case will not work to convert this to a wristwatch – you’ll need some way to retain the stem or it will simply fall out.\u00a0 There are two options.\u00a0 Drill and tap the case to hold the stem, or use a case that has a crown guard that will retain the stem.\u00a0 The latter is the way I’m going with this movement.<\/p>\n

I don’t yet have a case, but I’m going to use the original dial and hands on this build.\u00a0 They’re elegant and look exactly like they should for a watch more than a century old.<\/p>\n

How many things we make will be working a century later?<\/p>\n

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The craftsmanship and the decoration are stunning.\u00a0 Some of the decoration can only be seen when the movement is disassembled, which means it’s likely that only another watchmaker will ever see it.\u00a0 It’s called pride of craftsmanship and sadly it’s all too rare these days.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more photos as this project progresses.\u00a0 It will definitely be worth the wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I really love the old American pocket watch movements.\u00a0 Hamiltons are my favorite, but Waltham and Elgin movements are beautiful too.\u00a0 I’ve been looking for a size 6 Waltham movement for a while now, but until a few weeks ago I didn’t see one in the condition I wanted.\u00a0 Patience is the name of this … <\/p>\n

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