I just finished this 1930s Hamilton Webster with a 987F movement.
When it was given to me, it had no crystal, only the seconds hand, a broken mainspring, broken balance staff and cracked upper balance jewel.
I went through 3 balance staffs trying to …
I‘ve been using brass file shavings when I heat blue watch hands, its worked well and usually get pretty even results.
I used fine sand this time and I think it worked a better, as in the consistency of color and even heating. Just thought I’d share.
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Continue readingI always try to support watch material houses when ordering parts.
But some places sure do make it hard to buy from them.
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I always try to support watch material houses when ordering parts.
But some places sure do make it hard to buy from them.
ST Supply – Watch Parts – Batteries – Bands – Tools ST Supply
Watch Parts and T…
Continue readingI received this really nice pocket watch today and can not seem to find any data on it. Did a search on the pocket watch data base as well as caliber corner and Bobs omega site.
Where can I find date and parts info for this watch?
It needs cleaning oil…
It had very low amplitude but a really fast rate and the balance would stop when placed in the dial up position.
This will all sound simple now that it’s fixed, but when faced with it, it was a head scratcher for me.
First off, the mainspring arbor hole in the mainplate was worn to…
