I feel like i hit the accuracy jackpot with my Murph

I know it’s still settling in and it’s likely to change over time, but my Murph gained a second the first day i had it, and and bit over a week later it’s still hasn’t gained another second. I think it might be close to 2 seconds fast after a week. Really kinda hard to read a fraction of a second.

By contrast, my Seiko Turtle, still relatively new is running just shy of +2 a day, which I still think is pretty good. My Bulova Military UHF is very accurate of course, it has only lost a second…

I feel like i hit the accuracy jackpot with my Murph

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SOTC, Elimination round help me decide which one to cut

I have a six-watch box that was a gift from my wife when I started “collecting” watches, which I suppose was when I had more than 3. When she gave it to me, she said I need to keep my collection to 6, and while I’m sure I could push back on this, I actually find it useful to limit my collections, and for watches, I find 6 to ba a good number. Even with 6, there tends to be one that doesn’t get worn very often, and for me if I am not using a thing, I believe it should be passed on to someone…

SOTC, Elimination round help me decide which one to cut

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Help me identify this pocket watch movement project I found. Maybe Paul Rochat?

I picked this up at an antique store today. It was the only interesting watch-thing in the place. Though I couldn’t easily identify a name, it seemed to want to run, and the dial and hands are in excellent condition, but also it was a no-brainer, because the wooden box it came in was easily worth the $10 I paid for it.

It does run, though not super well, so it seems like a reasonably good project to learn watch servicing on. I’ll need a key for it and it will eventually need a case…

Help me identify this pocket watch movement project I found. Maybe Paul Rochat?

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A little help fixing my old watch? 1895 Elgin 18

When I was in my early 20s, I gave up on wristwatches, and started carrying this monster in the watch pocket of my Levis. It probably would all have worked out fine, except the cool vintage watch chain I bought for it had a nasty habit of coming unscre…

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