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?

My mum passed away at the end of January and amongst the little bits I’m keeping is this nice little vintage mechanical watch.

Trench watch if I’m not mistaken?

There’s no branding on the dial, which has a nice kind of sunburst effect in segments and each of those is textured. The two hands are a nice dark metallic blue.

It’s got a 15 Jewels Swiss movement, (and forgive me here but I have no idea of part names), which on one of the large “cogs”, has 2 stars and two symbols of double…

Ladies vintage mechanical ID please?

My wife inherited this beautiful pocket watch from her grandfather LeGrand Lockwood Thurber, who inherited it from his great grandfather, LeGrand Lockwood (1820-1872). It’s an A. Lange 18k gold pocket watch made between 1855-1866 (we think- based on research into early A. Lange watchmaking). It is marked with serial number “2935” and “H&D.”…

A. Lang gold pocket watch – age and value?

I recently purchased a Citizen Homer second setting 21J railroad watch from @Dan S . This is my first foray into vintage wristwatches, and I started collecting pocket watches last year. Dan S suggested this guy as a good option for me. I have been wearing it daily for a while and I thought I’d share a few observations.

Overall, this is a very easy watch to live with. The dial is clean and easy to read–one might say minimalist. I like the simplicity of manual winding…

Citizen Homer Second Setting Watch Observations

Hi team,

I have an old Minerva trench chrono watch, 51mm in diameter. I’m having a hard time looking for a strap that fits this watch. Just wondering if anyone knows of any place that does custom strap for these old beauties?

Aaron