Here are two watches my wife pulled from a shelf in her home office this evening. We were talking about her soon-to-be antique Hamilton Ladies Tonneau pendant watch, and she produced two old pocket watches passed to her by her father. These were "…

I have to replace the mainspring on a Tavannes ref 940 and I can't seem to source it anywhere. The measurements of the old mainspring are 2.94mm height, .25 thickness, and 20 1/4 inches long, with a T end. I measured the mainspring barrel and pull…

Just got a Marvin Hermetic Shwatim watch that has a Jewish menorah at the 12 o'clock position and apparently the 12 tribes of Israel on the back. I was able to find just one on Google from Czechoslovakia and nothing anywhere else. Ever see one l…

Luckily I stumbled across the website watchcount .com when questioning pics of a watch I wanted before I made an idiot of myself . Which is not hard .
I made an offer on a relatively rare chrono. (Bally C180) on eBay which was accepted. In researchin…

After years of searching, I finally got this one: Elgin Pershing from 1920 in NOS condition, and also it’s a rare 9 o’clock sub-second dial. I think it’s one of most iconic Elgin designs with a really nice look black dial.

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New here, and to be honest fairly new to watches, hence my question(s). Could anyone shed some light an when my (recently bought) Mido Ocean Star was produced, and the likely movement inside? Seems I really struggling to find on one like i…

A few months ago I got a gold plated 17 Jewel Helbros Automatic watch as part of a watch lot.

While i am not a fan of gold plated watches, this watch was actually in great shape. I find some scratches on the case but no plating loss. Dial looks great …

Is a clicking sound common on bumper movements? It only occurs on one half of the swing.

When the crown is in the winding position, if I press the crown in a little more and hold it, there's no clicking sound.

More info:
It's a LeCoultre Po…

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Here's a couple of photos of a very nice Hamilton 990 with an interesting ad from back in the day. Also with a case that's still in good condition.

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