With the 8/0 747 movement ticking away nicely, it’s time to turn to the case. Like many Hamilton watches from that era, the “Clinton” model had a two-piece case with… Read more »
As I work my way through my epic stash of “project watches,” I’m excavating some long-buried watches that I worked on years and years ago with cryptic notes. I packed… Read more »
Moving from one house to another is always irksome, but it really hurts when you work on watches. Moving a big couch is easy; moving a dozen small watches in… Read more »
When the word gets out that you can fix a grandfather’s old watch, some interesting watches come out of the cabinets and sock drawers. My friend with the charming 18-size… Read more »
Watch collectors aren’t as obsessive as home chefs or Paleo dieters when it comes to blogging, but we’re close. Of the many watch blogs, one of my favorites is Dan’s… Read more »
When this watch was made, thin was in. Pocket watches were toward the end of a long swing in consumers’ size preferences. In the beginning there were huge 18-size full-plate… Read more »
When adjusting to 5 or 6 positions, the first step—adjusting the dial up (DU) and dial down (DD) positions—is usually the hardest. Kleinlein’s approach to adjusting emphasizes that these two… Read more »
I found this little watch—a Hamilton “Bagley”—in a local shop. The shop owner’s big passion is coins, but he’s also a NAWCC member and a pocket watch collector, and some… Read more »
We often repeat Jendritzki’s definition of adjustment to alter the period of the balance and spring so that the daily rate of the watch comes as near to zero as… Read more »