Re: Choosing a project watch

Frank Adam wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:29:18 -0500, Paul Raposo <paulmr_ca@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Paul Raposo wrote:
> >
> >> Any opinions on these four?
> >>
> >> 1.
> >> NEW YORK STANDARD 18SZ POCKET WATCH MINT DIAL FLIP MVMT
> >
> I think this one may have been repaired in the recent past. Seems to
> have nice shiny new bushes in the top plate. Although they could be
> original bushes, but then at least they were cleaned up.
> 'Fully wound, balance good', should be an ok repairer.
>
> >> 1913 Elgin Pocket Watch
> >
> Personally i love the look of these movements.
> Looks in good nick too, but i'm a bit perplexed about 'recommned
> cleaning and adjusting to make it run better'. If it's "not running",
> then surely getting it to do just two ticks is already better ?
> Maybe just misworded, or maybe not. Welcome to Ebay. :)
>
> >> c1900 Bartlett WALTHAM 24h 17J railroad pocket watch RR
> >
> This one also looks a bit beaten up and the colour of the plates
> suggest some neglect, so it could just be a good thorough clean that
> it needs.
>
> >> c1910 Waltham Pocket Watch St Lin, Quebec 15 J
> >
> That is hard to tell from the dial side only.

Thanks for the input, Frank. It will be my first repair and I would hope it
goes well and I guess a watch that doens't need too much work, would make that
hope come true.

I did bid on the Elgin. If I get outbid, the NY Standard will be the next
choice. Is it easy to find replacement levers for the lever set movements?

.

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