Dec 29, 2013 #13 Still, a nice watch!!! I study the other thread and The one thing I noticed that was in error was in which Will Smith claimed he didn't feel that Westfield and Bulova utilised the same date codes, when in fact we are now finding which they did.
The untouched nature of those watches can make them very popular by lovers who enjoy the rarity of locating a timepiece from a long time earlier in ideal, unworn situation.
Your watch incorporates a cylinder escapement. Good deal of information on these is available with basic Website searches.
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Dr. Jon stated: You may have wonderful but reduced mid vary high quality watch. The "935" usually means the situation is asserted to 93.five% pure silver, which can be large purity. The modest punch marks are Swiss corridor marks displaying an independent company examined the case for purity and it passed.
I've managed to search out a few original Westfield ads combined with the hundred or so authentic Bulova ads I've ordered and what I have noticed so far is Bulova ran their advertisements in mainstream Journals like Saturday Evening Submit, Colliers, etcetera.
Thank you, Graham, for supplying this kind of insightful information regarding the hallmarks as well as history of my watch. I love that you gave me a date range to look into.
Jan three, 2014 #27 Here is a fascinating query and an observation. The question is in relation to the "accuracy" of early hand drawn advertisements. Does any person believe that all hand drawn adverts were being 100% representations in the watches the makers offered for sale? Does anyone Consider or think that sure "liberties" were being taken? Don't forget, these adverts had been typically drawn by in home illustrators, ordinarily by no matter what ad company was hired via the producer.
Individually I'd resource an identical motion and use for a donor. In short I'd personally transfer parts as required to get the first watch again in action. (Much like my 1st suggestion except you obtain all elements directly.
Is it possible to consider the level of "tooling" that had to occur in a short time to obtain these examples out during the marketplace about throughout the similar time?
Oct 24, 2024 #16 I collect railroad watches Practically completely, so for me a cleaning or repair is usually worthwhile. I have quite a few watches presently ready to head over to my watchmaker and I am waiting on various watches to return from your watchmaker.
joelrauch said: What's the overall outlook on vintage watch repair service as we close calendar year 2024? What age would a watch be thought of "vintage" even? I'm noticing a common response on discussion boards As well as in dialogue that the expense of repairing a vintage watch outweighs the advantage (unless If you're willing to drop the dough).
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