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Contrary to what I blabbed about earlier regarding not acquiring any more watches until my back log is hist, I received this beautiful Elgin, which is, of course, none functional, nothing that can’t be gently massaged out though, simply because this is what we love to do 😯
So I’ve been sitting staring at the enlarged photos, something I do as a result of good livin during long Canadian winter nights
Obviously there is a <span style=”color: #0000BF”>WATCH GAZING MIND SURF TUNE</span> to expand ones vision and look deeply into the movement, to find problems of course… I hope you enjoy..
Bernie, I’m like a fish chasing a nice shiny spinner 😆 I’m getting better though, just have to remember to take my medication. This one is a 19j BWR it has the cap jewels on the pallet instead of the barrel.
Someone has to lead the lad down the garden path, at least once in a while
So…Chris…been to any good addict meetings lately? 😆
The saw I was trained on while I was a carpenter’s helper years ago was a worm drive – Skilsaw – best saw I’ve ever used, because the worm allows for the blade to be on the LEFT side of the saw versus your garden variety Black and Decker on the right. Translation? You can see your cut line very, very easily without arching over to see a little bit of the other kind of saw cuts…
Are those rubies, Chris? And, ok, you traded that beautiful written drive for a even more beautiful Elgin…but now you’ve got me curious a la Bernie – what did the WORM DRIVE set you back, 20 years ago?
that’s the real kicker, since I’ve never even seen one…ok if you don’t want to say Nice little haul, EVEN IF you’re trying to teach me not to get all crazy – actually, you’ve opened up a whole new world to me – that of trading!
Best,
Tim
@maitai11 wrote:
So…Chris…been to any good addict meetings lately? 😆
I don’t need meetings to become an addict, I already are one 😆
@maitai11 wrote:
Are those rubies, Chris? And, ok, you traded that beautiful written drive for a even more beautiful Elgin…but now you’ve got me curious a la Bernie – what did the WORM DRIVE set you back, 20 years ago?
The “rubies” are not really rubies, they are either man made stones with a red dye added OR back in the oldie days, they were made from Garnet which is basically a crystaline material but very hard & abrasive and not very precious, this is why you see them in their various colors of opaque, pink, and purple.
Ruby was just a marketing term to make the watch appear more valuable.. i.e. 21 RUBY JEWELS Oww Ahh. The old stories of someone accusing a watchmaker of “stealing their rubies” from their watch are many as the marketing term WORKED, just like today as we are convinced, via marketing and commercials that certain things are what we’re told they are, but they are not. That’s why I laugh at the flowery descriptions on epay, especially from antique dealers, they should know better 👿Not sure about the NYS, I don’t even remember where I got it from? Thing was, it was broken, and I never ever found the parts for it, simply because you don’t see them. My buddy needed the good parts from my watch to get his working, so everyone was happy happy joy joy
Thanks for that neat little piece of history there on the jewels…now that you mention it, I have read some similar info, etc. I think it’s great you’re embracing your little “problem” than it seems many of us have…picked up that set of screwdrivers today that Randy mentioned in another post
ePay haha Best,
Tim
What a great contradiction though!
Lovely looking beast and can’t wait to see the photo essay on its full resoration!
You know I said I wasn’t going to buy any more clocks or watches…….. 😳
Couldnt resist this one as it is an early synchronous clock
Paul.
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