INES Watch

[stevefitzwater]

Ok, I was handed an old watch by the wife and asked to clean it and restore, while I have done a few watches, mostly Waltham, I have never heard of this company, and my efforts searching the internet has yielded nothing, so…

Pictures are coming, I took a couple last night, but not happy with them, so I am going to wait until I get my digital camcorder setup over the work table and pull some from that.

Here are the details I have soo far,

INES Watch Co
Swiss

Two (2) Adjustments
Fifteen 15 Jewels

The case looks to be sterling silver, has I.W.C.Co. stamped inside, based from the watch makers marks on the inside, it has been serviced two times.

This watch came from her grandmothers estate, we think it was her grandfathers.

[randy]

Hi Steve,
Is there a stamping ( logo-shield) on the movement itself,..say under the balance cock ?
You might have a “house watch”..where the ebauche was built say, by FONT or A .Schild,..and the name on the watch was from the retailer ??

[maitai11]

Steve,

Whenever I begin work on a watch I’ve never worked with (as you say, the company who made the watch,) I do a little research, remove the movement from its case, and then take photos of both sides, so I can have a reference point – believe me, this is one of the most valuable things you can do – it’s saved my a55 on multiple occasions!!!

Beyond that, if it’s complex, I’ll label and number, in order, each piece I remove on a pad of paper. Drawings for more complex arrangements…

You can do it!

Best,

Tim

[stevefitzwater]

Sry on the delay, when dealing with a brain tumor, your on it’s time schedule and not your own…

FYI, as some will ask, no, not life threatening, just quality of life impact, which is why I am now disabled, which if you want to put a positive twist on it, is why I have returned to Horology.

Yeah, as far as the research, that is why I am trying to find this company prior to breaking it down, I have some images I will post in a bit, just not up physically to make the trek yet downstairs to my office. Those pictures were done with a Macro lens, taken from about 3 inches away, which creates a very narrow focus plane, so I was trying to set up my overhead digital camcorder to document the break down, and also get some better images for posting here when my tumor wanted some time with me.

[stevefitzwater]

These images are hosted on one of my websites, they are unedited and large, so if you have slow connection, my apologies, that is why I posted the url, as opposed to having them auto load when anyone looks at to the thread.

Ok, here are some pictures, took two new ones for the movement, this is simply placing the movement on my desk, and taking a quick picture, they do not do the movement any justice, but it might help people identify the movement, so I can find some thing out on it.

side 1- http://thefitzwaterhistory.com/Horology/DSC_0001.JPG
side 2- http://thefitzwaterhistory.com/Horology/DSC_0004.JPG

Case- http://thefitzwaterhistory.com/Horology/DSC_0003.JPG

Dial- http://thefitzwaterhistory.com/Horology/DSC_0006.JPG

The watch belonged to a farmer, who farmed most of his life, the movement has sat in a drawer since his death 12 yrs ago, so the need for a good cleaning and restoration is apparent.

[stevefitzwater]

opps was going to ask, any tips on cleaning that dial up?

[bernie weishapl]

I am thinking if it were me I would have the dial redone. There are several that do that because I am not sure it can be cleaned well enough to look good. Is that some rust on it?

[stevefitzwater]

the dial, no it appears to be brass on the front, the edges are a brass color, the back looks like metal, but I have not tried to clean it or anything.

I will say the case was packed full of a hard green substance, like I said he was a farmer, and I am sure it was exposed to chemicals and other things found on a farm.

Any suggestions on where to send it Bernie?

Once I get my workstation setup, I will break it down and see what other markings I can find

[randy]

Steve,
It’s an A. Shild movement..I can see the ‘AS” stamped on the main plate.
Give me a day or so, and I might be able to tell you exactly which calibre.

As for the dial..try washing it with Dawn dish soap and a very soft artists paintbrush…one about 1/4-1/2 inch wide.

Sometimes you can get most of the dirt and some stains off.

Randy

[stevefitzwater]

Thanks Randy, no rush

[gerene]

It is indeed an A. Schild movement. Can you give us the diameter of the movement? It will make the determination of the calibre a much easier task
I briefly browsed through the Flume K3 watch identification book but could not find the caliber. This book has an index on size which would narrow it down a little bit.

Jan

[stevefitzwater]

How does 23.7mm sound

Thank You for your assistance Gerene

[gerene]

I could not find the caliber in Flume. The setting lever spring on this watch is very distinctive, but I cannot find a caliber with this form of setting lever spring.
The calibre number is probably under the balance. You might be able to read it with the balance installed or you might have to remove the balance.

Jan

[stevefitzwater]

OK, I will start the break down and see what I can find, thank you for your assistance.

[randy]

Looks like a 340 or 341 from the A schild illustrations I see in my Bestfit book.
Hard to see exactly due to the rust…but the setting bridge is clear and a match.

They take the same mainspring from what I can see on the Jules Borel site

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