One Man's Junk Is Another Mans Heirloom

[Lawson]

Hey fellow watch nutters.

Sorry I haven't finished the F05-111 assembly, but here's why.... 

 

One of my Mum's friends dropped off an "Heirloom" pocket watch to her, which wasn't running, for me to fix and clean up ... and I can't say no to Mum :)

 

It's nothing flash, that's for sure.  I'd say it's was probably purchased in the depression and is all they could afford at the time.

I'm not doing a walkthrough on this one ... I know, I know, very slack of me, but I wanted to get this one done and dusted, and get back to walkthrough's that will help others.

 

BUT, I know you all luv da pics ... so for your enjoyment: here are the reference photos I took along the way  :)

 

My goodness!  What a mess :o

 

 

Time for some case cleaning, and glass polishing!!

 

 

No jewels, Pin Lever Movement.  Made in Canada!

 

 

Mainspring cover off.

 

 

Having a peekeboo between the plates before I undo the case screws and it springs out in ten directions all over my desk ^_^

 

 

Bridge off, and here's the movement in all it's glory. 

BTW, the Hairspring is attached to the Bridge :unsure:  Lots of fun to put back together

 

 

Another reference angle of the movement

 

 

Motion Work under the Dial ... Dial was held on my bend tabs

 

 

All the parts ready for cleaning.  Note I screwed the Bridge back on, due to the fact the Hairspring is attached to it.

 

 

All back together, clicking away nicely, and cleaned up like a new penny .... well sorta :rolleyes:

 

 

[WillFly]

Hey - a dollar watch - excellent! Westclox were of the same breed as Ingersoll, and of a similar construction. I'm glad to see you were able to get the dial on and off without breaking the tabs. They were never really meant to be mended, just thrown away when broken, so the dials weren't expected to be taken off - hence tabs, rather than dial feet and screws. They really can break very easily after a couple of bends or so either way.

 

It looks quite decent now you've fettled it - well done indeed.

[clockboy]

The movement is almost identical to the Ingersoll that I repaired a few years ago. I found letting down the mainspring a real pain & re-assembly was not easy because of the hairspring set up. As willfly says they were not really expected to be repaired.  

Anyway a really good job well done WRT

[Geo]

Excellent Job, it just proves that you can polish a turd! :)

[Don]

Beautiful work. I absolutely love seeing something old and cruddy looking restored to its former glory.

[Lawson]

Geo, on 29 Jan 2015 - 02:15 AM, said:

Excellent Job, it just proves that you can polish a turd! :)

 

ROFL!  Perfect description mate.

You crack me up Geo :p

[frenchie]

Very nice result. Amazing that they used to make those dollar watches with all metal parts, and it's almost a rarity these days....

[bobm12]

Nice job as always Lawson! This is really a good looking restoration...I imagine all the work considering the original state of the watch!

[noirrac1j]

Wowo you did a fantastic job on that one Lawson...excellent.

 

JC

[Vich]

Lovely stuff Lawson - excellent.

 

Vic

[daz]

Great job Lawson

That crystal did come up really well, very similar to the Smiths movements that I work on...

Best wishes

Darren

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[driver1969]

Amazing work. That was downright charitable on your part!

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[Vich]

Bit of class work there,  thanks for the pics

 

Cheers,

 

Vic

[autowind]

Lawson, 

               For such a recent beginner you have made remarkable progress.  Pocket watch is a job well done.