This pocketwatch is an
Elgin grade 300, 16 size, 15 jewels, made about 1905.
This one didn't have any real problems. It had definitely not been serviced in a very long time though. The case was a bit hard to open, and all the pivots were gummed up solid with old oil. Nothing broken though, it cleaned up nicely.
Here are a couple images of the dial side showing the "keyless works". I should probably take more photos of the dial side than I do.
This cam can be turned by a watchmaker to release the tension in the setting lever spring. This allows the movement to be put into winding mode, and held there, even when the watch is not cased. The position shown is for normal operation. When in "maintenance mode" the cam sticks out and will block the edge of the case.
Running nicely...
See the album for this project
here:
Replacement bow and sleeve spring for the case... The sleeves are getting harder to fit all the time.
Now it's ready for a few days of testing. I'm not expecting any problems with this one.
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