New Arrival, Job Number 190149

This is a Moeris (Swiss) Jack Daniels Whisky collectible from sometime in the late 1960s. I don't usually do watches like this but it's from a good customer. I took this photo with the back and dust cover off to show the detail there. The case is base metal, but quite good quality.

New Arrival

Swiss made ladies wristwatch...

I don't usually do these.

Bulova 8AC

Here is the balance wheel and the pallet fork from this  Bulova wristwatch . When I first took the balance out the hairspring looked a little off. Also, the regulator was set all the way to slow - not a good sign. I thought the hairspring may be fouled. But cleaning and demagnitizing, I think, took care of the problem. It looks fine now, all the loops nice and even.

Rolex

Omega

Omega

Emil Geist

This watch is a Swiss made Emil Geist private label. Emil Geist was a jeweler in St. Paul, Minnesota for decades. I have seen Geist private labels made by Elgin, but the exact maker of this on is unknown to me. It is a Swiss movement, with several interesting features.

First, the mainspring barrel has a Geneva Stop. This nifty little invention limits the number of turns the arbor can make when winding the watch.

I have some other examples of this mechanism here.

The hairspring stud is held by a clamp.

Here is the hairspring stud in place on the balance cock.

Most Hamilton pocketwatches share this design feature.

The minute wheel, under the dial, has its own bridge, just holding it.

The dial is held by two screws that actually thread straight down into the dial feet. Very unusual... And it would be hard to repair if anything were to break.

What is ETA?

ETA is a Swiss watch manufacturer that’s one of the most dominant players in the luxury watch industry. Many people are surprised to learn just how common ETA movements are in watches, at just about all price-points too. Odds are good that you own, or have owed, a watch with an ETA movement inside, regardless of the brand of your watch.

Here is a very good overview of the history of ETA, what ETA manufactures, and how their products came to be "under the hood" in so many watches.

http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/eta-watch-movement/

Crawford Watches

General Watch Company

General Watch Company...

Geraldy

Geraldy...

Oris

Oris...

Malton

Malton...

Lucerne

Lucerne

Gruen

Gruen Veri-Thin

Renown

Renown...

Gruen

Gruen Veri-Thin...

Hallmark

Hallmark...

Norexa

Norexa...

Bulova

Bulova...