Hamilton 911, Animated

Here's an animation of a Hamilton 911, lady's wristwatch movement, 22/0 size, 17 jewels.

Look for more watch photos here!

New Lens

I'm experimenting with a new Nikkor 40mm lens for macro shots...  So far so good.

A Replacement Pallet

This is from an 18 size Elgin pocketwatch that is in a bad state. Here's just one surprise it presented.

The pallet has been replaced with... I don't know, something. The upper one is what I found in the watch. It's a little hard to see but the guard pin is even broken off, probably to make it (sort of work). The lower one is the correct part.

This is from a grade 73, 7 jewel model.

Elgin Grade 303, Animation

Here are a couple of good Google+ auto-awesome animations of an Elgin grade 303.

This is a popular 7 jewel, 12 size movement, this example made about 1926.

Ground Down Pallet Bridge

We sometimes see the top of the pallet bridge ground down so that the balance wheel doesn't rub.   This is actually pretty common, unfortunately, and this watch is a prime example.  The original finish is gone for good.

The correct adjustment is such a case would be to true the balance wheel.  It's an important general principle of watchmaking never to alter a good part to correct for a problem elsewhere.

This particular watch movement is a 12 size Elgin grade 303.

Elgin Grade 307

Here are a couple animated images of an Elgin grade 307.

This is an 18 size movement with 17 jewels.  This example was made in about 1904.

There many more watch images here at my Google+ profile page.

An 18 Size Hampden

Here's a few photos of an 18 size Hampden pocketwatch.

There's a real interesting micro-regulator on this movement.

This movement was made about 1907.