This one was originally in for service in 2017. It has a broken balance staff, but everything else looks fine.
Elgin serial number 34060022 is a 12 size movement, 7 jewels, grade 303, made about 1933.
Job Number 250144, Formally 170169
Elgin serial number 34060022 is a 12 size movement, 7 jewels, grade 303, made about 1933.
Job Number 250148
The Geneve Stop halts winding just before the end of the spring. It's not required for the watch to run perfectly normally, and it may not have been clear to some how to line up the gear when assembling the barrel.
The setting mechanism looks good. I'm optimistic that it won't need much effort to get it working correctly. A little too much wear on that flat spring and the inner wheel will not stay engaged.
The album for this project is here:
The album for this project is here:
Elgin serial number 3793826 is a grade 70, 18 size, 15 jewels, made about 1890. This is a B.W. Raymond model.
As is often the case with older 18 size movements, my timing machine has trouble locking on. To sanity check the rate I have to go ahead and put the hands on, set it, and let it run for several hours.
Job Number 250148
This style of lever-setting mechanism is remarkably clever, but for good reason it wasn't used by Elgin for long. Note the setting wheel in the center with teeth both inside and outside. The tension on this, so is stays engaged on the cannon pinion, is critical and hard to get just right.
Job Number 250142
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As sometimes is the case with early, slow beat movements, my timing machine is useless. It somehow fails to lock on and give a valid reading. The machine never tells the whole story anyway. It's just for getting in the ballpark. I always do practical 24 hour tests in positions. In instances like this though, I can't even get it in the ballpark without putting the hands on and letting it run.
I was pleasantly surprised, it's almost perfect, with in minute, as-is 24 hours after assembly.
I had to file off a bit of a case washer to make it narrow enough to fit against the hinge.
Job Number 250140
Unfortunately I don't have it on hand so they'll be a delay until the part arrives. Illinois part number 47607, by the way, for a two-part double roller...
Illinois number 2834773 is an A. Lincoln, model 9, 16 size, 21 jewels made about 1915.
Illinois number 2834773 is an A. Lincoln, model 9, 16 size, 21 jewels made about 1915.
Job Number 250139
After getting the movement all together and running, I found I actually had to loosen the cannon pinion - the opposite of the typical problem. Close examination showed it had clearly been tightened in the past, but too much. It was very hard to set. That's particularly bad because it's easy to break teeth on off if moving it requires too much force.
Illinois serial number 5128763 is a Bunn Special, Type III, Model 14, 16 size, 21 jewels, made about 1928.
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