Job Number 170054

This spring is really often broken on six size Elgins. Fortunately I had a replacement handy.

Here's the replacement spring in place.

 ...and the rest of the rather over-complicated setting/winding mechanism on this grade. On more worn watches, more typical of this vintage, it can be difficult to get all this to work. Smaller Elgins from this era are notorious for not switching between winding and setting mode well, mostly due to the flat springs loosing their strength.

The wear and tear on this watch is remarkably low. In fact, I don't recall seeing an example of this mechanism in such good condition (I've gotten some really horrifying example to more or less work over the years). On this watch the "keyless works" works perfectly.

It might be that early on in this watch's life that spring broke, and nothing more was ever done to it.

This is an Elgin grade 134, 6 size, 15 jewels, made about 1896.