Job Number 170164

This is a Seth Thomas 6 size, 7 jewels, model 17, 2-tone, made about 1898, lever-set.

There's an interesting tweak on the mainspring barrel cap.

Someone has bend in the edge of the gap that holds the outside end of the mainspring to, I guess, better hold the spring. Creative repair...

See the album for this project here.

New Arrivals

New arrivals, including a Seth Thomas pocketwatch and a Bulova wristwatch.

I don't normally do these but it's a repeat customer that has sent several watches in the past.

Seth Thomas Model 14

This is the mainspring in the barrel of one of these watches that does not appear to have been opened up in several decades, and in these cases it takes some extra work to get the parts clean. Old organic watch oil, made from sea animals, turns green and almost solid. There is certain stale, vaguely metallic, smell to it also. Modern synthetic watch oils do not break down in this way.

All clean now!

Here we can see the lever mechanism, dial side, and the serial number.

This watch is a Seth Thomas model 14. It is 6 size, 7 jewels, lever-set, made about 1893.

A Dirty Mainspring

Here are some before, and an after image of a mainspring from a 6 size Seth Thomas pocket watch.

This is one of these watches that does not appear to have been opened up in several decades, and in these cases it takes some extra work to get the parts clean. Old organic watch oil, made from sea animals, turns green and almost solid. There is certain stale, vaguely metallic, smell to it also. Modern synthetic watch oils do not break down in this way.

Much better...