Reply With QuoteVery nice find Brendan.
Will look forward to some pics when all reassembled!
Found this silver watch this morning, which I thought was an English Chronograph or Stop-Watch. Turns out it's a Jump-Seconds so I can't believe my luck !
It has a lever on the side of the case to stop and start the centre seconds hand, and they were often called 'Doctor's Watches' because they were used to take the pulse. They were also used for timing and aiming mortars accurately.
Hallmark Chester 1892, made by M. F. Cowderey, 27 Charrington Street, London.
Case made by CH, who is Charles Horner of Chester.
Collared jewelling, gold timing screws, compensation balance.
The mainspring for the centre seconds driver was broken as is the outer case hinge and the stop lever spring. I will soon get the hinge fixed but it's now running, although the jump is a little dampened because the oil has thickened.
What's really nice about this movement is that all the plate screws, ratchets and collars are punch marked so it's impossible to put them back in the wrong places.
A sign of the highest quality.
I have only replaced the mainspring and added a few drops of oil so far, just to watch it running. Exciting !!
Here are some photos as it is right now:
I can't wait to get this watch finished and beating seconds again !
Brendan.
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Very nice find Brendan.
Will look forward to some pics when all reassembled!
Cracking find ❤️ well done Brendan
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What a cool thing
Gray
What an excellent find, can't wait to see it up and running again
Well done. The best man has it.
Fantastic find. I dread to think what time you need to get up on a Sunday Morning to find bargains like that.
A brilliant find! It never ceases to amaze me what treasures can be found in the most unlikeliest of places.
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Here's a video of it struggling to jump. The oil is old and thick....like me !
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5b2fda7b...624_122922.mp4
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Wish I could find a nice gem like that at the car boot sales we go to. Nice find!
That's lovely.
I'm just trying to imagine how many man-hours must have gone into creating it back in those days !?
Thank you.Originally Posted by Gren
A profound question !
There was great subdivision of labour at that time, from casemakers to dial, hand, screw, plate, wheel, balance, escapement, timers, polishers, lappers, etc.
At the turn of the 19th century one in eight workers were employed in the watch industry or to trades closely allied to it.
I don't know how you would work out the total time spent. But a lot ! And labour was cheap.
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