And that's how it works...

[FeelingTheBlues]

Greetings TRF,

Here are two manual winding watches I didn't wear for the past few days, obviously they aren't running anymore...





Since they stopped, I believe it would be nice to see how they're made inside...

Let's start with the vintage no-name, shall we?

Here's the empty case...



9kt gold isn't very common but I think it looks pretty nice!



The dial...



And when you flip it...







I love hairsprings!







Well, that was a lot of fun but nothing very fancy...

...Perhaps we should move on to the second one!



The beauty...



...And the beast!



And...

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...

...Voilà!



There's nothing like a good ol' Landeron 48!







And again...the hairspring (running a little fast, are we?)!



I hope you guys enjoyed the photoshoot, I've promised myself to take pictures of those and thought this would be the perfect occasion!

Thank you for watching, feel free to comment!

[kilyung]

Very nice Carl! It looks like they're about due for a cleaning.

[Monte Cristo]

Great stuff Carl.
Now make sure you put them back together the right way...Hope you're not like me, as a kid I would take things apart but could never put them back together again.

[capote]

Very cool! Is the first watch and movement unsigned?

[FeelingTheBlues]

Originally Posted by kilyung

Very nice Carl! It looks like they're about due for a cleaning.

Looks like it indeed although the chronograph is running just fine! The no-name watch got overwound (I know it's not a proper term to use but you know what I mean by that) the other day, I couldn't wind it and it wasn't working anymore (believe me, a whole day without a watch is very long! ). I was looking for a watchmaker but in the process I moved it and it seems like I shook it a little bit because it started to run and it kept going until the very end. I've still decided to let it rest until I have somebody to take a look at it.

Originally Posted by Monte Cristo

Great stuff Carl.
Now make sure you put them back together the right way...Hope you're not like me, as a kid I would take things apart but could never put them back together again.

I was very careful Alex! The chronograph was relatively easy to close but I must be careful with the small one, if the movement is not properly put back the crown is stuck "in between two positions" and it turns without doing anything, I had to test it a little bit at the end to make sure everything was in a good position.

Originally Posted by capote

Very cool! Is the first watch and movement unsigned?

It is! I was hoping to find information about it while looking at the movement but it seems like it will be a bigger challenge!