Traditional folders and watches/timepieces

[RickHuf]

Elgin built of parts from a number of different busted watches and a random dial I wanted to use.

Tonneau out for some air.

 

[eisman]

 

[RickHuf]

Ah another bow saver! Good stuff. What is your nice Waltham? I'm guessing case style and dial signature put around or after the turn of the century.


It is fall, which means boots and jeans... So there will be a lot more pocket watch time now! I just serviced this Hampden the other day, tweaked the hairspring and put a new mainspring in it. Running like a champ. A non runner gamble that paid off.

It's a nice early open-faced movement from the company. 1880s, 15 jewels and adjusted


Still hanging onto the tonneau!

 

[Travman]

 

[eisman]

 

[ken erickson]

Dad's Elgin

A bit of a story to this Elgin. My uncle gifted this watch brand new in 1952 to my grandfather, father to my Dad. Apparently it is a big deal in a Swedish mans life on his 50th birthday and my uncle who was 21 or 22 at the time spent about $48 dollars for this Elgin and gave to granddad on his 50th. He never wore the watch and soon after gifted it to my Dad who was 2 years younger than his brother.

The watch was the only watch I ever saw my dad own or wear up until he retired from a police dept in 1990. Dad passed away in 2016 and just recently the watch came back into my possession. It had a broken and missing winding stem and crown and the replacement metal spring type band was in very poor shape. I intend to wear the watch at times and I choose and replaced with a croc skin strap.

Fast forward to a few days ago I received the watch back from a watch repair fellow that specializes in vintage watches. I had him replace the missing parts, clean and service and give the watch and crystal a very light brightening up. I did not want to lose the patina that my dad put on the watch in 35 years of wearing it.

The knife is a very diminutive Keen Kutter sleeve board pen knife. This knife came to me by way of a member that some of the old Blade Forums members might remember. Zerogee.

 

[RickHuf]

 

[TheFactor]

 

[black mamba]

Two of my best

 

[DavidABQ]

Wow! That is a great story and history of your grandfather’s watch.

 

[FliteRN]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[TheFactor]

 

[RickHuf]

Nice mantle clock!

I have a Howard miller with (likely) the same Hermle movement torn apart right now. Ton of parts to make that sucker do it's thing. Frustrating and a bit more tedious than I thought it would be, but it'll be rewarding in the end.

Awesome Bose too, of course

 

[TheFactor]

Nice mantle clock!

I have a Howard miller with (likely) the same Hermle movement torn apart right now. Ton of parts to make that sucker do it's thing. Frustrating and a bit more tedious than I thought it would be, but it'll be rewarding in the end.

Awesome Bose too, of course

Thank you it was a gift .
Not the Bose but both are keepers for sure .
Much respect I was nervous just figuring out how it worked .

 

[Daddyo16]

 

[Peregrin]

Standard Electric Time Master Clock, circa 1936, with my glennbad modded Mitchell. The clock continues to keep excellent time with occasional adjustments. The knife is perfect!

 

[XXL]

Movado moonphase from 81, got a new leather band and battery for it. It's quite involved to get all the dates in place.

 

[Just Tom.]

Okapi with stabilized cherry handle on a cherry grandfather clock my mother had custom made in 1985. The dial is hand-painted, by the maker’s wife I believe. My mother clearly had refined tastes. Me - clearly not…

 

[Travman]