Jun 21, 2007 · I saw this Hamilton Illinois Swiss movement on ebay. It has a TXD code on the movement. I know that a lot of the automatic Hamiltons were Buren movements. Was this a Buren …

Jan 14, 2023 · My question is, for century-old vintage watches, like a Hamilton M23 or a much older fusee pocket watch, what kind of a beat error reading is considered to be good enough for them?

May 8, 2012 · A watch may be faster or slower in the short arcs. The behavior depends on a lot of factors but the combination of hairspring and balance is inherently isochronous just like a pendulum is.

Aug 12, 2009 · Well I've found a little more info on H. Steele & Cya and watches. From Pattens Clock Repair website, it looks like the earliest date for this watch is 1935. The company was importing …

Nov 13, 2025 · I recently became interested in vintage watches and purchased a 1950s Enicar self-wind for $120. It runs extremely well except for needing a few taps to get going if it’s allowed to run down …

Dec 24, 2013 · In a thread from 2004, there was some questions about Westfield Watch Company. Joseph Bulova purchased the Westfield Watch Company in the mid to late 20's based on searches …

Apr 15, 2024 · Hello there, I have just acquired a gorgeous vintage looking pocket watch over the weekend in Western Australia, I was told its 1900 ladies pocket watch porcelain face that has small …

Feb 4, 2003 · You can get lucky and get a watch with a lot of variation and use it so that they average to zero but trying to balance large errors rarely works reliably. So a vintage watch with good posision …

Mar 24, 2015 · Nowhere in any of those links did I see a 1970s vintage Longines watch. The links showed me pictures of modern Classique dress model Longines quartz watches, something called …

Sep 21, 2011 · Does anyone know of an identification guide specific to Benrus watches. The only reference I have is the annual Complete Price Guide to Watches. While this is a great resource it …