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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

Pobeka

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9. I have a similar one.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2022, 09:46 PM

Apr 2022

Not the same. It's been a while since I laid eyes on it. Now I'll have to go looking...

I guess if it was me, I'd be tempted to see if someone could get it running, give it a little cleanup. But that's mainly because I think pocket watches are special and cool.

I'd be worried about trying to clean it myself, not knowing what might end up getting into the watch itself and corrupting the mechanism.

Might be worth trying to determine if the ability for it to work increases its value somehow?

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so, i have this pocketwatch. [View all] mopinko Apr 2022 OP

Take it to someone who repairs watches and see what it Phoenix61 Apr 2022 #1

what? leave the house? mopinko Apr 2022 #3

Well, what I did for Grandpop's 1890's Santa Fe RR watch is fix it up... El Supremo Apr 2022 #2

good thing i'm divorced. mopinko Apr 2022 #4

Gears shouldn't be worn much unless... El Supremo Apr 2022 #5

No matter how well you maintain a fine watch or clock, parts will wear out over time and Martin68 Apr 2022 #7

I have two of my grandfather's gold pocket watches and an antique mantle that didn't run. Martin68 Apr 2022 #6

there's a big one here- mopinko Apr 2022 #8

I have a similar one. Pobeka Apr 2022 #9

def worth more if working. mopinko Apr 2022 #10

About 15-20 years ago, I took 2 heirloom wristwatches to a local jeweler Marthe48 Apr 2022 #11

it def needs parts, beyond hands, a crystal, and a spring. mopinko Apr 2022 #12

I don't know a lot about old watches Marthe48 Apr 2022 #13

it's a pretty high end model. mopinko Apr 2022 #14

lol. i'm chuckling to myself. mopinko Apr 2022 #15

Would it work as a wall clock among the miniatures? Marthe48 Apr 2022 #16

yeah close enough mopinko Apr 2022 #17

I would open the back and get the serial numbers to date the watch bucolic_frolic May 2022 #18

i was able to open it. mopinko May 2022 #19

There are still people who repair and restore old watches bucolic_frolic May 2022 #20

i have a friend of a friend who will probably doing for a reasonable price. mopinko May 2022 #21