Featured Revived antique pocket watch

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by stracci, Apr 30, 2020.

  1. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I didn't want to barge in on @kyratango 's Kyratisation thread!
    I found this 800 silver Swiss watch on eBay for only $10.
    I couldn't just leave it there, all alone and sad! I had to rescue it.

    Chipped enamel, no crystal, broken hour hand, tarnished, not working.
    So I removed the tarnish, and fabricated a new crystal from the lid of a plastic gem jar. I beveled it with the Dremel tool and a hand file so it would snap into place with no glue.
    Unfortunately, I couldn't get the watch to work, but it will be a pretty pendant.
    Before: IMG_20200430_174154.jpg

    After:
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    Last edited: Apr 30, 2020
  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    deserving of it's own thread........ nicely done !
     
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  3. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Great Work! How did you fix the enamel work?
     
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    THAT'S Perfectly LOVELY!!!!!:singing::singing::singing::singing: The coloring is SO "delicate"....couldn't come up with a better word at the moment!!!:joyful: ABSOLUTELY LOVE that engine turning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  5. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    I love your story! A worthy rescue.
     
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  6. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I cleaned the tarnish in the chipped areas with Tarn-X on a Q-tip.
    Then I mixed pink and clear nail polish together and dabbed it on with a toothpick.
     
  7. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Clever! :joyful:
     
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  8. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Stellar work. Looks beautiful
     
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  9. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    This is exactly why I had to have this watch! The back of the case was pristine.
    The guilloche is drool-worthy, and I couldn't bear the fact that it was lonely and unloved:)
     
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  10. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    @stracci :woot:!!! Master salvage of a sweeeeet little watch!
    The crystal replacing is a brilliant idea, and must have been time consuming to adjust so precisely :)
    I’m so happy to see others who can’t leave alone pretty wounded pieces, BRAVO!!!
     
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  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    KYRA Approved !!!!! the seal of quality repairs ...

    :happy::happy::happy::happy:
     
  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Gorgeous little watch, deserving of this stunning repair by loving hands!:happy:
     
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  13. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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  14. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Lovely!. That enamel work is beautiful and you have matched it so well!.
     
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  15. Wolfen91

    Wolfen91 New Member

    I like the arms, very good.
     
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  16. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I knew before I bought this watch that I would have to replace the crystal. I looked around the house a bit, and decided to cut a crystal from the lid of a gem jar. The gem jar lid is curved just right for this application. On my first try, I cracked the plastic. But on the second try, I got the hang of how pliant the plastic was. It took me about an hour to bevel it just right to snap into the ring. It is slightly higher than the original crystal, based on some other watches that I have, but it will do!
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    Last edited: May 1, 2020
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  17. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I'm honored!!!!
     
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  18. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Beautiful results! Congratulations on a job well done!
     
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  19. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Here's another watch I just got from eBay. Sterling with gold wash.
    There was slight chipping on the case, which I fixed with blue nail polish. Very handy stuff!
    This watch is from the New England Watch Co., and the model number shows it was made 1898-1914. It does not work. I will wear it as a pendant.
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  20. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Ooooo, Stracci! So pretty!
     
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