THINGS WITH SPRINGS CH Chat 8/1

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hi everyone

Just a FYI . this is still a work in progress..... The Things With Springs Clubhouse room is meant for a Live watch forum experience with a small GTG. We are striving for a collector to collector conversations.. having collectors either email me photo of there watch ( or they can join the forum and reply to this thread ) so we can " chat" about in real time... Just to be clear we dont have to talk about a posted watch ... this is a free flowing room on topics on vintage watches and things around watch collecting ... And at the end of the GTG when everyone leaves the CH room... and the room no longer exist ... This thread will remain as a quasi record of the event and we can later go back and refer to.... Hear you at 4 pm EDT Sunday ....

Remember the CH room is only as good as the collectors that join in.... please post a watch you want to chat about.

Be Safe

Good Hunting

Bill Sohne
 
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Hi Everyone...

I have an update on a clock that I bought last year... I found the dial and movement on ebay...... A good friend of mine offered to help try to "find" the rest of the clock.... Well it took some months and 800 miles of area to search , he was successful in securing the missing case , cradle and wooden mount.

I would like to announce that a deal has been made and is now completed.

so up till now I modified a steam gauge case to use to hold the movement until today !!!
yesterdays case


without further delay ....
First time in 20 years this clock was assembled back in its factory original numbers matching case !

My 12 inch Special Grand Commander.. from 1905 .



And a video of it striking !

https://youtube.com/shorts/pfraLqrBOJI?feature=share


Good Hunting

Bill
 
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Hi everyone

this link is for tim ….

when my friend picked this DeBord up for me in Toronto….


he did nothing want to screw up , I just told him to buy it !
Be safe

Bill
 
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Nice article ..... from Matthew Lopez...

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https://vintagegrail.com/journals/stylish-men-and-their-iconic-watches/