Hi there i am from austria, a few days ago i found an old pocket watch in my grandfahters house. It is damaged and it refuses to work. Does anybody know the value of this watch and where i can repair it or is it worth it?

Thanks

 

Hi,

De need a picture of the movement to help you. I guess it has a 19'´ caliber or at least a caliber like the 19'´. We also need the precise size of the movement.

 

Hi,
first of all thanks for your help. I added a few photos maybe it's revealing. Tomorrow i can determine the precise size of the caliber with the caliper.

 

It looks like a 19'´ like caliber, but probably not a 19'´ itself - the "brevet" (patent) should be 8760 for a 19'´ and yours is 55231.

To be sure of the caliber, we will need better pictures of the movement and its exact size.

By the way, you have a broken canon pinion - and maybe some other issues. Does the balance rotate freely?

 

The patent 55231 was deposed by IWC in 1911. It sounds like an improvement of Omega's keyless system (dith the 19''), which enabled to set the time with the crown.

http://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/IWC.php

http://forumamontres.forumactif.com/t113906-calibre-iwc

 

Hi,

first of all the balance rotatoe freely. Thank you for the link above! Below more pictures of the movement and the exact size in (58.3 mm).

Thanks a lot!

 

Ok. It is actually a 19'´ like caliber. With the size and other things like the number of jewels and the overall quality, we can guess the exact caliber - and you will need that to find parts such as the cannon pinion.

But I would be surprise if the the movement were really 53 mm large. That would be very unusual. Are you sure it is the size of the movement alone (without the case)?

If the movement is really 54 mm, that would mean it is 23 lignes. Omega produced such movements and they are pretty rare and, as far as I know, have special features yours does not seem to have.

 

58mm is the outside diameter!

Below more pictures.

Thanks

 

Ok. So it is a 19'´! This caliber has an interesting history and, though not very rare, is sought after by the pocket watches collector.

As your dial is in a pretty bad shape, and because there are probably several parts to replace, it does probably not worth to service the watch if you want to sell it. Sell it as is. But if you think to keep it, I would definitely recommand a complete service!