Its amazing these old cheap movements still run after so many years. I have a couple of these. They are LOUD. I actually took one apart yesterday to service for practice. Makes you appreciate how much easier quality movements are serviced!
@@JDRichard Almost is the key here. I’m new at servicing movements, and with a lot of backtracking and retrying, I got the movement working. The hardest part was getting all the pivots lined up where almost everything was under a single plate. That being said, I just worked on 7 jewel Waltham 1883 movement today and was very similar having to line up so many pivots on one plate. It’s going to make working on movements with more bridges much easier.
I'm a collector of wesclox pocket watches and you can service the ones with screws like the ones made in 20s thru the ealy 60s. the ones with out is just what it is a dollar watch, but they are challenging to service even restoring the old wrist watch wesclox.
I just got a Westclox Pocket Ben (American) and the time setting is quite rough, but it does work. Would you recommend dipping it in lighter fluid, or just putting some oil? Thanks.
They are not but are connected through the minute and hour wheels which could be considered part of the motion works and impacting the friction of the going train.
@@JDRichard The centre wheel of the motion work turns one full round for an hour, then how does the second hand pivoted co-auxially with hour and minute hands make one full round for a minute?
I have a running Westclox -dax- pocket watch looks very old dont see one like this on line. has vertical lines running up and down the face...i wonder what year it is any guesses????
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Its amazing these old cheap movements still run after so many years. I have a couple of these. They are LOUD. I actually took one apart yesterday to service for practice. Makes you appreciate how much easier quality movements are serviced!
@@capohd28 these old watches are almost impossible to service because they were not made to service
@@JDRichard Almost is the key here. I’m new at servicing movements, and with a lot of backtracking and retrying, I got the movement working. The hardest part was getting all the pivots lined up where almost everything was under a single plate. That being said, I just worked on 7 jewel Waltham 1883 movement today and was very similar having to line up so many pivots on one plate. It’s going to make working on movements with more bridges much easier.
I'm a collector of wesclox pocket watches and you can service the ones with screws like the ones made in 20s thru the ealy 60s. the ones with out is just what it is a dollar watch, but they are challenging to service even restoring the old wrist watch wesclox.
You are correct sir
I just got a Westclox Pocket Ben (American) and the time setting is quite rough, but it does work. Would you recommend dipping it in lighter fluid, or just putting some oil? Thanks.
Just oil first. I did the lighter fluid move for fun in the past but it could take off the face.
Yeah, we don't want a face lift. 🙂 @@JDRichard
Are motion work direct part of the going train in pocket watches?
They are not but are connected through the minute and hour wheels which could be considered part of the motion works and impacting the friction of the going train.
@@JDRichard The centre wheel of the motion work turns one full round for an hour, then how does the second hand pivoted co-auxially with hour and minute hands make one full round for a minute?
Is there a way to know that a watch has a Radium dial without having a geiger counter?
Old watch Pre1940 with yellowed markers from aging. Sometimes a black face and very military looking as the needed the Lume for the field
I have a running Westclox -dax- pocket watch looks very old dont see one like this on line. has vertical lines running up and down the face...i wonder what year it is any guesses????
No guess at all. Send me a picture jdwatchservice@gmail.com