I recently worked on a lady's Geneva watch which had a very similar movement. I was able to find out it is an Ebauches Bettlach (EB) movement. Unfortunately it has broken balance staph pin.
I don't know about your specific movement, but usually even on these cheap movements you can replace the balance staff. Whether that makes financial sense is a different story. Maybe if there's an emotional value or if you want to do as a finger exercise. It's quite difficult to get these movements back into good running condition, esp. those with low jewel counts.
I mainly work on wrist watches and I have quite a few projects here waiting to be finished. But thank you for the suggestion. ☺️ In fact, two of my own pocket watches are sitting in a drawer due for a full service…
@@watchadventures Same here. Unfortunately i am not as skilled as you are. So my Waltham from 1860s needs some help. Maybe you will make some pocket watch content in the future. ;) happy weekend and greets from hamburg
Well, skills in watchmaking come from some knowledge about physics and materials and a general understanding of the fine-mechanics of a watch, so you can work on unknown movements. The rest is just practicing, in the beginning maybe on a less expensive watch. 😉 Send me an email if you have a specific question regarding your Waltham, maybe I can help. The address is in the About section of the channel.
Very enjoyable to watch. Are you going to replace the worn metal balance bushing with a new jewel? If you can get the correct size it will be well worth it. Looking forward to seeing part two. A lovely looking watch and well worth the effort. Thank you for sharing.
Sorry for the late reply, I was sick for a couple of days. The next video is also a bit delayed because of this. To your comment: there is not enough material to hold a jewel safely in place. The main plate is milled down in that area to be thinner. So I'll go with the option I mentioned in the video and replace the whole main plate. It's cheap enough anyway. Unfortunately that also means that the problem will reoccur over time since it's caused by a design flaw in this type of movement. The extra long main spring puts a lot of force on the gear train and without a proper lower setting for the balance staff, this will happen again.
Very enjoyable and informative video. I really love long detailed videos. Also you have very calming voice.
Thank you, I’m glad you liked it. ☺️
39th onboard, fascinating watch you are working on there.
Great watch. Really enjoyed watching your video. Looking forward to part 2.
Part 2 will follow as soon as I have sourced a new main plate to address the issue of the worn-out rest for the balance staff.
I recently worked on a lady's Geneva watch which had a very similar movement.
I was able to find out it is an Ebauches Bettlach (EB) movement.
Unfortunately it has broken balance staph pin.
I don't know about your specific movement, but usually even on these cheap movements you can replace the balance staff. Whether that makes financial sense is a different story. Maybe if there's an emotional value or if you want to do as a finger exercise. It's quite difficult to get these movements back into good running condition, esp. those with low jewel counts.
It's neat!
Finally someone from Germany. Thank you for the upload. Will you do more wrist watches or maybe pocket watches as well?
I mainly work on wrist watches and I have quite a few projects here waiting to be finished. But thank you for the suggestion. ☺️ In fact, two of my own pocket watches are sitting in a drawer due for a full service…
@@watchadventures Same here. Unfortunately i am not as skilled as you are. So my Waltham from 1860s needs some help. Maybe you will make some pocket watch content in the future. ;) happy weekend and greets from hamburg
Well, skills in watchmaking come from some knowledge about physics and materials and a general understanding of the fine-mechanics of a watch, so you can work on unknown movements. The rest is just practicing, in the beginning maybe on a less expensive watch. 😉
Send me an email if you have a specific question regarding your Waltham, maybe I can help. The address is in the About section of the channel.
Very enjoyable to watch. Are you going to replace the worn metal balance bushing with a new jewel? If you can get the correct size it will be well worth it. Looking forward to seeing part two. A lovely looking watch and well worth the effort. Thank you for sharing.
Sorry for the late reply, I was sick for a couple of days. The next video is also a bit delayed because of this.
To your comment: there is not enough material to hold a jewel safely in place. The main plate is milled down in that area to be thinner. So I'll go with the option I mentioned in the video and replace the whole main plate. It's cheap enough anyway. Unfortunately that also means that the problem will reoccur over time since it's caused by a design flaw in this type of movement. The extra long main spring puts a lot of force on the gear train and without a proper lower setting for the balance staff, this will happen again.
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Welcome.
Marcel made a similar version.
It’s a Baumgartner movement.
I know now after disassembling it, BFG 866. But thanks… ☺️
I recognised the logo: BF with an arrow around it 😅
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