Anyone who has read my recent posts would know that I have been looking for an antique hunter-cased pocket watch. I have been looking for…
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Louis Brandt founded Omega in 1848 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Operating from a small workshop in his family’s villa, the company traded under the name…
Comments closedIn my recent posts, I have stated that I am currently on the lookout for a hunter cased antique pocket watch. However, I am not…
5 CommentsThe escapement is a key component of an antique watch movement. It controls the transmission of power from the gear train into a series of…
Comments closedA gear train is a mechanical system formed by fitting gears on a frame so that the teeth of the gears engage. Gear teeth are…
Comments closedI have only been interested in collecting antique watches in the last couple of years, but one name I have come across countless times is…
Comments closedI am still looking for that elusive antique hunter pocket watch. Today’s post is about a very near miss, an antique pocket watch that meets…
2 CommentsThis post stems from the recent Minerva pocket watch post. I must admit that before I started looking at this particular antique hunter watch, I…
Comments closedI have failed again in my search for my first antique hunter cased watch. Well, I found another perfect example, a Minerva silver hunter pocket…
2 CommentsWhen you begin collecting antique watches you will start prying open the case backs and examining the movement inside. Initially, it is quite bewildering as…
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