May 2014

by Tom Adelstein Occasionally, I run across a nice Hamilton watch with a broken balance staff, which makes it inoperable. I consider that a boon, since I have a chance to repair the movement sell it and sell the case. That may seem odd to others, but it makes sense to me. Parting out pre-1948 […]

A Hamilton watch like the one below, sold on eBay for $103.50 with $8 shipping.  You can find the listing, here. Eight bidders, made 20 bids for a watch with no back, it’s regulator pegged to fast – probably a worn mainspring, uncertainty about the shape of the balance, a missing case screw and a