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Picture of Sheila Gilbert
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Picked this up on ebay last night, thought it was interesting.

Let me know if you have ever seen one.

The case is made of wood.


Sheila


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Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
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Picture of David Abbe
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Your's is more ecletic than the one I use all the time, but it's the best!

 
Posts: 6492 | Location: Southern California in the USA | Registered: July 19, 2007
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Picture of David Abbe
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Of course then there's "brand X" which is a fight just to get the box open, and it always likes to blow the springs all aroud the room! Not "Fun"!

 
Posts: 6492 | Location: Southern California in the USA | Registered: July 19, 2007
Picture of Sheila Gilbert
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David,
Interesting pieces you have there! Now if I only knew how to use mine. lolol


Sheila
 
Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
Picture of Stephan Gaal
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Hello David, I have one of those brand X winders but I have found it to be OK. Perhaps it is the fact that mine is in a red box and is marked Watchcraft. Perhaps it is because I only use the larger ones. Perhaps it is because I have no other and don't know the difference. Whatever it works for me.
 
Posts: 431 | Location: South Victoria, Australia | Registered: January 18, 2007
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Picture of Phillip Sanchez
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Sheila, somehow I have the feeling it won't be too much longer and you will be using it regularly. Wink
 
Posts: 4975 | Location: North Georgia Mountains in the U.S.A. | Registered: March 31, 2006
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Picture of David Abbe
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Stephan, I think the winder's you have are the same except box color, and they are just fine, the K&D type that Sheila has in the fine wood case and I have in the "what's left of the box" holder are easier (for me) to facilitate with the old style springs that want to jump out of the barrel as soon as you push the winder release button.
Sheila, the following was my "epiphany" thread in the watch repair section;

" Posted November 11, 2007 12:10
A wonderful thing happened over the past few weeks. My full-time bookeeper found some "time on her hands" and became very interested in what I and my 40+yr experienced watchmaker I employed were doing to effect necesssaary repairs to my collection.

She asked my watchmaker person if he would show her how to do repairs, and "viola" in a couple weeks she was cleaning, re-jeweling, staffing, and adjusting watches. Last Friday, she left a re-staffed, re-jeweled, <2 Msec Beat error, <2 sec/day accurate 21j 16s Bunn Special on my desk that she rescued from the "donor box". Excellent work, even the rusty spots were delicately removed from the click gear.

So now she has her own bench and tools, and "Just in time", as soon after her "training" was done my watchmaker friend left our employ to take over a shop for a friend of his who was taken seriously ill.

Some may think 2 weeks time to learn the basics is ridiculous, but NOT for someone who is patient, has good hands, is a fast study, and quickly learns by example.

My Watchmaker-bookeeper's brother is a watchmaker in No. California, and her father is an avid clock collector-repairman. So some could think it is little surprise because it was "in her genes"(?).

This "epiphaneous event" should remind all of us that "hidden talents" are everywhere, and a program to develop watch repair people through some encouragement to and for those who are thought by the ignorant to be physically "challenged, by WAR, AGE or accident" (for example) could serve to stem the shrinking resevoir of talent we have to do this ever growing job of servicing and repairing antique timepieces.
Just a Thought . . . ."

Sheila, I have no doubt at all that you too can qualify for a running start at watch fussing if you set yourself to do it.
 
Posts: 6492 | Location: Southern California in the USA | Registered: July 19, 2007
Picture of Sheila Gilbert
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Philip & David,
Nothing would please me more than having the time to learn such a wonderful hobby, especially when it's a passion.

It's funny, when I was young, everyone used to give me their HUGE pile of chains from necklaces to untangle. When I say a huge pile, I mean, HUGE pile. (All knotted up)
One time I even used to take a "Knot" of chain material about 6 inches around to school with me to be able to work on it when I had a break.

I never got one that I couldn't get apart, even when it took weeks to do, and I was ready to start a new one as soon as I was finished.

Needless to say, this was the early 1960's, so all of the links on the chains were very very small, but I found that needles could do, what my fingers sometimes could not. I could get so caught up in them, that it would be hours before I realized that it was 2 a.m. and everyone was in bed.

With a husband, mom, uncle and son to care for, it leaves little time for anything else, and knowing myself, I don't get into something unless I can kill about 18 hrs a day on it.
Can you immagine how hungry my family would be, if I ever started to actually FIX & repair my little passions?

I would love the chance, and look forward to the day when I have my own bench. In the meantime, I will just collect the little wonders.


Sheila
 
Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
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