Hello again everyone;

Boy showing off new watches sure is fun. It also feels like bragging but I guess that's ok isn't it?

Anyway, I bought another one last night because it's actually a piece of my own history, and especially my wife's. My wife Judy was actually born here in Lindsay so that's why this watch is so close to us and especially, her.

As you can plainly see, the signature on the dial of this Waltham says, "G.W. Beall" and G.W. Beall was a jeweller here in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada for many years. I don't know the exact dates yet but I will find out more shortly. Here it is.

Oh, and it would seem that there was only 1000 of this Waltham mdel made. Another low production count, which is always nice, right?

One last thing, and if anyone can answer this I'd sure appreciate it. The seller says it watch just completely serviced and runs well and keeps good time. However, in the third photo down, does the hairspring appear to be a little odd with that one coil seemingly over the top of the others. Is that going to be a problem do you think?

Hi Bud, very nice watch and dial!
The hairspring features a Breguet overcoil which is not a problem. It is designed that way to help eliminate positional errors. If you look at where the regulator pins are, you can see that is where the hairspring is "supposed to be". If the regulator were for a flat hairspring, the pins would be at the outermost coil.
Mike

Hello Michael, and thanks for that information. Because I know so little about such things I thought it may be a problem. I'm relieved to know it's something I don't have to fix. I appreciate the help, thank you.

Bud

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Hi Bud, very nice watch and dial!
The hairspring features a Breguet overcoil which is not a problem. It is designed that way to help eliminate positional errors. If you look at where the regulator pins are, you can see that is where the hairspring is "supposed to be". If the regulator were for a flat hairspring, the pins would be at the outermost coil.
Mike