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Although it's not a very valuable watch, this French made, Turkish market watch is interesting and worth cleaning-up.

 
Posts: 1991 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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Although dirty and tarnished, the cylinder escapement is still good.

 
Posts: 1991 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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Inside of the French movement

 
Posts: 1991 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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The dial looks a little better with some appliance touch up paint. Then a new minuet hand had to be fitted.

 
Posts: 1991 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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The movement after cleaning.

 
Posts: 1991 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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The Turkish market watch finished and telling time reasonable well.

 
Posts: 1991 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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Big difference after cleaning the movement - completely missed seeing the bird!

Thanks for sharing Smile

 
Posts: 5222 | Location: Northern Ohio in the U.S.A. | Registered: December 04, 2002
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Great job! I love to fix up the dirtiest, ugliest watches.

Is that a cylinder escapement?
 
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