August 15, 2005, 22:33
Sheila GilbertHelp Needed with Universal PW Key?
I won what was called a "Universal Pocket Watch Key" on eBay and would like to know if
1.) It is one?
2.) How does it work.
See the auction picture below.
Thank you!
August 17, 2005, 08:46
Sheila GilbertSince I soaked and cleaned the key, the small part in the middle moves up and down now, so I think I know how it works. It didn't move before the cleaning, and now it moves fine. I have not used it yet, but with the center piece moving, and with some practice, I may be able to get it to work. I could really use one for all of my watches that have no keys.
August 17, 2005, 21:21
Sam WilliamsonSheila, LaRose sells sets of these,
http://www.slarose.com/cgi-bin/slarose/081517.htmlAlso, they(sets) can be found on e-Bay for even less. I have an old universal key, but it's too easy to slip, so I use my LaRose set.
August 17, 2005, 22:00
Sheila GilbertHi Sam,
Thank you, and Yes, I have those keys too, I thought this one was unique, and for the same reason you mentioned above, I have not tried it yet. I was worried that it would mess up the movement too. Just a nice piece of Old watch "Stuff"
I have quite a few small watch "Stuffs" I was going to put together in something, maybe a frame or something, so I guess this one will go into that group, and not in the "Use It" group.
Thanks for the warning, I was concerned.
Cleaned up nice though! Nice and shiny now!