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pocket watch conversion to wrist

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November 14, 2012, 22:22
Michael Loggins
pocket watch conversion to wrist
here is one side


November 15, 2012, 01:24
Gary E. Foster
Very attractive, well done. Just curious, how does it look on your wrist, I know large wristwatches are popular now, however I'm not a fan.
November 15, 2012, 08:31
Roger Stephens
Very nice!!!!
November 15, 2012, 09:56
Evan Patton
Good looking watch! Where did you get the case?
November 15, 2012, 13:19
Peter Kaszubski
what size movement and where did you got the case for it.
Nice looking wrist watch.
November 15, 2012, 13:48
Michael Loggins
Works fine on my wrist but if you're not a fan of big watches you wouldn't care how it looks on my wrist.

Bought case from a guy on Timezone who is selling completed watches. By the way, the big difference in his materials is using an actual Hamilton dial and hands. Tourby and RGM do their own thing with dial and hands and frankly the originals look much better imho.

The only downside is the watch isn't shock protected but I am not hard on my watches so it really doesn't matter much. Beyond that, the movement so far exceeds anything available today that it isn't even close.
November 15, 2012, 17:00
Edward L. Parsons, Jr.
If there's a big enough market for these conversions, it might be a solution to the problem of what to do with all the small pocket watch movements that been stripped of their cases by gold scrappers.


Best Regards,

Ed
November 15, 2012, 17:33
Michael Loggins
Ed, there is a huge market for big watches and your suggestion is an excellent suggestion yielding a far better watch movement (including the Hammie 917, the 921 and 923 are as fine a watch as ever made imho) than the run of the mill ETA movements going into 99% of big watches. However, have you looked at the prices wanted for them by RGM or Tourby? Outrageous. You'd think they had actually made the movements rather than spend a couple of hundred bucks on the bits and pieces that together with the movement comprise a watch. There is an opportunity for someone with reasonable margin expectations.
November 16, 2012, 00:42
Gary E. Foster
Michael, you make a valid point that hadn't occurred to me, regarding the use of quality movements, such as Hamilton to make the conversion.
November 16, 2012, 01:30
Peter Kaszubski
Ok I got few of those movement now where do I find wrist watch case for them ? to fit.
November 16, 2012, 07:29
Eugene Buffard
Do you have a link. To find how to buy a case. Cost of the case also please and thank you.
November 16, 2012, 09:33
Evan Patton
Now, if I could only find an automatic 12s movement Wink
November 16, 2012, 15:12
Peter Kaszubski
here is my conversion size 16 Ball/Ham 999
on my wrist Eek


November 17, 2012, 02:30
Evan Patton
LOL (assuming your joking, otherwise nice watch Roll Eyes )
November 17, 2012, 08:31
Dave Turner
I've got a Westclox Baby Ben I thought about converting, but then I'd have to cut the sleeve off my shirt.


Dave Turner
November 17, 2012, 10:30
Edward L. Parsons, Jr.
How about this? Here's an eBay auction for a Swiss Goliath wristwatch which the description says has a 48mm case w/o crown. That's a BIG watch!


Auction Image -- 48mm Case