Hi, all.
I was visiting with my parents during the weekend and I had myself a little scavenger hunt. I've found a couple of watches they forgot they had that way. This time I found an old Elgin pocket watch. My dad got it from his uncle way back when.
I checked the serial number online and found it to be from 1923, and it's in fairly good condition as well.
But the really fun part of the story is this: It wasn't running and would not run when we tried to wind it. So I figured I would open it up just to see if I could spot what was wrong. I didn't see any problems, so I removed one of the plates (or whatever they're called), took a couple of the gears out to get a better look. I still could not see anything that seemed out of place, so I put them back in again. The result: A running pocket watch!
I have noe idea what was wrong, but I still thought it was kind of cool
Here are som pics of the same model. These are not the acutal watch, but the same make:
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