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I know it's just an ogee, but....

Yes, I know it's just an ogee, but I still thought it had some merit, artistic and otherwise.

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Post your WEIGHT driven Vienna here

How about it: Let's see your weight driven Vienna Clocks in this topic.
Any data, provenance, dimensions, etc....

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Jefferson Golden Hour Retaining Ring Removal

The drive ring and glass are all glued in from the original factory build,...

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German Time Bomb Defused!

Hi All,
After reading very carefully all the available threads on the Elgin S. Haller "german time bomb", I...

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Casio Wave Ceptor Marching to its own Time

I've been staring at this for months now, watching it...

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Jerome & Co. - Brewster & Co.

I recently acquired a small cottage timepiece (9 Â¾" high). It has a Jerome & Co. label and...

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Ives and Lewis Reeded Column and Scroll

Hi, All
First, forgive the length of this post, but this is my most exciting acquisition...

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Surprisingly Good Watches by Unheralded Makers a very unusual chronograph

Since many of us have heard at least something about obscure makers, we should perhaps refocus this thread from...

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Identifying Massey escapements without dismantling

In discussing English fusee lever movements made between about 1812 and 1850, we often come up against the question...

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IWC Jones Model H and E

This is a really old thread that I am reviving for two reasons. One is that the original images...

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