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Augustin Perrenoud?
Does anyone here know of the Swiss watchmaker Augustin Perrenoud? I have looked him up and his watches, but I can find are auction results rather than history, which I am looking for. I recently purchased a pocket watch movement with the dial and movement signed Augustin Perrenoud and I would like to know more information about him as I fix the movement.
Thanks!
This message has been edited by AndrewD on 2011-07-27 17:20:19 This message has been edited by AndrewD on 2011-07-28 14:46:17
Augustin Perrenoud?
Does anyone here know of the Swiss watchmaker Augustin Perrenoud? I have looked him up and his watches, but I can find are auction results rather than history, which I am looking for. I recently purchased a pocket watch movement with the dial and movement...
Looks like our members ...
... don't have much experience with Augustin Perrenoud. Like you, a quick search of the WWW only identifies pocket watches for sale with little history of the company. We would love to see some pictures of your watch, particularly if you plan to restore i...
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I'm actually not too experienced with watch repair and restoration as I have started just recently, about 5 months ago. This is my second post here and it might take a while of experimentation, getting pictures up, but I'll try to post pictures of the pro...
An old man’s hobby?
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Passion is our watchword, Gary . . .
. . . it's a requisite quality for every Purist. While I was also fascinated by watches when I was your age, I never had the gumption to tear one apart. Other than a stint at a JLC Masterclass, I've never touched a watch movement. You're my hero! Cordiall...
Pictures!
Sorry for the poor pictures, not being able to show the pieces enlarged. I have only taken apart the watch, I have yet to clean it since I was working on other watches while I searched for more info on this beautiful piece! Oh how fortunate I am that the ...
Wonderful to see ...
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Interesting ideas there
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General introduction thread
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Just some thanks
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It's Alive!
I just finished repairing and restoring the Augustin Perrenoud watch today. It runs for a few minutes and stops, so I'll still have to figure out what's wrong there, but it was incredible to see it working. I also need to find the seconds and hour hands s...
Final Product!
I have reattached the dial, oiled all the jewels, and put the existing hands back onto the pocket watch. Take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9L_UWKlTEQ Gary