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the problem of ringers is getting worse
this problem in main applies to the highly collected or rare models-classic example is the 1936 iwc pilots watch with the calibre 83
even iwc in switzerland will not verify authentisity as the ringers look so good and the old watchmaker who knew about this model have retired or died
the rolex daytona is another example highly collected very valuable-but which ones are ringers or have had the dials altered to make them more valuable-
most of them!!
do your homework on the watch you want to buy-do not buy on impulse -unless it's new from a AD with all the paperwork and original box
if you collect pocket watches then a must/good book to get is-the pocket watch handbook by m cutmore-isbn 1 851702288 printed in 1985
27AM-400 movement finishing question
I was trying to get a sense of what 3417 patek range. I noticed the little opening on the 27AM-400 movement below the HT in EIGHTEEN in this 3417 copy is quite rough. I wondered what would cause this? Is it a 1. rough initial finish? 2. Ham fisted repair?...
Goldberger steel Patek book shows the screws missing too
Maybe for photography,when disassembled, those screws are omitted?
Looks like some repairer lavished excess love
The Repairer seems to have used a large chisel instead of watch tools and perhaps decided that the movement does not need all the screws.. The caliber would cry if it had feelings!!! But if it that ugly oval opening is an original design and also rough fi...
Doesn’t look good.
That being said, I did an image search on this movement and it seems this issue is present on other ones as well.
Thanks! Yes I notice a little kidney shaped hole on other photos
I just couldn’t see close enough to determine how smooth or bit.
Some one should show it to..
Mr. Thierry Stern for his comments. Am wondering what would he say? And did I see the Geneva seal there? Hmmm perhaps unsightly holes were permitted then🧐🧐🧐
the lever is to let down the power from the mainspring on disassembly by disengaging the click from the teeth around the barrel
the lever has to be moved by a screwdriver -upward-while holding the crown in your finger and thumb to gently let down the power of the mainspring for a complete service. the mess of the hole is caused by the moving of the screwdriver in the hole.
this watch i would not buy
these days watches with high collector values are sometimes made up from a collection of genuine parts laying around a workshop. to have a extract from the archives -does not mean anything-unless a paper trail can be established and proven. the red lightb...
the problem of ringers is getting worse
this problem in main applies to the highly collected or rare models-classic example is the 1936 iwc pilots watch with the calibre 83 even iwc in switzerland will not verify authentisity as the ringers look so good and the old watchmaker who knew about thi...