SOURCE: opening an elgin pocket watch
The best tool to do it is watchmakers knife, but any proper knife with hardened steel blade can do the job. Make sure the blade is NOT flexible.
Check carefully the sides of your watch and you will notice the groove. Place knife blade into that groove and press it in. At the same time try to make a scooping turn to lift the caseback. Usually there must be underlayed caseback as well and it opens exactly in the same manner.
Make sure you do all this carefully and do not let the blade to slip or your watch will end up with nasty scratches or even damaged movement.
That job isn't a big deal, but requires some skill, so, BE CAREFULL.
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SOURCE: Trying to identify an English watchmaker
No solution, but can give you information on Henry Stuart, as he is part of my family history. 1803 Liverpool - 1882 Oxton Cheshire when still described as a watchmaker. Making watches from at least 1825, in Park Lane Liverpool & later in Coventry too, but business suffered from the advent of cheap Swiss watches. Specialised in very beautiful cases, we are led to believe.
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SOURCE: I have a silver case Jos. Johnson key wind pocket
If you go to Wikipedia and type in "
Joseph Johnson (watch maker)"
you will see there are a number of reference documents listed. The information you look for may be in one of these.
SOURCE: hello, my longines 14k 17J, case number 975099 Can
Contact Longines yourself by following this link: http://www.longines.com/contact/faq/products Find the best suitable way for you to get in touch and ask for the information you are after. Rate me, plz.
SOURCE: how find serial number on ~1910 hamilton pocket
The serial number is usually engraved on the movement. If you open the back of the watch, you should be able to see it.
I looked at the Hamilton pocket watch site (in might be helpful if you visit the site, simply type "hamiltonpocketwatches.com" into your search engine and your will be able to examine photos of a number of movements).
The position and size of the number varies but it shouldn't take to long to find. One of the pictures I found impossible to see the number but the rest I found, although sometimes you had to look quite carefully.
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