[Satyamurti]

Lately I have purchased this Longines Alarm Pocket Watch. It doesn't work cause it lacks balance wheel, hands, crystal etc., Someone please help me where to get it fixed/restored as I think its worthy to get it done.

 

[HOROLOGIST007]

Hi and welcome
Its a fantastic piece, that would br an outstanding candidate for restoring.
You would need to find a donor movement to get the parts.
A

 

[Satyamurti]

Thanks for your compliments HOROLOGIST007. Could someone please help/tell me the part number and/or size number of the balance wheel for the above Longines Alarm Pocket Watch I think which may enable me to find correct spare for my watch. Thanks in advance.

 

[Border-Reiver]

To my knowledge, this watch was produced in 1924. As already said, you would most likely need a donor movement from another watch, which is either complete, than you would not touch the donor or incomplete, and then it must still have the parts you are missing. I recently shortened the number of watches in my collection (and bougth some new ones, when something was missing in my systemmatic approach). As I want all watches running, I had some restored, but that had to been seen in connection with the collection as a whole. Attributing the cost of repair to the individual watch, there was not a single one where this was worth the expense. Of course, this has to be seen also in view of a sentimental value. I had a wrist watch fixed from my grandfather, which my mother was wearing lateron for many years (mens wrist watches were rather small in these days). I could have bought three similar ones at eBay, in working condition, for what I have paid. It's alwas a difficult thing to decide. In the condition your watch is in, it is presently a piece of precious scrap metal (sorry to be so rude), but simoultaneously the basis to make something of real value out of it (especially because of the alarm-function and the famous makers of that watch), and the price decides what to do, which is a different thing for anyone. I had a watch with many missing parts, irrepairable, made around 1650 - 1680 by a famous watchmaker. This is something I could have kept, even as a fragment, but I also gave it away. I am writing this all at length, as it is also one of my major problems concerning my collection, which is quite large and put together over the last 30 to 35 years. Somethimes, it makes more sense to leave it as it is, sometimes...

 

[Border-Reiver]

Here is a similar one, later model, offered at eBay for 2,000 Dollars, it seems to have all the parts you need...

50s Longines Two Registers Alarm Stainless Steel Pocket Watch w Unusual Hands | eBay

 

[Satyamurti]

Thanks Border-Reiver for the valuable information provided by you. Further I am searching for some cheap alternative such as balance wheel alone instead of buying of a pocket watch for a hefty price tag of $2000. What I need is the number and spare part size of the balance wheel for my watch. Further your interest in the pocket watch is a commendable one. Thanks again.

 

[Satyamurti]

I would like to fit my Longines Pocket Watch Reveil Calibre 19.65 in a stainless steel case (wrist watch type) like the image attached here (watch in image is not mine and its for illustration purpose). But there are three sizes of stainless steel watch case available i.e.,
1. with 47,7 mm outer diameter (with the moveable lugs and with fixed lugs).
2. with 49 mm outer diameter (with the moveable lugs only) fit movements with 42-44mm diameter.
3. with 46 mm outer diameter with the moveable lugs (fits movements with 38-40mm diameter). The thickness of the movements should be till 8mm. The 49mm cases have more space for cutting from inside.
I don't know which case my movement would fit. Suggestions welcome.

 

[Satyamurti]

Lately I bought this Alarm Pocket Watch. It didn't work but my watchmaker made it work. Now it works well.

 

[Satyamurti]

This is my new addition to my collection "MENTOR" alarm pocket watch. Need details if anyone knows something let me know. Thanks in advance.

 

[Hartmut Richter]

I suspect that it will have a Ronda pin lever movement inside:

bidfun-db Archiv: Uhrwerke: Ronda 1223

Apart from that, the dial either lies or does not go with those hands: I can't see any trace of Tritium ("Swiss Made T") on either dial or hands.....

Hartmut Richter

 

[slonneck]

This is my new addition to my collection "MENTOR" alarm pocket watch. Need details if anyone knows something let me know. Thanks in advance.
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I just got this today.....looks familiar! LOL
Movement dates it after 1970, Ladies pocket alarm watch.

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[slonneck]

I suspect that it will have a Ronda pin lever movement inside:

bidfun-db Archiv: Uhrwerke: Ronda 1223

Apart from that, the dial either lies or does not go with those hands: I can't see any trace of Tritium ("Swiss Made T") on either dial or hands.....

Hartmut Richter

You were right on the money for the movement of course.
Interesting that I've got the same hands, also no trace of tritium.
No glow from anywhere either--unusual for a straight up lie on the dial, no?

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[LandauV]

These alarm clocks have some sort of confusion with Lum. Here is one that I found recently. It has lume on hands and dots of lume on the dial, but no marking T there.

 

[Hartmut Richter]

That one at least has an Adolf Schild Cal. AS 1930:

bidfun-db Archiv: Uhrwerke: AS 1930

Hartmut Richter

 

[markbanks2002]

To my knowledge, this watch was produced in 1924. As already said, you would most likely need a donor movement from another watch, which is either complete, than you would not touch the donor or incomplete, and then it must still have the parts you are missing. I recently shortened the number of watches in my collection (and bougth some new ones, when something was missing in my systemmatic approach). As I want all watches running, I had some restored, but that had to been seen in connection with the collection as a whole. Attributing the cost of repair to the individual watch, there was not a single one where this was worth the expense. Of course, this has to be seen also in view of a sentimental value. I had a wrist watch fixed from my grandfather, which my mother was wearing lateron for many years (mens wrist watches were rather small in these days). I could have bought three similar ones at eBay, in working condition, for what I have paid. It's alwas a difficult thing to decide. In the condition your watch is in, it is presently a piece of precious scrap metal (sorry to be so rude), but simoultaneously the basis to make something of real value out of it (especially because of the alarm-function and the famous makers of that watch), and the price decides what to do, which is a different thing for anyone. I had a watch with many missing parts, irrepairable, made around 1650 - 1680 by a famous watchmaker. This is something I could have kept, even as a fragment, but I also gave it away. I am writing this all at length, as it is also one of my major problems concerning my collection, which is quite large and put together over the last 30 to 35 years. Somethimes, it makes more sense to leave it as it is, sometimes...

I have this gold arnex

 

[Hartmut Richter]

I have this gold arnex

Welcome to Watchuseek! If you have some pictures, we would appreciate them.

Hartmut Richter