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I picked up this vintage Hamilton pocket watch. It's a very nice vintage piece with a great movement that is keeping good time. It's a shame to disassemble it but such is life. I plan to put it into this nice white dialed Panerai homage watch I have. I am also hoping to blue the screws and swan neck. I saw a DIY posted somewhere and I was inspired.

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Intriguing...

Just, what a pity to sacrify the small seconds hand.

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Intriguing...

Just, what a pity to sacrify the small seconds hand.

It's a little sad, but I love base dials. I am going to hold on to the pocket watch parts and if I ever sell the watch, I will likely include them with it.

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Intriguing...

Just, what a pity to sacrify the small seconds hand.

I agree, he should send it to me since I have a small seconds hommage it could go in ;) I even have a swiss movement I could send back if really needed.

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Nice project. I've always admired the beauty of those old Hamilton movements, and thought about similar projects. Please keep us up to date with the challenges that you face along the way (will you have to enlarge the case to fit the slightly larger movement? will the hands fit? how is the movement secured? etc?)

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Check out this link for pictures of the Hamilton movements:

http://people.timezone.com/pauld/tzpics/damasc1.html

Here is a 921 based rad watch:

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.ph...121272#poststop

Inside that one a guy posted his 917 based watch.

Here is the picture of the 921 with blued screws and regulator:

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Vaccum has made a number of homage watches with 921 movement.

Here is Flavorflav's picture. What movement is this?

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921 is a size 10

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old school is a good teacher

both 917 and 921 are 10 size but ver confusing to read that they are 12size in the net on different sides

great findings on the web

thanks a lot

helmut

waiting for a stem now for 4 weeks delivered with broken stem, otherwise movement runs like new

cheers helmut

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921 and 917 are 0.2mm different in size and a bit bigger as Unitas and 0.2mm higher as Unitas.

you can use a 6497 dial with small second hand on 9 o

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very interesting information

rolli

921 and 917 are 0.2mm different in size and a bit bigger as Unitas and 0.2mm higher as Unitas.

you can use a 6497 dial with small second hand on 9 o

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921 and 917 are 0.2mm different in size and a bit bigger as Unitas and 0.2mm higher as Unitas.

you can use a 6497 dial with small second hand on 9 o

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hands will not fit... you need complete new hands

case will not fit... you need to overwork the case

it is not easy to build a custom watch with Hamilton... i am working now since 8 months on it!!!

sure you can try it with glueing and hand overwork of the case etc. etc. ... but i am a seller and need 100% perfect watches - not a modded project watches.

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That is the IWC FA JONES rep movement

How do you tell a "rep" IWC FA Jones movement from a genuine one?

The FA Jones movement you can get on the bay for 50$

Thxx for the infoa about the 921

Is that for a "rep" movement or a genuine movement?

How does it compare in quality and accuracy to Cortebert, Hamilton, Unitas, etc.?

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How do you tell a "rep" IWC FA Jones movement from a genuine one?

Is that for a "rep" movement or a genuine movement?

How does it compare in quality and accuracy to Cortebert, Hamilton, Unitas, etc.?

old skool, if you want one of those IWC style 6498 movement, I have a spare...PM me.

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