Measuring Watch Movement size

[Brian Reay.]

Hi,

I've done some clock and watch repairs in the past- pocket watches mainly
but I'm no expert. I've not done any recently due to a loss in dexterity
following a stroke. However, I have a major problem.

My wife has a watch she has owned for over 30 years (it was bought when we
were at University). It is a "Snoopy" Watch made by Timex, no real money
value but she loves it . Disaster today, the main spring has broken- I can
hear the "slip" as you wind it.

A quick look shows the movement to be very basic, the plates are "pressed"
together, no screws. As a result I expect repair is out of the question.

One idea I had was to reuse the case, face, hands (the second hand is a disc
with a tennis ball) and get a new movement- possibly quartz (if I must, I
like real watches but this is an emergency).

I've need to get the correct size etc., inc. some plastic retaining ring.

So, my question. How do I measure the old movement to know what to buy,
please?

I must say the old movement has lasted well. 30+ years without any work. Her
Longines, bought some years after leaving University, hasn't done so well!

Thank you.

Brian

[dAz]

On 23/08/11 01:59, Brian Reay. wrote:


you could probably hunt another movement from ebay, see if the one you
have is here

http://www.christophlorenz.de/watch/movements/t/timex/index.php?l=en

once you know the model number that should help in finding another movement

by the way, some timex movements have the screws on the dial side to
dismantle it.

timex used to recondition their movements, their repair policy in the
day was to swap out the movement, and send it back to the factory.

as for fitting a quartz, you will probably need new hands, the movement
will have to be stuck to the back of the dial, the other problem in
using a quartz is they don't tolerate dirt and grit very well, where
asthe timex movement will keep going, a lot of the timex cases are
barely dustproof, specially the novelty watches.

dAz

Post by Brian Reay.
Hi,
I've done some clock and watch repairs in the past- pocket watches mainly
but I'm no expert. I've not done any recently due to a loss in dexterity
following a stroke. However, I have a major problem.
My wife has a watch she has owned for over 30 years (it was bought when we
were at University). It is a "Snoopy" Watch made by Timex, no real money
value but she loves it . Disaster today, the main spring has broken- I can
hear the "slip" as you wind it.
A quick look shows the movement to be very basic, the plates are "pressed"
together, no screws. As a result I expect repair is out of the question.
One idea I had was to reuse the case, face, hands (the second hand is a disc
with a tennis ball) and get a new movement- possibly quartz (if I must, I
like real watches but this is an emergency).
I've need to get the correct size etc., inc. some plastic retaining ring.
So, my question. How do I measure the old movement to know what to buy,
please?
I must say the old movement has lasted well. 30+ years without any work. Her
Longines, bought some years after leaving University, hasn't done so well!
Thank you.
Brian

[Brian Reay.]

Post by dAz
you could probably hunt another movement from ebay, see if the one you
have is here
http://www.christophlorenz.de/watch/movements/t/timex/index.php?l=en
once you know the model number that should help in finding another movement
by the way, some timex movements have the screws on the dial side to
dismantle it.
timex used to recondition their movements, their repair policy in the day
was to swap out the movement, and send it back to the factory.
as for fitting a quartz, you will probably need new hands, the movement
will have to be stuck to the back of the dial, the other problem in using
a quartz is they don't tolerate dirt and grit very well, where asthe timex
movement will keep going, a lot of the timex cases are barely dustproof,
specially the novelty watches.
dAz

Thank you.

Using your help, I think I've found the movement in other watches. I may be
able to get one of those and do a swap. The Snoopy watches seem to be more
valuable than we thought! I bought it for my wife when we were students
(we've been married a long time) and it has lasted very well. Some years
later I bought her an expensive Longines, that has been repaired twice but
her Snoopy watch was always her casual watch.

Thank you again.

Brian

[Fraser Johnston]

Post by Brian Reay.
Using your help, I think I've found the movement in other watches. I may be
able to get one of those and do a swap. The Snoopy watches seem to be more
valuable than we thought! I bought it for my wife when we were students
(we've been married a long time) and it has lasted very well. Some years
later I bought her an expensive Longines, that has been repaired twice but
her Snoopy watch was always her casual watch.
Thank you again.

I imagine Dan Brown is responsible for the uptick in snoopy watch
prices. His main protagonist in his novels wears one. Just a Clive
Cusslers character Dirk Pitt has sent orange faced Doxa prices up.

Fraser

[Knot Important]

Post by Fraser Johnston

Post by Brian Reay.
Using your help, I think I've found the movement in other watches. I
may be able to get one of those and do a swap. The Snoopy watches seem
to be more valuable than we thought! I bought it for my wife when we
were students (we've been married a long time) and it has lasted very
well. Some years later I bought her an expensive Longines, that has
been repaired twice but her Snoopy watch was always her casual watch.
Thank you again.

I imagine Dan Brown is responsible for the uptick in snoopy watch
prices. His main protagonist in his novels wears one. Just a Clive
Cusslers character Dirk Pitt has sent orange faced Doxa prices up.
Fraser

Yes, but while the Timex is a very good value for the price there is
a world of difference between a Timex and a Doxa dive watch!