








Thrift store find
I found this cool little bullseye dial hand wound watch at a San Antonio thrift store. I couldn’t pass on it at this price. It is running, but not particularly well, as you can see from the timegrapher.
Research turned up nothing conclusive about it. I think it may have been an inexpensive jeweler’s house brand watch from the late 50s or early 60s.
I popped it out of the case to find it is a front-load configuration and that the indices are inlayed into a “sub crystal” that seems to be separate from the main crystal, which is cracked. I haven’t yet taken the hands off and removed the dial to reveal the movement.
Before I start taking it apart I thought I might ask you guys if anyone knows anything about it as I am just a hobbyist with limited expertise. I think it’s a cool piece that I would like to get running well again. Thanks. Go Spurs!