I would want to start an inventory of the parts based on the photo and start making sketches. A good spring bar costs far more than a box of assorted Chinese ones. Also the spring bars, if not bent, would probably be better than some of the rubbish offered now. Is there no hope of reviving the leather? Mind you, you wouldn't want to trust to something that might give way. I wouldn't even think of putting another movement in, it's kind of like replacing its heart. If the coil is continuous it would still be a job requiring no regard for hours spent, but very rewarding. But no doubt it was stripped for cleaning. If all that were still in place, even removing the main bridge (with the jewels in it) could be straightforward. Tackling the date mechanism would be basic but no small task. The things I find hard that a skilled person wouldn't, is getting the hands off without stressing the wheel (cog) on the other end of the shaft, and however minutely, marking the dial. The coil spring seems to be concentrated near the centre.
I'm puzzled by the spring leaf over the balance wheel. Just how deeply was your father's watch disassembled? My feeling is that the electronic and balance wheel section is fairly simple, the transistor for instance could be replaced. Perhaps setting an auto alert search on the bay with something like - watch Rotary Electronic GT ESA 9150 movement. One in the 60's oscillated an arm with minute hooks that pulled a drum round. I recall being amazed by the methods used to convert electrical power into mechanical. It can be very testing, with the need to put the screws back in the same holes even if they seem the same size. Experienced folk rely on memorising the layers as they take them apart. Getting a pile of bits would test anyone not familiar with the model. Is there a flexible circuit? I'm sure you know, but the AC wave on our bodies is more destructive than static - well, based on the chance of it happening. The input to, and output from, the Balance wheel sounds oddly circular. There's a lot very different models on eeebay with wildly differing prices. I think I'd want to find a duplicate watch as a model to work to. To add to my woes, I suddenly stopped making tears and it seems even horribly expensive drops cause an allergic reaction. I'd be glad to look at pictures on the forum, but I've 5 watches in differing states of dishevellment on my bench at this time. Cost isn't a major issue, as there's no way that this is a financially viable repair, I just want it repaired, restored and back in working condition for sentimental reasons, as my father died in 1972, and it's one of the few things I've inherited from him.ĭoes anyone here know of a specialist watchmaker that would be able to repair/restore this watch, please? If they happen to be within reasonably close travelling distance to the Salisbury area, so much the better. The local watchmaker that I know isn't familiar enough with them to take it on, so what I'm after is a watchmaker that is reliable and able to take on the restoration of this watch. The movement is an ESA 9150, I believe, the face of the watch just says "Rotary Electronic" with the letters "GT" and crossed flags at the bottom of the dial. The battery drives a transistor switch, that is triggered by the balance wheel, and powers the watch by giving the balance wheel a "kick" via a small coil. It's an electronic watch, but doesn't have a quartz movement. The watch in question has little or no monetary value, but I would dearly like to get it restored and back into working order.
Sadly, he took it apart, and what I have now is a box of bits, that looks to be more than just those from one watch. It's been sat in a box for decades, thankfully minus a battery, and was "looked at" a few years ago by someone who professed to be able to service it. I've inherited my late father's watch, given to him by his colleagues when he was medically retired in 1968.
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