One way or another, I am getting older. Almost a year has passed since my last blog post, meaning I am almost a year closer to the real world. I've shifted my focus to school and finding internships that could lead to a full-time offer. The results have been rewarding - I landed a nice internship this past summer - but the ability to stay on top of repairing watches has faltered. The biggest trouble is finding time to research auctions and the hundreds of watches to find that one good offer.
I got extremely lucky with this pocket watch - the first that I've fixed in nearly six months. It's a beautiful silver repousse with a painted dial. According to the hallmarks, it was made in 1768! Hard to verify because I haven't done much digging on the maker - William Byfield - but it certainly fits the period.
I was most surprised by the color of the dial. It seems as if it were painted yesterday - still vibrant. The case also surprised me a bit. It took about three hours of polishing to get it to its current condition. This would've been the perfect piece to do a before and after shot, but as always, I forgot to take pictures before fixing it up.
No other watches on queue at the moment, but I'll try to step up finding those good opportunities. Eight months between posts is too long! Stay tuned.
This post is dedicated to my friend Rebecca. Thanks for enjoying my snapchats of watches.
The last time piece is really beautiful. I really like these times of watches.
ReplyDeleteHave you heard about The Goldgena Watch Project? It is a really interesting watchmaking project and it involves designs like the ones in these photos. Hope you can tell me what you think about this watchmaking project.