Grandfather's Lumbers watch
Discussion
My sister was left this watch by my grandfather back in February, but has come to the conclusion that she has no use for it.
I, on the other hand, always have room for another watch. It's made (presumably not the movement - but I don't know how to get the back off) by Lumbers of Leicester. Can anyone shed any light on their watchmaking heritage?
It would seem from the condition of the strap (pretty awful) that grandad liked to wear this watch a lot!
Edit: I'm thinking of putting a black crocodile strap on it and getting the crystal polished up - compared to what I usually wear it's tiny, but it's a lovely shape and very comfortable.
I, on the other hand, always have room for another watch. It's made (presumably not the movement - but I don't know how to get the back off) by Lumbers of Leicester. Can anyone shed any light on their watchmaking heritage?
It would seem from the condition of the strap (pretty awful) that grandad liked to wear this watch a lot!
Edit: I'm thinking of putting a black crocodile strap on it and getting the crystal polished up - compared to what I usually wear it's tiny, but it's a lovely shape and very comfortable.
Edited by CommanderJameson on Monday 1st September 18:22
If it's a snap-on back (you'd have already been able to remove it if it was screwed on, surely) then you should be able to find a slight depression in the case at a certain point. This is designed to allow a watchmaker's knife (bluntish round-edged blade) to slide under the edge of the caseback and prise it off.
CommanderJameson said:
Success! It would appear that it has an ETA 2824 (or something that looks very like it) movement in it. The numerals "2824" are stamped inside the case back.
How old is it? The ETA 2824 was introduced in 1961...The current version is the 2824-2 and looks like this - note the different balance adjuster:
Other than that - identical and at least the back of the movement is finished nicely, not just the rotor as per the example above
CommanderJameson said:
As a bonus, I had a go at opening my Kay & Co pocket watch - expecting a really rather ropy thing, and found this:
That is really nice, a friend showed me a couple of pocket watches he obtained in germany in 1945, the other day, thet were a bit tatty, but once opened up reaveled the same stunning condition movement, one stamped with omega.got both working, love pocket watches. yours is stunning.
The wrist watch is great too.
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