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Dear Waltham Lovers,

Has anyone replaced a mainspring on an 18S Waltham 21 J "Riverside" pocket watch.

The barrel doesn't appear to be pry off. Could it be threaded?

Any advice would be most appreciated.

Dear Pocket Watchers,

Has anyone replaced a mainspring on an 18S Waltham 21 J "Riverside" pocket watch.

The barrel doesn't appear to be pry off. Could it be threaded?

Any advice would be most appreciated.

If you have a caliber and can provide the dimensions, I probably have one on hand. I seem to have loads of women's rectangular glass crystals, and very little need for them, so please advise.

Kind regards,

Dana

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Re: Hamilton Stanley

Beautiful example, well photographed.

I'm not a collector of Hamiltons, but similar vintage Illinois.

I can't seem to find a source for not tapered straps, such as the lovely one in this photo.

Was it recently made or a vintage NOS find?

Any help would be much appreciated.

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