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All movements in this category are sold AS-IS.  All are serviceable and have been checked for completeness and balance staff condition (unless otherwise noted). At the very least, they will need to be serviced (cleaned & oiled).  There will be a few movements that are only good for parts but they are the exception and it will be noted in the description.
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Item# Image Description Price
W821

Vintage Bulova salemans sample wristwatch movement from the early 1950s. It is their 23 jewel USA made automatic with hand indicated date and a day window. The movement is skeletonized. 
I know there are plenty of skeletonized movements around that were not done at the factory, but this watch has the factory clear dials that offer real proof of it's origin.
The main dial and the date wheel are both made of a clear plastic or celluloid. The dial is marked Bulova 23 jewels six adjustments and has the days of the month marked around the outer edge. 
It also has a black outline that would be the "window" in a metal dial.
It has a hole for the seconds hand.
The plastic day wheel is underneath and has the days of the week marked on it. 
It does have the date indicator hand.
The movement is housed in a large piece of Lucite. There is a pusher in the Lucite to change the date. It has a Bulova marked crown and does work. The stem and crown to set the watch are missing.
You will have to use a stem and an extender to put this back to original.
The balance swings freely and I think the movement will run if you give it a servicing.    


Brand:
 
Bulova
Movement type:
  self-winding [automatic]
Jewel count
:
23J
Country of origin of movement:
   USA
Country of origin of case:
  n/a
Condition of movement:
not running
Service record:
It has not been serviced
Dial condition:
good

This is a super rare Bulova movement.
W771

International Schaffhausen men's wrist watch movement from the 1930s. It measures 27mm wide or 12 ligne.  I believe it is a calibre 83, but I'm not sure. It comes with a slip on dial which is marked JE Caldwell & Co. Caldwell was a high end jeweler who used International and Patek movements in his watches. The movement is marked International on the front and back. It looks to be almost complete, but I think the set bridge is missing.  The staff is broken, but it will run for a few seconds in the dial up position. This is a good clean movement and I think it just needs a staff to get it running. 

Sold as-is for parts or repair.

$300.00
W699 Vintage Wyler ladies wristwatch movement.  This movement is running.  It sets and winds properly. I wound it up and it ran until the mainspring was wound down. It has the Wyler Incaflex balance wheel.  It just needs to be serviced. 

Brand:  
Wyler
Model [caliber]:
 
F60
Movement type:
 
mechanical [windup]
Jewel count:
17J
Country of origin:
Switzerland
Year of manufacture:
 
1950s/60s
Condition of movement:
 
running
Staff condition:
 
good
Set bridge condition: 
good
Dial:
 
yes
Hands: 
  
yes
Stem: 
yes

Good serviceable movement.

Sold as-is for parts or repair.

$40.00
W701

Vintage Gruen mens wristwatch movement.  This movement is running.  It sets and winds properly.  It just needs to be serviced.  I wound it up and it ran until the mainspring was completely wound down.  There is no hour wheel.

Brand:  
 Gruen
Model [caliber]:
  
704
Movement type:
 
mechanical [windup]
Jewel count:
15J
Country of origin:
 
 Switzerland
Year of manufacture:
 
1920s 30s
Condition of movement:
 
running
Staff condition:  
good
Set bridge condition:
 
good
Dial:
  
no
Hands:
 
  no
Stem: 
yes

Sold as-is for parts or repair.

$85.00
W639

Vintage Universal Watch Company men's wristwatch movement.  This movement is sold as NOT running.  Someone has robbed the balance jewels out of the balance bridge. The movement actually does run very well if you lay it flat, even with the jewels missing.
It will wind and set, but it does hang up when you try and push the crown in.  It may just need a new stem.


Brand: 
Universal
Model [caliber]:
 
128
Movement type:
 
mechanical [windup]
Jewel count:
17J
Country of origin:
 
Switzerland
Year of manufacture:
 
1930s/40s
Condition of movement:
 
running / not running
Staff condition: 
good
Set bridge condition:  
good
Dial:
 
no
Hands:
 
no
Stem: 
yes

Sold as-is for parts or repair.
$130.00
W643

Vintage Zodiac Watch Company men's wristwatch movement from the 1920s or 30s. This is the model with the "Z" shaped shockproof spring on the balance.  This movement is running.  It winds and sets properly.   It needs to be serviced. 

Brand: 
Zodiac
Model [caliber]:
  ?
Movement type:
 mechanical [windup]
Jewel count:
15J
Country of origin:
  Switzerland
Year of manufacture:
  1920s/30s
Condition of movement:
  running
Staff condition: 
good
Set bridge condition:  
good
Dial:
   yes
Hands: 
  yes
Stem: 
yes

This is a very hard to find early Zodiac movement. I had always intended to case it one day, but never found the time. I don't think the cases for these early Zodiacs were signed.

Sold as-is for parts or repairs.

$300.00
W526 Girard Perregaux ladies watch movement.  This movement winds and sets. Any movements marked as running will still need to be serviced, they may just run for 30 seconds or so.

Brand:  
Girard Perregaux
Model [caliber]:
   603 ?
Movement type:
 mechanical [windup]
Jewel count
:
17J
Country of origin:
Switzerland
Condition of movement:
  running
Staff condition:  
  good
Dial:
  yes
Hands: 
  yes
Stem: 
yes

Sold as-is for parts or repair.

$55.00
W529

Ulysse Nardin ladies watch movement. It winds and sets.  Any movements marked as running will still need to be serviced, they may just run for 30 seconds or so.

Brand:  
Ulysse Nardin
Model [caliber]:
   ?
Movement type:
 mechanical [windup]
Jewel count
:
17J adj. temp
Country of origin:
Switzerland
Condition of movement:
  running
Staff condition:  
  good but it does have a little play
Dial:
  yes
Hands: 
  yes
Stem:
yes

Sold as-is for parts or repair.

$75.00
W581

Vintage Tissot watch movement that was made in the early 1970s for their line of clear plastic watches. They were called the Idea 2001 line and this movement is marked Astrolon Agon Watch Co 1 jewel.  The thinking behind these plastic watches was that the plastic plates would act as jewels and the pivot holes would not wear. The movement appears complete, the balance wheel swings, but the fork isn't moving, it may be overbanked. The movement is wound up all the way but it does seem like it would wind, the wheels are engaging. When you pull the crown out to the set position, it will not set. It looks like one of the wheels is missing a few teeth. The crown has the Tissot emblem on it and it does appear to be the original crown. I don't know where the case went, it probably got thrown out years ago.

Sold as-is for parts or repair.

$300.00
W523

Vintage 3 register Kelbert watch chronograph movement.  It does have water damage. I am unsure of the caliber and I am guessing it is Valjoux, I couldn't match it up in any of my books. It is marked Kelbert. The balance swings and you may be able to salvage this movement, but I am guessing it is probably only good for parts. It seems complete, except some of the springs have broken off. I did not clean this movement in any way. I thought about putting it in the ultrasonic, but I decided to just list it as found. 

Sold as-is for parts or repairs.

$350.00
   
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