The page shows a number of balance staffs for Waltham pocket watches.Ī quick look at this page shows that there are two possible staffs for the Waltham 1908 model – Waltham Staff No 4860 or 4861. The first result is the very helpful Otto Frei website. Use the search phrase – Waltham 1908 Balance Staff – (1908 being the model number of the example – replace this with your model number of the movement you searched for on The Pocket Watch Database)
The next step is to search on Google for that particular model number.
In this example, the model number is 1908.Ī Google Search – First result will yield the information we need! I have highlighted above the “Model” number – this is the important piece of information you will need to ascertain which balance staff you require. In the instance of the Lord Elgin recently discussed, if another "Lord Elgin" signed movement from that run or grade had been noted by Wayne, it would have showed up in the notes when the serial number and v=13 were entered.You will be present with a page showing a huge amount of information that is specific to the movement serial number you have searched for. This will cause the program to report notes on all of the observations of examples that were reported to Wayne (or that he noted) when the data was entered. So, when looking up a serial number, after typing (keyboarding - whatever) the serial number in the Serial Number off the movement: field, add a space and type v=13 and then click on the Search button. A previous discussion, over whether or not an Elgin for sale on an internet auction really was a old ref::Lord Elgin Grade Or Not, just resurfaced.Īs I entered the number in the " Serial Number Lookup" on Wayne Schlitt's Elgin website ( - you should copy this address and paste it in your browser address bar), I added the few additional characters that Wayne had once told me about and suddenly realized that most people are unaware of the feature (it isn't well described).
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