Manufacture and repair of pocket watch cases

The hinge bearers turned to the right profile.

Fitting and profiling them to the correct shape.

Here checking with previously made location marks the positions for the pendent and spring catch.

After soldering they are filed true.

This Georgian silver case had a very bad lead repair around the pendant.

I cut out evenly around the hole to get to a decent thickness of metal.

Part of the new pendant which was turned from solid silver bar.

The finished bow and pendant.

The bow and pendant fitted to the case.

A 9ct gold small lady’s half hunter pocket watch with broken enamel annular ring.

As the pink enamel was too fragile to repair, we decided to make a new gold ring which was let into the case.

The client then had the numerals engraved, and this is the finished result.

Plugging the winding hole to move it to a different location for a new movement.

The hole soldered up and the back refinished before polishing.