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Which movement is this?

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There are no marks and this does not look like any I have seen.... anyone recognize this?
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Re: Which movement is this?

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Stumper for sure.

I know I have seen that movement though. Looks similar to those I've seen in Westclox and similar marques.

I searched all the usual 1-jewel suspects and I have found nothing.
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Re: Which movement is this?

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Not a help, but at first I thought MOT was saying that he was sure the brand of the movement was "Stumper." :lol:
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Re: Which movement is this?

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watchpalooza wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 8:29 am There are no marks and this does not look like any I have seen.... anyone recognize this?

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Re: Which movement is this?

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Looks like it could be a modified (or unreported) Eppler movement.

Here's a link to an Eppler 16, which looks VERY similar. Especially the two sections I circled.

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db. ... &Eppler_16

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TheJohnP wrote:
watchpalooza wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 8:29 am There are no marks and this does not look like any I have seen.... anyone recognize this?

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Pretty sure this is a different watch as the one trying to be opened has a lot of brass showing.
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TheJohnP wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 10:37 am
watchpalooza wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 8:29 am There are no marks and this does not look like any I have seen.... anyone recognize this?

9B40F5FC-B110-4D11-A9C6-F1C6A19800AC.jpeg
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Nope, different watch. This one may be for the field watch challenge.
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Should I be concerned that you already have a candidate in hand? Probably just getting in my own head here. Plenty of deals out there to be had.
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Re: Which movement is this?

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Here's another site with a different Eppler movement that looks closer to the one you have.

https://17jewels.info/movements/e/eppler/eppler-292/


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Re: Which movement is this?

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It looks like John is right - it appears to be an older Eppler movement, which were notoriously not labeled in any way. This one is a pin pallet with a mobile stud carrier and center sweep seconds hand...so it appears most like an Eppler 18. The unfinished brass plates and use of a metal seconds gear indicates its an older one, since according to 17Jewels they switched to chrome and plastic in the later years of production.
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