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kronos
06-08-2006, 07:11 AM
hello:

I wonder if does exist any internet site where to buy some watch parts(i.e. hairsprings, balances etc) for repairing 19th watches.
I dont mean to buy a lot of pieces, but one, or two, rare to find.
kronos
06-08-2006, 07:11 AM
hello:

I wonder if does exist any internet site where to buy some watch parts(i.e. hairsprings, balances etc) for repairing 19th watches.
I dont mean to buy a lot of pieces, but one, or two, rare to find.
Jon Hanson
06-08-2006, 07:16 AM
try Bill Tapp
terry hall
06-08-2006, 07:35 AM
yes there are a few...
in no particular order....

Tom Mister in Va Beach
http://www.dashto.com/

Brian Cavanaugh in NH
pwpartsetc@pwatch.com

you can use the 'find' feature at the top of this page to search for more...
David_4906
06-08-2006, 08:34 AM
www.ccwatchmaker.com (http://www.ccwatchmaker.com)

Check them out
LarFure
06-08-2006, 08:59 AM
Brian Cavanaugh is a really good source. I also go to this guy (http://www.watchdoc.com/) if Brian can't help me.
kronos
06-08-2006, 09:50 AM
Thanks, friends :-)
Kent
06-08-2006, 11:41 AM
kronos:

Most of my list of websites don't seem to work anymore. Here's what's left:
Vintage TimePieces (http://www.howardman.com)
Watch Matereial Search (http://www.ccwatchmaker.com/new_page_1.htm)
Wes
06-08-2006, 11:56 AM
I have had good luck with
Brian Cavanaugh (pwpartsetc@pwatch.com,
Dashto (http://www.dashto.com/) in Virginia,
and Uncle Larry's (http://www.execulink.com/%7Elfoord/index/horology.htm) in Canada.
I have also had good luck using
CCWatchmaker (http://www.ccwatchmaker.com)
and Stan Hoffman's HoroFind (http://www.horofind.com) site.
Jon Hanson
06-08-2006, 01:23 PM
Try Bill Tapp
Wes
06-08-2006, 02:19 PM
Jon - your posts are coming through finally...
14,000 posts, many of which to assist the public and fellow horologists.. Welcome back!
kronos
06-09-2006, 12:38 AM
Dear friends: Thanlks again for your very useful and friendly helping.

By the way:

I have never bought from an horological internet site.Always my watchmaker repaired my watches, but now I have an old watch with some rare missing parts and I have to look for them.

As a general rule, how expensive maybe, for example to buy a balance or a hairspring from these sites?

Thanks again.
Jon Hanson
06-09-2006, 07:02 AM
One good way to obtain obscure parts is from other collectors, Specialists usually have a good supply, esp if they do any of their own repairs.