Berkshire 10BT

Submitted by JP on October 12, 2012 - 6:47pm

Did the Berkshire 10BT come in a 15 Jewel version?

John JP

William Smith
Posted October 12, 2012 - 7:14pm

John  No ad for a 15 jewel Berkshire.  The 10BT movement does come in both 15 & 17 jewels.  No Berkshire watch record on site w/ a 15 jewel movement of any movement model.  (probably woulda been noted to be a movement swap or non-conforming if there were a mis-ID'ed Berkshire w/ 15 jewels).

JP
Posted October 12, 2012 - 7:31pm

OK thanks. I just wondered. I have a 53 Berkshire with a 17 Jewel powerplant but it has some issues and I have a 15 Jewel of the same series and it runs like a thorobred.

William Smith
Posted October 12, 2012 - 7:43pm

In reply to by JP

Your welcome John.  You can always take a pic of the 17 BT from the Berkshire, put the 15 jewel'er in it, and just use Photoshop to superimpose the 17 jewel count and center wheel pinion jewel in the new marriage.  That's what I do when mine don't match the ads.   ...becomes problematic when I sell them though....

JP
Posted October 12, 2012 - 7:56pm

Great idea and won't be a problem cause I don't plan on selling this little beauty. It was a gift from my very dear friend Bobbee and will go into my keeper display case.

bobbee
Posted October 12, 2012 - 9:45pm

Hey, it came! Glad you got it buddy.
Must have taken that proverbial slow boat!

JP
Posted October 12, 2012 - 10:04pm

Naw. The &%^#@@!@ post man was a substitue for the regular and he left it in the post office. My regular guy came back and he found it. I have taken the movement apart and found more than a bent hairspring. I put a new balance and hair spring in and it stlii didn't want to run. The escapement wheel was bad too. so I just put a 15 jewel movement in it and polished it up real good and am going to see if I can send the case back out to be re-plated and the holes filled in. The case really polished up great and looks like a million bucks. I don't care if it has the wrong jewel count in it cause it will be in my special keeper case and I will wear it frequently. Thank so very much my dear friend. I am fixing the air warden and putting another dial on it as I had a few that were in real good shape and are black dial with lume numbers. I will put lume hands on it and it will make a great little watch.

Do you want a copy of the catalogs, if so, I will send them to you.

 

Your Buddy

John

bobbee
Posted October 13, 2012 - 8:01am

Thanks for the offer bud, but I will pass. Knowing you have the watch and that you like it so much is all I could ask for. Enjoy.