All posts tagged: gear

Watch Spring housing with pearl

The housing piece in a pocket watch, which holds the wound up spring, has a smaller plate inside and at the center is attached a pearl. This hangs with a silver plated bail and chain.

Antique watch plate with gear and crystal

This is a circular piece of metal that was found in a watch. I believe it is an additional plate that went behind the dial, to provide extra support. There is a round gear in the center with a clear Swarovski crystal on top of […]

Bee and amber on Watch Plate

An antique pocket watch movement plate still has the gears attached to it under a thin coat of resin. There is a metal bee on one side and some pieces of amber on the opposite side. This has a silver plated bail on the back […]

Antique Watch with Opals and Dragonfly

An antique watch movement, was made by the American Waltham Watch Company, in 1892. It has a thin coat of resin on the top and a dragonfly at the bottom. There are six opals, attached to the top. There is a silver plated bail on […]

Ammolite with Plate top and Calendar Ring

A 100 million year old Ammolite fossil rests with an antique watch plate piece attached to the top. There is a small gear and a calendar piece, attached near the center. This has a silver plated bail on the back and a silver plated chain.

Blue Morpho Wing with Gears

A necklace is made using a blue morpho butterfly wing which has several coats of resin. On the top side are 3 different sized metal gears, arranged so that they make a nice shape. There is a silver plated bail on the back and this […]

Red Striped Wing on Watch

An antique watch movement has two white Swarovski crystals and one red one, attached to the top. A black and red striped butterfly wing has a coat of resin and is attached to the bottom side. There is a silver plated bail at the top […]

Pirate Benrus Ring

An antique watch movement by the Benrus Watch Company has a Skull and Crosbones charm on top with two red Swarovski crystals. This sits on a metal adjustable ring base.