This pendant was made using the back of a pocket watch case. That back was filled with gold colored, metal beads and then a small antique watch movement was placed in the center. A coat of resin filled the case and covered the watch […]
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Ruby Filled Plate with Ammonite Fossil
An Ammonite fossil, which is alone from 252 to 66 million years old, sits with an antique spring case in the center and a purple Swarovski crystal in the center. The top of this fossil has a movement plate from an antique watch, with 3 […]
Antique Watch Movement Rebuilt with 17th Century Pieces
This is an antique watch movement which is marked with the name of Kummer, who was a watch maker in the middle of the 1800’s. So, this movement would be built by him or his company in the 1850’s, most likely. The movement has a […]
Mermaid Pendant
This pendant has been made using a pocket watch dial from the 1920’s as a base. A wristwatch case was then used to hold the gold colored and teal colored metal beads. A small watch movement plate acts like an island and a silver plated […]
Fusee Chain on Dial with Wing Pendant
To help equalize the pull of the mainspring as it ran down, in the 15th century, watch makers created and starting using something called a “Fusee”. These were made by cones with a chain on them and the chains helped to pull at the gears […]
Butterfly Chalcedony Blue Pin
An antique watch movement has a butterfly wing on the side. The butterfly wing has a thick coat of resin over it. The watch movement has two blue, Chalcedony cabochons attached to it. There is a super magnet on the back of this pin.
Antique Watch Blue Wing Pendant
A gold colored antique watch has a blue, painted small butterfly wing attached to the side. The butterfly wing and the watch movement both have a coat of resin over them. Blue Swarovski crystals have been attatched to the top. This has a silver-plated bail […]
Antique Metal Disc Necklace
A round antique watch movement is placed on top of a domed metal disc. There is a coat of resin over the top and underside of the pendant. This hangs from a silver plated bail and a stainless steel chain.
Antique Automatic Watch Golden Colored on Gold Plated Chain
An antique, automatic watch movement, from the Elgin Watch Company, has a coating of resin on one side only. The other side with the balance disk is still free to move and spin along the central axis. If the watch worked, every time the disk […]
Antique Pocket Watch with Resin and Paua Shell and Gears
This pendant uses an antique pocket watch case and fills it with resin and items. There is a medium sized, Paua shell in the center along with a variety of tiny gears, wheels and cogs. This pendant still has the original watch dial on the […]
Balance Antique Watch Parts as Pin
This is a pin made from a watch movement plate, complete with gear still intact. On the other side is the balance cock, which helps to regulate the speed of the clockwork mechanism. The older the watches, the more detailed the balance cocks were and […]
Two Antique Watch Movement Cuff Links
These are two different watches, made from two different companies, but both of them are antique watch movements made during the 1930’s. The one is from the Van Buren Watch Company and the other is from the Helbros Watches Company. These are almost exactly the […]
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