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Search Form Page

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PLEASE READ THIS!   IT IS IMPORTANT!
Then you can gratify me by following directions.

This is a free service. Your search will be seen by hundreds of people in the next monthss. x Please help me by reading and attempting to follow the directions for posting. There is nothing automated about this service. All searches are posted manually at the keyboard. The more your request follows the desired pattern, the easier it is for me to post.

Please do not use abbreviations in your search posting.

Completely spell out every word; "Cal." is an abbreviation. write the complete word. "Caliber". Spell out brand names; for example, AS should be A. Schild. Symbols such as # and & are not words. This web site goes around the world. Many readers are not native English speakers. They may not understand English abbreviations.

Post your search request in the form at the page bottom.

Your Email Address is needed on the form in order to allow responses to your search. Your email address will appear on the "Complete Description" search page. If you are concerned that your address is available for the world to see, you might wish to consider setting up a throwaway address just for the purpose of this search.

The "Search Title" should include the following for Swiss watches:

• The ebauche maker--keeping in mind that the name on the dial is not necessarily the ebauche maker. See Watch Manufacturers' Trademarks
• The Caliber Number
• The BestFit Part number of the part being requested - If Known
• The Swiss Ebauche Part Number - If Known
  See these illustrations: Movement -Bridge Side, Movement - Dial Side
• Any additional information that will help the reader to correctly identify the part you are seeking.

For American Watches the "Search Title" should include the following for American Watches IN THIS ORDER:

• The Maker
• The Movement Size
• The Movement Grade if Applicable
• The Jewel Count
• The Movement Configuration: Open Face or Hunting
• The Movement Serial Number

The "Complete Description" for either Swiss or American watches should include as much additional information as possible in order to help the reader to correctly identify the part you are seeking. There is as much room as you need on the complete description page. Photos are welcome. See here.

If you are unaware of how to identify the movement, or the needed part, look here for guidance.

Since all search entries are entered into the site manually, any help in formatting is appreciated. Make your "Search Title" in the format of a book title, using capital letters at the beginning of each word. Please, NOT ALL caps; that doesn't help. Realize that it is much easier for me to cut and paste rather than needing to rewrite the entire Search Title. I am doing this for free, please help me as much as you can.

Please view the Contents Page and make an effort to copy the style of the titles used on that page. For example: The "Search Title" should follow this format: Manufacturer 's Name, Caliber Number (or Size and Grade for American watches), then a space and the name of the part desired. Photos

The "Complete Description" portion of the form can contain whatever you wish and will likely get copied onto the search page, word for word, with whatever misspellings and grammatical errors it contains.

Clicking any entry on the "Contents Page" will take you to a typical "Complete Description" page upon which you may model your complete description.

Photographs
If you believe a photograph may help to better identify the part you are seeking, I am happy to post images on the "Complete Description" page. Since there is no provision to insert photographs in this form, send the photograph (.jpg format) by e-mail to ccwatchmaker@gmail.com with an explanation of its purpose.

PLEASE DO NOT ABBREVIATE. This site is viewed in more than ninety countries around the world. Obviously, many are not native English speakers and may have no understanding as to the meaning of an English abbreviation. The fact that this is a free service does not mean it is work free. For every keystroke you leave out, I have to insert one. Please type out complete words.

The word is "Caliber", not cal., "Patek Philippe", not PP, it is "Number", not #.

There is no reason to insert the words "Needed" or "Looking for" into your Search Title or Complete Description text. Obviously, if you didn't need the part, you would not be posting to this site.