This is by no means a “price justification” article! but designed to inform our customers about how prices are determined on our items.

We utilise a number of search history tools such as Worthpoint, Invaluable and to be honest have a good knowledge of the market as a whole.

Having also sold many thousands of items on Ebay, we utilise sales history and Terapeak on the platform to look at what the same or similar items have sold for recently. Then we always set the price at an amount that is the same as or lower than market value.
If we have a certain tool or item where many are available, we will always make ours the cheapest.

On our website we are aiming to make things even cheaper as our transaction fees are lower than selling on Ebay. So we want to pass some of that saving onto our customers.

Sometimes, there are no means to determine market value for certain parts. In these instances we look at what we have in front of us and set a price that we deem to be reasonable.

Take for example a container of antique pocket watch sub seconds hands.

Gold hands, antique container and over 100 years old! About 70 pieces in the container, we would think that £49.99 would be a reasonable price for such a lot of parts (and we have sold many examples like this previously)

About £0.70 per piece for antique, gold, most likely hand finished parts seems a great price. Especially considering suppliers of new modern parts are charging around £2 per hand for sub-seconds hands that were made months ago.

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The links below take you to scanned pages from the Ronda Balance Staff Catalogue.

This handy document will help you determine which balance staff you need based on size or to double check before purchase.

Most of the Ronda Balance staffs are available on this website or our Ebay store.

Ronda Balance Staffs – Pages 1-10 (A – B Achievement – Benrus)

Ronda Balance Staffs – Pages 11 – 20 (B – E Benrus – Earlington)

Ronda Balance Staffs – Pages 21 – 30 (E – F Eaton – FEF)

Ronda Balance Staffs Pages 31-40 (F – H FEF – Henzi & Pfaff HPP)

Ronda Balance Staffs Pages 41- 50 (H – L Henzi & Pfaff – Lip)

Ronda Balance Staffs Pages 51 – 60 (L – O Locarno – Otsro)

Ronda Balance Staffs Pages 61 – 70 (O – U Otero – Unitas)

Ronda Balance Staffs Pages 71 – 77 (U – Z Unitas – Zodiac)

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The below links are for scans of the Ronda Winding Stem Catalogue. They are almost all available for purchase on this website.

By using this handy resource, you can double check you have the correct part and size prior to purchase.

Ronda Winding Stems Pages 1 – 10 (A – E AHO – Elgin)

Ronda Winding Stems Pages 11 – 20 (E – L Elgin – Liengme)

Ronda Winding Stems Pages 21 – 30 (L – Z Liengme – Zodiac)

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This Document contains scans of the DCN Winding Stem catalogue pages in order of DCN Stem number. The majority of all DCN Stems are available for sale on our website.

You can use this handy guide to check sizes and calibres to make sure you have the right part.

DCN Winding Stems Pages 1 – 10 (DCN No. 1 – 721)

DCN Winding Stems Pages 11 – 20 (DCN No. 722 – 1593)

DCN Winding Stems Pages 21 – 30 (DCN No. 1594 – 2540)

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The below links contain scans of the DCN Balance Staff catalogue.

The majority of these staffs are for sale on this website, you can use this document to double check sizes to ensure that you have the correct part.

DCN Balance Staffs Pages 1 – 10 (DCN No. 1 – 365)

DCN Balance Staffs Pages 11 – 20 (DCN No. 366 – 738)

DCN Balance Staffs Pages 21 – 30 (DCN No. 739 – 1083)

DCN Balance Staffs Pages 31 – 40 (DCN No. 1083 – 1429)

DCN Balance Staffs Pages 41 – 50 (DCN No. 1430 – 1759a)

DCN Balance Staffs Pages 51 – 60 (DCN No. 1760 – 2099a)

DCN Balance Staffs Pages 61 – 72 (DCN No. 2100 – 2574)

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You can find the DCN Winding Stem catalogue here – this is completely free to use on our website and is incredibly useful to check to make sure you have the right size stem.

It can also help greatly in identifying stems you may have by measurement.

It is wise, whenever not 100% sure on calibre, to check this document prior to making a purchase on a stem!

What Does “F” Length Mean?

The DCN Catalogue sometimes does not list the official calibre number of a stem, so in order to help identify the particular stem better I have included the “F” Length. You can measure the length of “F” of the existing broken stem, thus figuring out if the replacement is the right one.

“F” Length is shown on the DCN Stems document.

Do you have this stem in stock that is not listed?

If a DCN Stem is not listed on this website then unfortunately we do not have it in stock.

What condition are the winding stems in?

The stems are classed as New Old Stock (NOS) as they were originally manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s.

The stems are in NOS condition, some have slight discolouration due to being kept in a small amount of oil to aid in preservation.

Any stems showing obvious signs of rust have been removed from our stock and are not sold!

What is the best way of finding the stem I need?

We have both DCN and Ronda winding stems listed on this website for sale. There are several ways you can find the stem you are looking for:

• You can browse the individual categories of the site using the menu bar at the top.
• You can search for the manufacturer name + calibre of the stem you are after.
• You can search for the DCN or Ronda number of the stem you require, e.g. “Ronda 156” or “DCN 1389” and the item will come up if in stock.
• Check the DCN or Ronda Stem Catalogue to see if it exists.

Balance Staffs

Do you have “X” balance staff in stock?

Unfortunately, if the balance staff is not available on this website, or on our ebay store then we do not have it available.

How do I find the Balance Staff that I need?

• You can browse the individual categories of the site using the menu bar at the top.
• You can search for the manufacturer name + calibre of the balance staff you are after.
• You can search for the DCN or Ronda number of the staff you require, e.g. “Ronda 156” or “DCN 1389” and the item will come up if in stock.
• Check the DCN or Ronda Balance Staff Catalogue to see if it exists.

What condition are the balance staffs in?

The staffs are classed as New Old Stock (NOS) as they were originally manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s.

The staffs are in NOS condition, only very few have slight discolouration due to being kept in a small amount of oil to aid in preservation. Most look as good as the day they were made. They have been stored in the original manufacturer containers.

Any staffs showing obvious signs of rust have been removed from our stock and are not sold!

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