Timers
The next step after automatics and calendars was to ease into chronographs. The best and easiest way to do that is to start working on timers. A timer is a […]
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Automatic Watches-Seiko 7s36b
My final automatic watch I will be writing about is the Seiko 7s36B. I worked on about 12 automatic watches for entirety of my automatic watches section and they were, […]
Automatic Watches-ETA 2824-2
Coming off the two older movements, it was time to learn a bit about some modern movements. First to learn on is one of the most popular movements used in […]
Automatic Watches-PUW 1361
The next watch that I worked on in my Automatic section was a PUW 1361. This one, as you can tell, has a calendar complication. Since it is […]
Automatic Watches-Bulova 11 AFAC
My introduction to Automatic Watches started with a Bulova 11 AFAC. It’s a pretty simple watch (time only) and has a movement architecture similar to other Bulova’s that I have […]
Lathe Lessons pt 5 (Cutting out Balance Staffs, Making a Screwdriver and the Jacot Tool)
In my last post, I went over the process of how to make a winding stem. In this one, I’ll be covering cutting a balance staff out of a wheel, […]
Lathe Lessons pt 4 (Turning Stems)
My last post dealt with turning balance staffs. I am glad that they were my first ‘real’ project on the lathe because they were probably the most difficult thing I […]
Lathe Lessons pt. 3 (Turning Balance Staffs)
In my last post, I talked about how I learned how to turn different types of shoulders and pivots. The process involved taught me how to use my use my […]
Lathe Lessons pt. 2 (Learning to Turn)
Following up on my last post (found here), the next step in learning the lathe was to learn how to temper steel. All throughout my time on the lathe, each […]
Lathe Lessons pt. 1 (Introduction to the Lathe)
Wow. It’s been a while since I have done an update. First, I want to say I am still in school. I haven’t taken a break from school, just a […]
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