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 […]
Category Archives: Watchmaking School
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, […]
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 […]
Update: Hairspring Vibrated! Also, where I’ve been…
As the title of this post states, I successfully vibrated my hairspring! I actually did it about a week or two ago. I wanted to wait until I had finished […]
Second Semester Final Project-Vibrating a Hairspring
I want to apologize for the lateness of this post. I have been enjoying my holiday break, but I have also been thinking a lot about this final project. I […]
16-Point Check Outline
Here is my interpretation of the 16-Point Check System. Moving forward, any watch that I get will go through this same process. Following these steps will help me efficiently work […]
16-Point Check (Bulova 11ACC)
Here we are, the end of the 16-Point Check Project for me. The final entry in the 16-Point Check system will be my interpretation of the 16-Point Check outline. _____________________ […]
16-Point Check (ETA 2660)
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! I took a few days off to enjoy good times and food with family and friends! My next movement that I received […]
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