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16-Point Check Outline

December 5, 2014by watchmakingjourney Leave a comment

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 […]

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16-Point Check, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Bulova 11ACC)

December 5, 2014by watchmakingjourney 1 Comment

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. _____________________ […]

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16-Point Check, Bulova, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (ETA 2660)

November 29, 2014by watchmakingjourney 2 Comments

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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16-Point Check, ETA, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Arnex/Parrenin 40)

November 23, 2014by watchmakingjourney 1 Comment

  My last watch I completed last week (on Wednesday, sorry for the late update. Just slammed with trying to get ready for an early Thanksgiving with my family) was […]

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16-Point Check, Arnex, Parrenin, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Seiko 11A, #2)

November 19, 2014by watchmakingjourney 2 Comments

My new watch that I worked on (and finished) today was another Seiko 11 A. Since this was my second one that I was working on, I was confident that […]

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16-Point Check, Seiko, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Bulova 11AOCD)

November 18, 2014by watchmakingjourney 3 Comments

Next up in my 16-Point Check project was this beauty (well, I could do without the band, but the Tiger’s Eye dial was pretty nice). I lucked out with this […]

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16-Point Check, Bulova, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Elgin Baguette Style Watch/Font-5921)

November 17, 2014by watchmakingjourney 4 Comments

What I’ve got here is an ladies Elgin watch. Other than running a bit fast and being dirty, the watch was in pretty good mechanical condition. It was a pretty […]

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16-Point Check, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Baylor Watch/Standard 1686)

November 16, 2014by watchmakingjourney 5 Comments

Now it’s back to bigger watches. What I’ve got here is a Baylor Watch Co. watch that is powered by a Standard 1686 movement. I really like the applied numeral […]

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16-Point Check, Standard 1686, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Hamilton 780)

November 16, 2014by watchmakingjourney 6 Comments

After finishing up the Lord Elgin, I got this beauty. A Hamilton 780. The watches seem to be getting smaller. I’m not complaining at all. Two companies I really respect […]

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16-Point Check, Hamilton-780, Watchmaking School

16-Point Check (Lord Elgin)

November 16, 2014by watchmakingjourney 10 Comments

Here is an excellent example of American Watchmaking. It’s a Lord Elgin from around 1939. The dial has obviously aged but the hands looked great; mechanically, the watch had some […]

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16-Point Check, Lord Elgin, Watchmaking School

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