Semester 2, Week 3, Days 4 & 5 (More ETA movements)
Thursday, I was able to get the watch back together without any other issues and the oiling went really well. I only had to remove the pallet fork one time […]
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Week 10, Days 3 & 4 (Staffing Project, Tribology and Lubrication)
Oh man. The staffing project that I mentioned on Tuesday? Well, for whatever reason, I was having a rough week this week and screwed up big time(s). The watch that […]
Week 7, Days 1 & 2 (Cleaning and Tool Making)
I don’t have much to say about this past Monday. More strip-downs, cleaning/polishing and re-assembly. Mr. Poye did give me an interesting movement to work on-it was a Chinese made […]
Week 6, Days 3 & 4 (Cleaning and Polishing)
Wednesday was very reminiscent of what we had done at the beginning of the year. I was able to take apart a few watches, get them cleaned and reassembled. I […]
Week 6, Days 1 & 2 (Mainsprings, Polishing, and Cleaning)
This week has been a nice change of pace. Monday, I was expecting to do more hairspring work, but instead got a double lecture on Mainsprings and Polishing. That, combined […]
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