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 […]
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 […]
16-Point Check (Seiko 11A, #2)
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 […]
16-Point Check (Bulova 11AOCD)
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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